Khmer Traditional Dancing

I had met dancing training in accident, they were training Khmer traditional dancing at Preak Hou district, Kandal province. There are maybe 20 dancers. As i remember, this association's name is Khmer Arts.

According to this website: http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/articles/article/Cambodia/Traditional-Cambodian-Dance/1678

Discover the significance of traditional dance in Cambodia and what it means to the locals.

Cambodian dance in its essence can be divided into three broad categories. The first category is that which took birth in the royal courts and is known as classical dancing. Then there are the folk dances that serve as story telling performances of everyday life. The third category is that of vernacular dances which are prepared and reserved for special occasions.

There are strong similarities between what is known as Khmer classical dancing and the dancing traditions practiced in Thailand and Laos. In the English language classical Cambodian dance is known by a variety of terminologies. It is referred to as the Khmer royal ballet as well as the Cambodian court dance. This unique dance form actually has an unbroken chain of narrations that shows that the roots of the dance form actually belong to the Angkor period.