Cheeky splash! Chiang Mai chief in hot water over G-string coyote rave
A Chiang Mai district chief is facing a wave of backlash after a G-string-wearing coyote dancer was filmed shaking her tail feathers on a floating raft while stunned families and kids looked on from the water nearby.
The family day out on the Ping River took a rather racy turn after a scandalous clip surfaced online showing a coyote dancer in a G-string gyrating just inches from a drinker’s face, all on a public raft in plain view of shocked tourists, kids and unsuspecting locals.
The now-viral video, posted by a popular Chiang Mai influencer, invited followers to visit a raft house in Tambon Mueang Kaeo, Mae Rim district. The footage showed the dancer pulling down her shorts to reveal her thong and bare buttocks before grinding near a seated male guest, seemingly unfazed by families cooling off nearby.
Online reaction was swift, with netizens slamming the performance as “vulgar,” “indecent,” and “inappropriate for children.” Amarin TV reported that one commenter wrote, “This isn’t entertainment, it’s embarrassment, in front of kids, no less!”
The original clip was later deleted, with the page admin issuing a disclaimer:
“Tour bus convoy, listen first!! I’m just a tourist who filmed it. I’m not the shop owner. The owner contacted me and said changes are being made. Coyote dancers will now wear sarongs, chong krabens and long-sleeved shirts instead of doing full-on coyote dancing. #DramaPaePorKoMuangKaew”
Despite the online outrage, Mae Rim District Chief Watchara Thepkan defended the event, saying the area in question had been granted permission for community-based tourism activities. One unnamed tourist, however, agreed to disagree with the chief’s statement.
“It’s meant to generate income for locals and offer a leisure space but that clip is clearly inappropriate. This is a public space, children and youth use the area. Provocative performances like this have no place here.”
Initial investigations suggest the raft operators didn’t organise the show themselves but allowed it to happen. They claim they don’t know who hired the dancer. As for the boozy scene, officials say tourists brought the alcohol in themselves.
Inspectors are now heading back to the site for a full investigation. When reporters visited the area this morning, April 9, it was quiet, no rafts in operation, just food stalls, empty life rings and the leftovers of yesterday’s party: alcohol bottles, beer cans, and unwashed plates still floating in the river.
Locals told reporters this was the first time they’d seen a coyote dancer perform at the site. Most shops, they said, just played music but one raft house clearly decided to go the Full Monty (or close enough), and the clip has now made waves nationwide.
In Thailand, a coyote dancer is a performer, usually female, who dances provocatively in bars or at parties, often wearing skimpy outfits, bikinis or G-strings. The term is inspired by the Hollywood film Coyote Ugly, but the Thai version tends to be far more risqué.
While not technically illegal, coyote dancing sits in a grey area of entertainment law, especially when performed in public or in family spaces.
Hiring dancers in G-strings for riverside rafts? That’s not just pushing boundaries, it’s diving straight overboard.
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