For him, teaching a new generation is a matter of survival for the tradition. "In the Khmer Rouge, I was young and they didn't teach people dance. "Elderly performers are trying to preserve the dance at this Wat Svay Andet," Phoeurng Sackona told Reuters. "But it is up to young people whether they agree or not to receive knowledge from the elders. "Teachers now must do more than teaching the dance," he said.

Source: Egypt Today January 04, 2019 00:22 UTC