Later they perform some folk dances as well.

Here they perform for the tourists at the Angkor mondial restaurant.

It is notable a difficult dance to perform and requires years of practice and pain.

The ancient empire was Hindu .Sanskrit was taught and spoken in those days by the Khmer.They also brought the traditions of Apsara dance from India and modified it to suit their taste.

The word apsara means celestial nymphs in Sanskrit. They originated in south India.