Thai Dancers at the Thai Food Festival, Battersea Park, London, 28/07/02. This dance is called the RABAM TALEEGEEPAT ระบำ ตะลีกีปัส or fan dance, and is widely performed throughout the Muslim communities in Southern Thailand especially in Patani province near the Malaysian border. The dance is usually performed during festivals or traditional celebrations. The music is a type of folk music influenced by Malay music and unique to southern Thailand. Dancers are dressed in sarongs commonly worn by women in southern Thailand and dance with colorful feather fans. [source: www.somapadance.org/repertoire/folk.htm] Thanks to KHUN โบว์ for the Thai name of the dance. Video Copyright (c) Blutey.