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Dancers in traditional Khmer folk dress performing at Hotel Somadevi Angkor Resort & Spa, Siem Reap, Cambodia. 186a
by Yasu Torigoe

Dancers in traditional Khmer folk dress performing at Hotel Somadevi Angkor Resort & Spa, Siem Reap, Cambodia. 186a

by Yasu Torigoe

A Sony Alpha 99 Mark II — 1/200s ƒ/4.5 ISO 3200 at 70 mm

N 12 B 118 C 0 E Feb 14, 2018 F May 13, 2021

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The Apsara Dance is played by a woman, sewn into tight-fitting traditional dress, whose graceful, sinuous gestures are codified to narrate classical myths or religious stories. Wikipedia

Hotel Somadevi Angkor Resort & Spa, Siem Reap, Cambodia

The Apsara dance is a traditional dance of the Kingdom of Cambodia, dating back to the 7th century. ... According to Hindu mythology, Apsaras were beautiful female creatures that descended from heaven to entertain Gods and Kings with their dance. The Apsara Dance is played by a woman, sewn into tight-fitting traditional dress, whose graceful, sinuous gestures are codified to narrate classical myths or religious stories. Wikipedia

The Khmer folk dance, which was created in the 20th century, highlights the various cultural tradition and ethnic groups of Cambodia. Folk dance in Cambodia is usually faster than classical dances, its movements and gesture are not as stylized as classical dance. Folk dancers usually wear Chams, hill tribes, farmers, and peasants.