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Dance in Cambodia (Khmer: របាំ robam) consists of three main categories: classical dance of the royal court, folk dance which portrays cultural traditions, and social dances performed in social gatherings.
Classical dance
Cambodia's premier performing art form is
Performances feature elaborately costumed dancers performing slow and figurative gestures to the musical accompaniment of a
Other names for Khmer classical dance include "Cambodian court dance" and "the royal ballet of Cambodia", although the latter term can also refer to the National Dance Company of Cambodia. In Khmer, it is formally known as Robam Preah Reach Trop (របាំព្រះរាជទ្រព្យ, lit. "dances of royal wealth") or Lakhon Preah Reach Trop (ល្ខោនព្រះរាជទ្រព្យ, lit. "theatre of royal wealth"). It is also sometimes called Lakhon Luong (ល្ខោនហ្លួង, lit. "the king's theatre"). During the
List of classical dances
- Reamker (Ramayana)
- Robam Apsara(Apsara Dance)
- Robam Tep Monorom (Dance of Heavenly Bliss)
- Robam Preah Thong Neang Neak
- Robam Chuon Por (Wishing Dance)
- Robam Neang Sovannmaccha
- Robam Moni Mekhala
- Robam Khun Luong
- Robam Phlet (Fan Dance)
- Robam Makor
- Robam Yike
- Robam Ayai Chlay Chlong
- Robam Buong Suong (Prayer Dance)
- Robam Monosenchetna (Sentimental Dance)
- Robam Preah Chenovong Neang Preah Kesor
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Robam Apsara
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Robam Chuon Por
Folk dance
Created in the 20th century are folk dances that emphasize that various cultural traditions and ethnic groups of Cambodia. Cambodian folk dances are usually more fast-paced than classical dances. The movements and gestures are not as stylized as classical dance. Folk dancers wear clothes of the people they are portraying such as
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Robam Phlet (Fan dance)
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Robam Phloy Suoy (Ethnic Suoy "Phloy" instrument dance)
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Robam Kngaok Pailin (Kula minority)
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Robam Nesat (Cambodian Fishing Dance)
Selected list of folk dances
- Trot Dance (Dance of the Stag) - a popular dance representing a tale of a hunter and a deer who spread several danger between giant to ogress and peacock.[clarification needed] It is performed to ward off evil and bad luck.
- Sneang Tosoang Dance (Dance of the Wild Oxen) - a dance around a tiger, a peacock, a deer, and other animals. The dance originates in Pear people.
- Robam Kom Araek - a dance mainly used two or three bamboo pole which hitting every second. It is reported that the dance came from Kuy people but it is more believed that the birthplace is Philippines during the reign of King Norodom (1834-1904) when he was traveling in Philippines.[citation needed]
- Robam Neary Chea Chuor - a young women's dance
- Robam Kngaok Pailin (Pailin Pailinand their amusement with a pair of peafowl.
- Chhayam - a well known entertainment dance about pleasure, including several comedic roles and beautiful girls. The dance is performed at holidays and is a pure Khmer dance.
- Cambodian Coconut Dance - a dance performance involving coconuts with male and female dancers. Men wear a yellow shirt and dark red "Changkibin". Women wear a button up shirt and a green silk "Chong Kben". The dance originated around 1960 from Svay Rieng Province.[1]
- Cambodian Fishing Dance - a dance performance involving fishing that was composed in the 1960s at the Royal University of Fine Arts in Phnom Penh. It involves male dancers and female dancers.[2]
Social dance
Social dances commonly danced at social gatherings in Cambodia include the romvong, rom kbach, saravann, chok krapeus and lam leav. Other social dances from around the world have influenced Cambodian social culture, including the cha-cha, the bolero, and the Madison. Such dances are often performed at Cambodian banquet parties.
See also
- Theatre of Cambodia
- Norodom Buppha Devi
- Dance of Indonesia
- Balinese dance
- Javanese dance
Notes
- ^ Titthara, M. (2002, December). Nuts About Dancing. Leisure Cambodia. Retrieved August 15, 2020, from http://www.leisurecambodia.com/news/detail.php?id=67 Archived 2021-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Khmer Traditional Dance and Shadow Theater. (n.d.). Canby Publications. Retrieved August 19, 2020, from https://www.canbypublications.com/siemreap/srothersr.htm