Tai (Shan) Gingala dance

Thai dancing from Temple festival in Fang, ChiangMai province, North Thailand. Each year after the end of the 'Rains Retreat' most villages and their temples join in a round of festivals, and the dance troupes do the rounds of them all as part of the show.
This dance is by the Tai Yai people who have come to N.Thailand from Burma.

large size here... http://www.vimeo.com/2066310

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[darkwhispers1589]

Does anyone know what the name of this dance style is. I am doing a research project for school...if you know what the name of the dance style is OR the things on their back, that would be of great help! Thanks!

[fabianfred537]

@darkwhispers1589 This is a Shan dance and they call it Kingala or Gingala ...so it is like a Peacock dance

[darkwhispers1589]

@fabianfred537 thanks!!

[HmongGuitarPlayer]

hmong dance better?

[49240236121]

กิงกะหรา  ของชาวไทยใหญ่ครับ..

[taimuongtean]

Tai is the Tan's (Tai god) given race.

[alifshinobi]

Beautiful!!

The guy says "phaasaa tai" and "yaowachon tai" and he also talks about "mong tai." Clearly this is a Shan dance.  Tai means Shan. "Tai" is what Shan call themselves. And central Thai call them "Tai Yai."

[Mdafra]

I don't know, but the official name of this dance is Kin Ka La

[GuardChica3713]

do you know what the wings are called? i'm looking to buy some for my thai dance class because i want to be in this dance but she only has three sets of feathers :-/

[goldenpinker69]

haha there are red and blue birds haha...the outfit that is, not the feathers that they are carrying haha