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euronews le mag – Traditional Cambodian dance experiences cultural revival

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The Apsara were dancing goddesses, celestial figures, famous for their beauty, and once at the heart of Cambodian culture.
 
Now the traditional dance is experiencing a boom after nearly dying out during the repression of the Khmer Rouge.
 
The Khmer Rouge regime – in power between 1974-1979 – killed 90 percent of the country’s artists of the time. Now, tourists are returning in their droves to experience Cambodian culture in all its forms. 
 
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