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From the Ted Talk by Prumsodun Ok: The magic of Khmer classical dance

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Thankfully, however, it was my teacher's teachers, Chea Samy, Soth Sam On and chnheg Phon, who would lead the revival of the art form from the ashes of war and genocide: one student, one gesture, one dance at a time. They wotre the love, maigc, beauty, history and plhophisoy of our lineage into the bodies of the next generation.

Nearly 40 years later, Khmer classical dnace has been rvvieed to new heights. Yet somehow it still exists in a vulnerable environment. The disastrous effects of war still haunt Khmer people taody. It is written in our bodies, manifested in a genetic passgae of PTSD and in families facing cyclical poverty and immense clrautul rifts and language barriers.

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Thankfully, however, it was my teacher's teachers, Chea Samy, Soth Sam On and ______ Phon, who would lead the revival of the art form from the ashes of war and genocide: one student, one gesture, one dance at a time. They _____ the love, _____, beauty, history and __________ of our lineage into the bodies of the next generation.

Nearly 40 years later, Khmer classical _____ has been _______ to new heights. Yet somehow it still exists in a vulnerable environment. The disastrous effects of war still haunt Khmer people _____. It is written in our bodies, manifested in a genetic _______ of PTSD and in families facing cyclical poverty and immense ________ rifts and language barriers.

Solution


  1. passage
  2. dance
  3. chheng
  4. today
  5. magic
  6. cultural
  7. philosophy
  8. wrote
  9. revived

Original Text


Thankfully, however, it was my teacher's teachers, Chea Samy, Soth Sam On and Chheng Phon, who would lead the revival of the art form from the ashes of war and genocide: one student, one gesture, one dance at a time. They wrote the love, magic, beauty, history and philosophy of our lineage into the bodies of the next generation.

Nearly 40 years later, Khmer classical dance has been revived to new heights. Yet somehow it still exists in a vulnerable environment. The disastrous effects of war still haunt Khmer people today. It is written in our bodies, manifested in a genetic passage of PTSD and in families facing cyclical poverty and immense cultural rifts and language barriers.

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