Teacher's guide to In My Heart, I Am a Dancer
by Debora Kodish and Deborah Wei
Part Three: PART THREE: LESSON 6 (K-4): Some Cambodian dance motions
by Chamroeun Yin
Each hand motion has a word, and you can combine them in different ways to make meaning.
[picture image] When you hold two "leaves" out like this, it means you are blocking something. When Rama wants to block the deer, he holds his hands like this.
[picture image] Here, his right hand holds a knife and his left had makes a leaf: this motion means "kill."
[picture image] This motion means "beautiful."
[picture images] Some motions don't have a specific meaning. Sometimes, you are just dancing - using motions to create a feeling.
Last modified: July 12, 2009
