Apsara

... the key temples, a cooking class, the silk farm with some gorgeous weaving Cambodians are fast re-discovering, watched a brief apsara (Khmer classical dance) performance, a local Cambodian market and dined at the top restaurant in Siem Reap in Hotel de la ...

... ;The prima danser wore the traditional white (lead dancer) costume. On their heads they wore the same headdresses as in Angkor. Apsara dancing is a very old tradition, dating back to at least Angkorian times (look at all the pictures of them in Angkor). ...

... walled house made of straw with mud floor.  No running water.  But they do have electricity...for a karaoke system. Apsara dance is characterized by slow, deliberate hand movements.  Fingers are curved back and set around a stoic ...

... as it's hard to compete with today's special effect movies. Shadow puppets leave much to the imagination, however. Like shadow puppetry, Apsara dancing is also a Khmer tradition, so much so that it is part of the Khmer creation myth--the Khmer people ...

... , of Khmer mythology.  Beautifully executed, we were treated to a show of live music and singing to accompany the apsara dancers. After dinner, we retired to the Temple Club downstairs where we proceeded, in true backpacker style, to take full ...

... hoeing into the Western dishes - all very novel for them I guess. The dancing is enchanting and mesmerisingly entertaining. The Apsara girls with their slow and finger pointed moves are sublime. There are also a few hokey folk dance routines which ...

We went to Temple Bar for dinner and to catch the Apsara dancing on Thursday night.  Friday is a holy day, or Festival of the Dead.  The only Catholic equivalent I can think of is All Souls Day with superstition.  So, really there is ...

... that has Cambodian shadow puppet performances. The food is good, the shadow puppet performance is funny, and we get to see another Apsara dance! It’s the first time I get to listen to the Cambodian language for a longer period of time, and it ...