A Cultural Study : The Format of Performmance and Music of Huad Kotchakarn Groupûs Manohradip at Pawong, Amphoe Muang, Songkhla

Abstract

Folk dance occurred in every regions of Thailand many years ago and each region also had their ownfolk dance - for example the Southern had Manohradip.

This research is about Manohradip that showed by Huad Kotchakarn group. So its purposes are to study the background and the present of Huad Kotchakarn group’s Manohradip at Pawong, Amphoe muang, Songkhla and to study dancing style of Huad Kotchakarn group’s Manohradip at Pawong, Amphoe muang, Songkhla.

This research gathers all data from library and specialists in Huad Kotchakarn group and shows that Manohradip, especially Huad Kotchakarn group, is different from general Manohra which we can see everywhere in Southern of Thailand. Manohradip has their own style and ceremony such as dancing style, music, lyrics and drum pattern.

So this research may help others that interested in Manohradip. They can study deeply and present Manohradip as a well-known folk dance of Thailand.