December 20, 2011
Butchers and customers dance as morning exercise at Nghe An Province’s Ben Thuy Market.  Small traders at a market in north-central Vietnam have managed to lose weight after opening a dance club around and even on their stalls.  Market-goers at Ben Thuy Market in Nghe An Province’s Vinh Town have humorously call the [...]
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December 3, 2011
Thai women in the northern mountainous provinces perform xoe vong (dancing in circle) Without xoe, rice will not grow Without xoe, the flower will wither Without xoe, boys and girls will not become couples The poem eloquently expresses the importance of xoe in the daily life of the Thai people who populate the remote [...]
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January 4, 2010
The Dem Ho Tay dance hall in Hanoi after a fire ripped through the property Monday morning. Wielders sparked a fire that burned down a Hanoi dance club Monday morning, killing one man and severely injuring another. The body of local resident Do Van Cong, 44, was found later in the afternoon after Nguyen Duc [...]
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December 23, 2009
Songs and dances will be performed by Cambodian artists in Ha Noi and Hai Phong cities as part of a Cambodia culture week that kicks off today, December 23. Traditional grooves: Cambodian artists perform a traditional dance. Cambodian songs and dances will be featured in Ha Noi and Hai Phong as part of Cambodian Culture [...]
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December 12, 2009
The Thai hill tribe living on the outskirts of Dien Bien Phu are well known for their kindness and hospitality. Administratively, the province of Dien Bien was created in the beginning of 2004 when the former Lai Chau province was split into two new provinces. The new Lai Chau province covers the north of the [...]
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October 12, 2009
Artisan Bui Van Hung practises his dance routine.LookAtVietnam – Performers of Xuan Pha Dance wear painted masks and don strange costumes. They sing and dance, and sometimes howl, causing viewers to feel as if they are in some kind of wonderland.Xuan Pha dance is held on the 10th and 12th days of the second month [...]
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August 7, 2009
“Con di danh bong”, a cross-dressing double act dance has been restored at the Hao Nam ancient village’s festival in Hanoi after over a half a century. The dance has also been performed every Saturday night at the free stage in front of the Dong Xuan Market. Bong is a kind of drum while Con [...]
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August 3, 2009
Dragon dance is one of the more common dances performed during the harvest festivitiesLookAtVietnam – The San Chi people believe that the better dancers and musicians perform at their harvest festival, the more the gods will bless them. Hau Duc Nhanh, a young man of the ethnic San Chi community in Phu Luong District, wakes [...]
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July 18, 2009
The San Chi people believe that the better dancers and musicians perform at their harvest festival , the more the gods will bless them. Dragon dance is one of the more common dances performed during the harvest festivitiesHau Duc Nhanh, a young man of the ethnic San Chi community in Phu Luong District, wakes up [...]
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June 7, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Bai Bong singing and dancing appeared in Phu Nhieu Village, Quang Trung Commune of Phu Xuyen District in Hanoi over a century ago and is usually organised on the occasion of great festivals, such as worshipping, rituals and holidays. Although no musical instrument is used, the dance performed by Phu Nhieu villagers is [...]
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