Topic: Apsara Dance

[Nichi]

Royal Ballet of Cambodia
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[Michael]

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

[Nichi]

This is from a Thai film called Ong Bak 2.

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[Nichi]

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

[runningstream]

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

[Nichi]

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

[runningstream]

thanks

[Michael]

This is from a Thai film called Ong Bak 2.

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

[Nichi]

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


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