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lonelywombat
October 1st, 2019, 08:06
Cambodia’s first all-male gay dance troupe has overturned the Kingdom’s ancient tradition by performing a classical apsara dance, traditionally performed by women, dating back to the 7th century - to mixed reactions.
In 2016, the group, named Prumsodun Ok & Natyarasa, made its debut at the Department of Performing Art in Phnom Penh to a packed audience who came to see their apsara performance. In Hindu culture, an apsara is a female spirit of the clouds and water.

This is the article but the link includes a video shows of the boys being trained
https://www.scmp.com/video/asia/3031030/cambodias-first-gay-apsara-dance-troupe-upends-ancient-tradition

frequent
October 1st, 2019, 13:18
Old news I fear lonely - https://sawatdeenetwork.com/v4/showthread.php?18154-All-gay-dance-troupe-stages-its-Cambodian-debut

a447
October 4th, 2019, 13:01
Some posts in this thread have been moved to the Holding Room.

https://sawatdeenetwork.com/v4/showthread.php?21089-Cambodian-dancers

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lonelywombat
October 6th, 2019, 07:06
Rappler the Phillipines and Indonesian gay papers also has a similar article

https://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/arts-and-culture/241825-cambodia-first-gay-dance-troupe-upends-centuries-tradition

frequent
December 1st, 2019, 11:44
The BBC has reported on this (with video) in the past few hours - https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-50604237/cambodia-s-first-gay-dance-company