Traditional khmer dance is better described as " dance-drama" in that the dance are not merely dance but are also meant to convey a story or message. There are four main modern genres of traditional Khmer dance : Classical Dance , Shadow theater, Lakhon Khol(all-male masked dance- drama), Folk Dance.As evidenced in part by the innumerable apsaras that adorn the walls of ankorian and pre- ankorian temple, dance has been part of khmer culture for well more than a millennium, though there have been ruptures in the tradition over the centuries, making it almost impossible to precisely trace the source of the tradition. Much of traditional dance is inspired by Angkorian-era art and themes, but the tradition has not been passed unbroken from the age of Angkor.
