47th Annual L A County Holiday Celebration (KCET)

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What was once displayed only for royalty, Khmer Arts Academy of Long Beach, CA, performs an ancient dance of grace, called "Apsara" that is derived from the mystical angels of Angkor Temple, circe 10th century.

Channel: Film & Animation
Uploaded: February 4, 2007 at 11:54 pm
Author: neesai79

Length: 00:05:13
Rating: 4.91
Views: 7280

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Academy 47th_Annual_L_A_County_Holiday_Celebration__KCET_ Comments:
charya68 (January 19, 2008 at 5:22 pm)
First, I want to congrads you all what a magnifiance dance this performance is. I love the movement of the Apsara dancers. One note though the skirt of the dancers are a little too long. Please check youtube(khmer dance: type in Apsara/2prt) for the actual Princess Bopha Devi danced this particular dance in 1960s. You will see the actual length of the skirt. I was trained by her. Great job!
tylrdng (September 13, 2007 at 5:59 pm)
is this version the old version or the new version? cuz i really want to know
TSerey (September 13, 2007 at 9:06 pm)
There is no new version or old version tylrdng, the only reason this dance looked different was because we were only allow 5 min to perform the Apsara Dance. So we had to create this piece to fit the program. I hope you enjoy it, we might be performing it again this Dec 24th, hopefully we get to do the whole dance.
alien7blood (November 18, 2007 at 1:14 am)
please keep me updated on the possible performance. im from rancho cucamonga near ontario and i would to go out to see you guys. i used to dance in pomona. we tried our best but don't perform anymore. thanks in advance
naruto10119 (July 15, 2008 at 2:27 pm)
but isn't there two different lyrics?
tylrdng (July 21, 2008 at 6:59 pm)
there are???
ladeyendless (August 18, 2007 at 2:54 pm)
Great Performance!
Trilinguist (August 2, 2007 at 4:02 am)
their movements are all in sync. Its perfect!
Echmax (May 22, 2007 at 5:59 pm)
it is very beautiful and splendid !! cheer with you .
^_^
neesai79 (May 21, 2007 at 12:38 pm)
Sorry I don't speak French, but I'm sure you wrote something nice :)
Thank you