Siam was once a region of ancient Thailand and was influenced by Cambodia since ancient times. Due to the attention and support of the rulers, Siam's dance far surpassed that of ancient Cambodia in terms of movement, style and rhythm. /kloc-In the 6th century, Myanmar recovered Siam, and Siam's court dance was introduced to Myanmar.

The ancient drama and dance in Myanmar mainly come from Indian and China puppet shows. According to the puppets' movements, Burmese created the basic movements of dance, including squatting, bending, holding out the chest, raising the head, flexing the joints and swinging the limbs, with symmetrical shapes and angular movements, cadence and continuous rhythm. On the basis of these basic movements, the Burmese created the "Thirty-Seven Gods Dance", which later evolved into the "Twelve Stages of Maid-in-waiting Dance" and became the representative of Myanmar classical dance.

Myanmar folk dances are also rich and colorful, including long and short drum dances, elephant foot drum dances, back drums and other folk dances. In folk dance performances, speaking, singing and dancing are often combined, and sometimes acrobatic performances are added. Folk dances are lively and enthusiastic.