4. Manohra of the south: Manohra is a dance with songs, movements, and dialogues popular among the southern Thais. It has three parts, The first is the overture which consists of songs that pay respect to manohra teachers, and tell about the history of manohra and dancing lessons as taught by the old teachers. The second part is the singing and dancing by young or new performers who first dance in different styles according to the rhythm and melodies provided by the chorus. Then they will sing of their feelings about the audience, a nature and interesting incidents or comic situations. In the case of older experienced performer they will sing of knowledge, philosophy and values. The third part is the telling of stories from classic or folk literature, or form contemporary life invented by the performers themselves. The story from literature is generally about Manohra, the Bird Lady, who is half human-half bird and is the heroine in the Thai drama "Phra Suthon and Manohra." It is she who gives the show the name it has now. In this last part, the performers are quite free to do whatever they like and the audience is encouraged to join in. Manohra performers wear specific costumes. the most distinct part of which is the tail shaped like a buffalo horn and colorfully decorated. But for the last, story-telling part, the costumes vary according to the demands of the content. Interestingly a manohara performance is sometimes used as folk media to convey information for sociocultural development