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Resources => Dance [Public] => Topic started by: Nichi on August 29, 2015, 01:35:28 PM

Title: Apsara Dance
Post by: Nichi on August 29, 2015, 01:35:28 PM

Royal Ballet of Cambodia
https://www.youtube.com/v/Erbp1Isk96M

https://www.youtube.com/v/DPlqO9oUUrE

Title: Re: Apsara Dance
Post by: Michael on August 29, 2015, 11:20:53 PM

Quite like that - will need to come back when I have more bandwidth.
(Not what you'd call large breasted women  :) )

Title: Re: Apsara Dance
Post by: Nichi on September 26, 2015, 09:22:28 PM

This is from a Thai film called Ong Bak 2.

https://www.youtube.com/v/iTxISEjf1c0

Title: Re: Apsara Dance
Post by: Nichi on September 26, 2015, 09:23:37 PM

There seems to be some controversy as to which is better/more authentic: Thai or Khmer Apsara.

Title: Re: Apsara Dance
Post by: runningstream on September 26, 2015, 11:33:49 PM

The first Ong Bak movie was great martial arts choreography 

the guy is amazing who starred in it i don't think i have seen the second yet

Title: Ong Bak 2
Post by: Nichi on September 26, 2015, 11:47:21 PM

Quote from: runningstream on September 26, 2015, 11:33:49 PM

The first Ong Bak movie was great martial arts choreography 

the guy is amazing who starred in it i don't think i have seen the second yet

Seems they have it on youtube, with subtitles!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0D8phTFFtQ

Title: Re: Apsara Dance
Post by: runningstream on September 27, 2015, 07:13:33 PM

thanks

Title: Re: Apsara Dance
Post by: Michael on September 27, 2015, 10:34:19 PM

Quote from: Nichi on September 26, 2015, 09:22:28 PM

This is from a Thai film called Ong Bak 2.

https://www.youtube.com/v/iTxISEjf1c0

Beautiful hand movements, and nice handling of the trailing cloth.

Title: Re: Apsara Dance
Post by: Nichi on October 15, 2015, 09:17:51 AM

Here is a recently-added conclusion of the Cambodian Royal Ballet's Apsara Dance, filmed at a Khmer temple.


https://www.youtube.com/v/Kcqj3kbJSuU