HIS hands moved in a slow gesture. With the accompaniment of classical music, he looked as if he was doing a warm-up to relax his hand muscles. He stepped stiffly and slowly in the controlled trademark hip-hop gait. He then commenced to walk in a loose circle in a challenging stance to onlookers.

In the blink of an eye, the slow hip-hop stance had turned into a classic Thai or Laotian dance move. His hand formed a circle. One hand was held above