Chalongsilp Band’s Votive Offering Thai Traditional Dance

Abstract

This research was qualitative research. The purposes of the research were to study
the history and to analyze the formats of Chalongsilp Band’s Votive Offering Thai Traditional
Dance. The Research Methodology were as follows; 1) to study for relevant papers and
research works., 2) to collect the information from the informants who are related to the
Chalongsilp’s Band. 3) to collect the information with Non-Participant Observation method.
4) to analyze the formats and the steps of Chalongsilp Band’s Votive Offering Thai Traditional
Dance, and 5) to summarize the research.
The results of the study were as follows: the Chalongsilp Band had moved to Nakhon
Pathom Province during King Chulalongkorn the Great (Rama V)’s era, approximately during
1901-1903. Mrs. Lek, Mrs. Chalong’s grandmother, had performed Thai traditional dance in
various events. Her lineages and those who interested were trained and practiced Thai
traditional dance by Mrs. Lek. Thus, all principles and knowledge of Thai traditional dance
had passed to her children, Mr. Sawat and Mrs. Thonglor Panpakdee. In addition, Mrs.
Chalong Panpakdee, Mr. Sawat and Mrs. Thonglor’s daughter, named this band as
“ Chalongsilp”. Nowadays, the band’s business is supervised by her daughter, Ms. Sirirat
Panpakdee, and has Mrs. Chuthip Pinveha control the band as a manager. The forms of
Chalongsilp Band’s Votive Offering Thai Traditional Dances are dance dramas. The dance
dramas are divided into 3 parts which are as follows: 1)The worship ceremony, 2)The dance
drama, and 3) The ending of dancing. Chalongsilp Band’s dance dramas have various styles
of hand worshipping dance, including slow and fast hand dance, miscellaneous dance set,
and special dance set.