Dance Dance Cremation: Friends fulfill Suphanburi man’s dream of sexy funeral

File art of coyote dancers at Bangkok’s Chuchok shrine in 2013. Image: Coconuts
File art of coyote dancers at Bangkok’s Chuchok shrine in 2013. Image: Coconuts

What to do for a good friend after they die? How about dispatch a squad of sexy dancers to send him to the afterlife.

Friends of Kritsana Wongkasem made good on his final wish last night at a Suphanburi province temple by unleashing coyote dancers in front of his coffin, keeping their promise to the deceased 46-year-old motorcycle repairman.

Before Kritsana died Tuesday in a motorbike accident, the repair shop owner told his friend Kannika Chareonpol, a volunteer rescue worker, that he loved coyote girls and teasingly swore that they should hire a squad to dance in front of the coffin of whomever died first. So Kannika and friends at volunteer rescue association made good on the second night of his funeral at Wat Chaiynawat, rolling in a rescue vehicle with a serious sound system to park outside and pump out the jams for the girls, who were joined by friends and relatives.

Kritsana’s mom said that she was happy to see that her son was well-loved by friends who did their best to give him a warm sendoff. She said the show helped with her grief, adding that she and her husband rewarded the dancers with money.

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