Left image: Two male students at the Royal University of Fine Arts practicing a battle scene from the Ramayana. Phnom Penh 1991. Right image: Kids pretending to be apsaras. 1991. These children come from an artistic family but elements of Khmer dance are part of popular culture. Children in their mother’s arms flex their hand and twirl their wrist mimicking the graceful hand gestures of an aspara. 03 / 25