Wishing Dance

Another video I found. This is a dance that is usually done in the start of an event, bringing good luck and all that good stuff to the event and the people by throwing flowers. Just watch and you'll might be lucky yourself.

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Entertainment

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• Cambodian
• Khmer
• Dance
• Wishing
• Classical

[MeggHamm]

Getting their hands to bend that way must be painful.

[samrach]

No not really after a while you get used to it

[CheekyMulattress]

Same question here on where to find the DVD. Also, are there CD's that feature this type of music/vocalists? I tried Amazon but the 2 I found are "unavailable." I would LOVE to have this music to listen to at work!

[samrach]

I don't think they sell this dvd anymore. But with the music I have tons of this type of music. It's kinda hard to find it, I have to usually ask my friend's uncle who plays this kind of music to make me a copy

[x209KhMeRxShAwTy]

im Khmer && im proud because no other culture has a beautiful trditional dance lyke us Khmer's.

[tylrdng]

This dance is ACTUALLY Robam Chun Por. You're probably referring to Bach Pka.

[kambodianbarbie]

i did this dance when i was hella young!

[BabyCuteSHINee]

@MeggHamm: The first it is very painful for us, but for few days it is normal for us! I'm doing that too now, it is not painful anymore if we practice it everyday!

[optimusADELS]

@samrach yeah, when i saw this over there they told us they bent their fingers everyday with lemongrass or something like that? then they just got used to it.

[rjulisha1]

I used to Rum Robam for many years (since I was seven years old, in Thailand refugee camp (1980))... I also perform here in America (1989-92) but now I'm 37yrs old and still remember every move. though this group dance quite different from us...what i mean by that is their hand movement. I guess it depend on the instructor.

[iloveprincess7]

Its not Painful At ALL!!!! I Love THis!

[bodaciousxs]

this reminds me of when i would go to all the chol chhnam khmer festivals when i was younger (all around the long beach area!). i always wanted to learn how to dance but my dad didn't want me to (because there would be boys there learning the other dances). but it's really nice to see this again :)

[tylrdng]

@ayngmn i kinda agree but since I'm Lao I love to uphold my traditions and such and dont worry I take no offence , but there are quite some extraordinary dancers from the lao classical dance repertoire. Check out the dancer in the video i uploaded Fon Souriya.

[ayngmn]

This dance is Robam Chun Po which literally means wishing good luck and good fortune. It's also called Robam Bach Pka (tossing and spreading flowers). It has been translated as wishing dance or blessing dance which works either way. :-)

[ayngmn]

@tylrdng They're both the same dance. Listen to the lyrics in the song.

[ayngmn]

@tylrdng You're right.... our dance is the most graceful. Thai and laotians are a bit bouncy in my opinion. We uphold the traditions of the khmer apsaras from the past.