Meet Cambodia's First LGBTQ Dance Company

Meet Prumsodun Ok, a Khmer classical dancer, choreographer, and the founding artistic director behind Prumsodun Ok and Natyarasa, Cambodia's first LGBTQ dance company. The dancers have two primary missions: preserving the traditional dance, and also creating new work that reflect their experiences as LGBTQ people in Cambodia. Watch the video above to learn more.

[@cleverkins]

Thank you for your TED talk, and such lovely movement.

[@krisnaagung3417]

cleverkins Hehe same2

[@sakuralethanh]

Same2

[@piritheeve8425]

I actually haven't ever been so proud of someone doing something this much. It's great to see someone who is so passionate about their old historical roots to preserve something that is so sophisticated to learn. Please keep this up, I honestly love watching you dance!

[@surabhi86]

Love from India. I myself is a trained Indian Classical Dancer. I would love to learn this form of dance too. 😍😍

[@homesteadnewbie1905]

surabhi singh thank you 🙏 for Appreciate our Cambodian Dance

[@LMAO4real]

Cambodia would love to teach you!

[@akaurb]

Beautiful way of preserving culture... well done guys...

[@newchannel-dv8pc]

That TED talk!!! Amazing!! You are a credit to your culture!

[@cynthiajuhre8318]

Prumsodun Ok -Thank You for preserving and expressing the ancient art of Khmer!! You are a beautiful, powerful, gentle, & creative soul. WE are blessed to have you in OUR World!!!

[@woodytheephimai4877]

Keep up the good work guys and girls love you all from thailand🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭😀💓🇰🇭🇰🇭🇰🇭

[@narararamammily5386]

🙏 We may have bad history but now we should respect each other 🙏

[@shngain100]

Lovely and I feel a certain brotherhood connection to the Khmer people as I'm Khasi and our language is distantly related but come from the same roots. We look similar and have similar phonetic tones. Respect to Cambodia and it is also look very tolerant towards lgbtq community. Greetings from Meghalaya, India.

[@itsmybuddha.nature]

I love Asian culture...so diverse, beautiful and enchanting.

[@bongdarasiemreap4541]

Thanks 🙏

[@giarcnella66]

Excellent work! So fantastic that you are keeping this amazing artform alive. Keep going!

[@cynthiajuhre8318]

Your TED Talk was Magnificent!!!

[@souldancersbyjennifer]

I get very emotional when I watch excerpts of you and your dancers. As much as I live watching Khmer dance, I can feel that there's something very special that you've created there. And I'm so glad you've created a platform for all these beautiful young men to be able to learn and perform this amazing artform. I would love to watch it in person one day. I wish you all all the best moving forward. I'm sure your legacy will grow.

[@tazzman62]

Awesome video, keep up the good work. Just report the sad haters and move on. Don’t feed the trolls.

[@The24winter]

Well done Prum for your journey trying to preserve and pass on this ancient art to the youngsters especially among LGBTIQ. Also love the word “Khmer “ you used and not “Cambodian”.

[@albill66]

omg I was watching this and my partner pointed out there was a rainbow outside our window!!!! divine timing. would love to come to Cambodia one day to see this company live.

[@chuck88chan]

Stunning work - brought a tear to my eye - when are you coming to Melbourne to do a show for us ?

[@nickdavidelijah]

Amazing!! ❤️❤️ Kisses from Sydney

[@nicolefields5917]

Beautiful dance and way to embrace and encourage this cultural heritage. It was also lovely to have another glimpse of Phnom Penh after visiting there a few years ago. Bravo for this work!

[@hengleaksmy9713]

I don’t know if you read this but I get super emotional watching this video. Is there something I could do to support? I am more than happy to do so. I am super proud of you. You are such an inspiration. Thank you so much for all the work.

[@k.6308]

So unique and pure. Legendary. Wishing you the best in preserving our traditional dance and culture.

[@TasteOfSweetRain]

You are amazing and such an inspirational! Thank you for sharing yourself, continuing the art, and your talent to the world.

[@dolphingoboop]

Aye, Khmer gang 🇰🇭 💞

[@MARYANNE269]

You are awesome, watched your TED talk, Beautiful, good on ya X had to see more 👌

[@louieadam251]

Hope to see one of the performances of this dance company. I will visit Cambodia someday.

[@fernwebb9343]

I would love to see a full performance.

[@stormdodunski2386]

wicked! 😍❤️💃as a heterosexual i think this is so powerful i love this, very inspiring.

[@chinenyenwokenna6297]

I know right!!!

[@WashingtonDC20032]

What does sexuality have to do with this?

[@chinenyenwokenna6297]

Eugene Murphy ask the dancer.

[@devwiddershins1800]

This was beautiful. Thank you.

[@mariusbaltazarrozenberg-ho9367]

Wonderful! Thanks for sharing - beautiful - wish you unobstructed success in your every endeavour.

[@davidcleveland5]

To have that experience cultural impact on so many is an amazing gift.

[@mariacheung647]

So beautiful. Thank you for your story, really enjoyed your Ted talk.

[@jmudikun]

You are awesome. i am so impressed that you went back home to do something productive and beautiful.

[@keven9496]

I don't know if you guys also feel that the dance move of LGBT dancers look so smooth and better than any of the other dancers i have seen. love it !

[@joedasilva134]

Beautiful n inspiring Thanks for sharing

[@meanjeanmcqueen6171]

Bless him! Absolutely wonderful dancing and even more wonderful mission! Love it!

[@suzananda]

Inspiring ! I wish you very successful .. your ancestor would be proud of you !

[@myearsarealite]

Gorgeous!! Such amazing traditions preserved, lovely!!!

[@gingermoon88]

Love this!..So Beautyfull..Thank you!

[@dinner85]

Wow what an amazing story. Love you guys. Keep it up.

[@houvong7499]

I support your work. You try to help our culture.

[@michaelsevernsmith6156]

I loved this video! 👍

[@mixermes809]

អរគុណអ្នកខ្លាំងណាស់ ។ អ្នកពិតជាស្រស់ស្អាតនិងអស្ចារ្យមែនទែន ! ❤❤❤❤

[@onevision8097]

Beautiful culture. Great work. Congratulations.

[@anacristinadelmiro7347]

That's so beautiful.

[@BJha-bc2li]

Very nice . It's little bit similar to INDIAN dance forms . I would like to learn this dance form too . Love from BHARAT ( INDIA ) .......:)

[@DahliaLegacy]

Do all the people here have hypermobility? Like you can see their fingers bend back, mine do that too but I'm not flexible in other ways. lol Like if you look at their elbow joints, when they hyper extend it's more than what most people are like, going to an obtuse angle instead of a straight line. It's an interesting form of dance, you just have to be really careful to work on muscles too so that you don't get hurt and stretch a whole lot. (I've seen interviews, and this is a lot more work than people first think.) They look a lot like Cirque du Soleil performers, the dancing is very pretty. I'm happy that it's surviving, my only suggestion would be to write it down and record it a bunch, so that it keeps on living. ^_^

[@Contrast97]

ReSEAlience in the face of oppression. That’s what I love about the Southeast Asian community. #SEAUnity

[@leslief.8052]

Congratulation for your courage and for your talent. You are all beautiful and the dance is very fantastic. Thanks .

[@sreejaashik6158]

great love from kerala,india

[@candicemcneill5484]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 much love from new jersey, usa

[@sshh_itsaxis]

now i wanna go there and watch their live performance

[@thezwandernaut8602]

Long live and keep going! ✨

[@johnchukwu2697]

So graceful

[@kchan2013]

I like subscribe and comments, you have put the right things on the right place 👱‍♀️

[@deepinthejungle4495]

Amazing bro great job .keep going for of culture

[@udrsa6748]

ស្រលាញ់​អ្នក​😍❤️

[@SamyBun]

Much love & respect

[@liekiokling3552]

柔 美 的舞蹈与文化 老师棒 喜欢 有一种吸引力。。

[@laurinbartel640]

Thank you so much

[@narommean1657]

So proud of you

[@bratahartanto4436]

Very beautiful

[@jean-jacquesbauduin9379]

Magnifique merci

[@arcana830]

stunning!!

[@cbdofficial5100]

Very good 👍 ❤❤😍😘😘😘

[@anasu2950]

Fantástico

[@somphongboonpraksert4193]

Wow

[@QuantyG]

Wow!

[@pichsothea1228]

I love Cambodia

[@hairulzairishah2927]

Hai I really into this culture

[@user-kb1lp2zc4u]

fastastic!!!..wow very beautiful..show..^0^ Thailand..

[@leklleki7253]

Beautiful+

[@WashingtonDC20032]

Beautiful

[@cazprescott9]

😊

[@hyunsukim8121]

❤️❤️❤️

[@linahol6067]

I see him, I click

[@chhengngounmul6128]

I like khmer draditional

[@invinoveritas6859]

Well whatever make you happy.Doese Chap Tola support your causes ??

[@chhaymara7313]

ខ្ញុំឆ្ងល់ហេតុអ្វីបានជាពួកជនជាតិថៃនិយាយថារបាំទាំងអស់ជារបស់វាទាំងដែលប្រទេសអត់មានអ្វីដែលជាភ័ស្តតាងសោះក្រៅពីនគអយុធ្យាដែលនៅសល់តែជញ្ជាំងអិដ្ឋនឹងព្រះ១អង្គប៉ុណ្ណោះ ចំនែកនៅលើទឹកដីខ្មែយើងមានប្រាសាទជាច្រើនព្រមទាំងក្បាច់រចនាដែលបានចាឆ្លាក់តាមជញ្ជាំងគ្រប់ទីកន្លែលហើយក្បាច់រាំនិមួយៗសុទ្ធតែមានឈ្មោះភ័ស្តតាង១ទៀតប្រសាទភ្នំុរុងនៅខេត្តបុរីរាំទោះបីនៅក្នុងទឹកដីវាក៍ជារបស់ខ្មែ អត់យល់?

[@seyhakchhorngt6372]

🤗🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰wow cambodia

[@yosophary8]

អគុណដែលលើកតម្កើនវប្បធម៌ខ្មែរអោយពិភពលោកដឹង😶😶🤯😭😭

[@WilliamVWirz]

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[@lioness5838]

The dance looks like Indian classical dances

[@bloodytrench9923]

TVE EY NEUNG MEC BAHN TVE DOY TA SREY NEUNG OT MIN PONKILAN TE RUKO MEK

[@sunnienie239]

Cambodian LGBTQ hmmmmm i didnt know khmer accept them

[@markbeck8384]

I'm not sure what makes this "Gay"; it didn't seem to have that vibe much. Is it because men don't dance in Cambodia? I thought it looked beautiful.. certainly like something that needs to be preserved and renewed.

[@invinoveritas6859]

No ! No !! No !!! This is wrong,this is so wrong !!!! There is no gay in Cambodia !!!! Only warriors !!! What's wrong with you guy ?? I meant you gay.Dont you love women ??? ;)))))

[@poppingtea612]

In Vino Veritas What? What year are you living in?

[@keven9496]

Hey, u just dropped your brain somewhere, did you realized that?

[@garuda70]

What a nonsensical comment 😂