Cambodia
List Of Dances
Trot (source)
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CAMBODIA
- Region: All country
- Ethnic group: Samre, Suoy, and Por people
- Spirituality: buddhism
The trot dance (robam trot របាំទ្រុត) is both a “source dance” of Mon-Khmer origin, and a folk dance adapted to the stage by the Khmers. In its original version, it still seems to be danced by the Samre, Suoy, and Por people. It is a propitiatory dance performed during the Khmer New Year, similar to the Chinese Unicorn Dance, as artists move from trade to trade to glean some obole.
AUTHOR : Patrick Kersalé
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Trot (folklorized)
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CAMBODIA
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- Spirituality: buddhism
This trot dance, folklorized, conformed to the legend reported by Éveline Porée-Maspero: “the killing of a deer by two masked characters, a representation combined with a quest“. It was choreographed by the dance mistress Luong Sok Kam who sings in this performance.
AUTHOR : Patrick Kersalé
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