"Dance, the Spirit of Cambodia:
A Study Guide About Dance, Ecology, and History "


Table of Contents


Part I.

I. The Fertile Earth

II. Water

III. Dance Focus: Chhayam

IV. Dance and Rain

Activity
V. Dance Focus: Makar

VI. Students of Dance in Cambodia

Activity
VII. Music in Cambodia

VIII. Cambodian Dance in the U.S.A.

A Dancer's Story: Cathleen Kim
Activity
IX. Dance Focus: The Reamker

X. Silent Lotus- Classroom Activities

Part II,
Of Rice and Rivers.

I. Suggested Activities and Classroom Strategies

Classroom Objectives
1) The Mekong and Riverine Communities of Southeast Asia
2) Wet-Rice Cultivation
3) Sustainable Development and Environmental Advocacy
II. Selected Resources

III. Teacher’s Notes

IV. Country Facts