Cambodia's Dark Past Behind Her, A Dancer Steps into the Light | KQED Arts

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Classroom Material
Keywords
Khmer Rouge Cambodian classical dance Phnom Penh oppression Bay area spiritual natural world earth and heaven Charya Burd choreographer classical Cambodian dance hand gestures classical form visual artistry killing fields
Subjects
The Arts
Grade Levels
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Classroom Teacher / Educator
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Cambodia's Dark Past Behind Her, A Dancer Steps into the Light | KQED Arts

Charya Burt trained in and taught classical Cambodian dance in Phnom Penh, where her family suffered oppression by the Khmer Rouge. Now in the Bay Area, she's passing on her art -- and pushing it in new directions.
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PBS Learning Media

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