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CDSD offers the Cambodian traditional dance performance as an entertainment for your occasions. Usually 10 to 20 minutes of the CDSD's performance fits perfectly your private party or special events such as conferences, small company's meetings or exhibitions, Christmas party or other celebration, community festivals or fairs.

The characteristic of the Cambodian traditional dance provided by CDSD will fit your cultural diversity theme, enrich the your program focus, and hi light your entertainment program. It will become a nice surprise and catch the guest's interest.

Please contact with CDSD at least several weeks prior to the date of request. fill out the form and fax to us along with an email to let us know of your request. Each dance will take from 6 to 10 minutes of performing time depends on what dance is requested (go to choose the dance and check for specific amount of time required).

The fee schedule is varied depending on entertainment time, and the number of dances. The fee schedule is as follows:

Check what dance is available with these options	One dance [6 to 10 mins show]	Two dances [8 to 15 mins show]	Three dances [15 to 20 mins show]	Four dances [20 to 30 mins show]	Five & more dances [hour(s) long show]
One dancer	$200.00	Required more dancers	Required more dancers	Required more dancers	Required more dancers
Two dancers	$230.00	$280.00	Required more dancers	Required more dancers	Required more dancers
Three dancers	$250.00	$300.00	Required more dancers	Required more dancers	Required more dancers
Four dancers	$280.00	$350.00	$380.00	Required more dancers	Required more dancers
Six dancers	$300.00	$350.00	$400.00	$500.00	Required more dancers
Ten to Twelve dancers	$350.00	$400.00	$500.00	$600.00	Required Show Preparation

If you are requesting our service for a humanitarian causes or you are a non-profit 501 (c) (3) working on a tight budget like us, let us know and we might be able to accommodate our service to fit with your budget.

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CDSD proposes a service fee to cover for the cost of costume, dance supplies, incentives to the performers. This money help pay the dance program throughout the year as we depend on it to be about thirty percent of our budget. In general, each young dancer would receive cash incentive for each time they perform. Many of our coordinators volunteer their time and energy to coordinate the performance as schedule.

Each request, regardless of how many dances or dancers involved, it takes 2 to 3 hours of preparation for each dancer to put on the costume. This is to ensure that we will be the highlight of your event and that we would professionally represent our great culture and the Cambodian performing arts. CDSD would appreciate you could provide a meal or snack for the dance troupe if the performance time is during meal time. This is not required but it is recommended and appreciated.

The CDSD will be happy to bring our troupe to your location that is within the San Diego city. If your event is outside San Diego city, we would like you to provide the transportation or CDSD will charge for the cost of renting vehicle to transport the dance troupe to your location. In the case of performing out of California, airfare should be considered.

Cambodian dances that are available for performance!

Peacock Pusat Dance [in Khmer: Robaim Kagoak Pusat] //Cambodian Folk Dance
Beautiful green and gold colored costume with headset of peacock feathers and sparkling that gently sway as the dancer meticulously move her neck. Dancing in group with dark green/brown trees and leaves in the background (using color spot light against the background of misty dark stage is best for evening event)would provides the exotic tropical look that would escape audience to a relaxing moment.	required at least 2 dancers dance takes 6 to 8 mins.
Dance Description [for your announcement]: The Peacock dance is originated in one of Cambodia's province called Pusat after farmers went to the mountain to pick cardamom flowers and saw peacocks and peahens playing and dancing in the misty mountain breeze. When the farmers came back to the village, they tell friends in the village by imitating the peacock's gesture. It become a folk dance that later it was choreographed and taught at the Royal University of Fine Arts in Cambodia and performed during the New Year celebration to pray rain and good crops in the next season.

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Wishing Dance [in Khmer: Robaim Choun Por] //Cambodian Classical Dance
Adult audiences love this dance because they can spiritually connect with the dance intention to wish and be blessed. Wishing flowers that the dancers throw to the audience gently descending in front of them. It is an uplifting experience to let yourself floating with those soft rose pedal. The costume is very flashy, shining red and gold and sparkled with the gem stones on the dancers' headset. This dance is very appropriate for the opening or closing segment your event's schedule. the event or ceremony.	Can be a one-person dance but a three- or five-person dance provides the best choreography. dance takes 6 to 8 mins.
Dance Description [for your announcement]: The The Wishing dance is performed at the official opening ceremony offering wishes to audiences and guest audience. The flowers are tossed offering everlasting happiness and prosperity.

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Rice Harvest Dance [in Khmer: Robaim Chhroat Srao] //Cambodian Folk Dance
The dance costume become the fashion wardrobe that audiences never have seen before.	required at least 4 dancers dance takes 6 to 8 mins.
Dance Description [for your announcement]: The dance shows Cambodian farmers plant rice. This demonstrating dance started with the scene how first the green rice foliage was transplanted into the field. Then care to prevent the mature rice stalk from being eaten by the birds. The dance show next how the farmer trim the rice stock, put the stalk together and carry them home. At the end the rice crops are in, the farmers happily dance among each others.

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Fan Dance [in Khmer: Robaim Phlet] //Cambodian Classical Dance
The silk fan used in this dance are made out of silk and hand-painted with flowers characterized in Cambodian arts. Fan dance is for skilled dancers who have perfected their toe, hand and head movements and are now working on choreography.	required at least 2 dancers. 4 or 6 dancers is best for this synchronized dance. dance takes 6 to 8 mins.
Dance Description [for your announcement]: The Fan Dance and gets its name from the fans that are used in it. It originally is performed as entertainment the Cambodian king. While dancing, the dancers pray for the king's good health and for the peace in the kingdom. CDSD's performance of this dance is to call upon building the world peace. Robaim Plet is danced by a group of all female dancers who dance in a female role and is paired with male-role dancer (the distinction between male and female is recognized by the color and the costume that the dancers wear).

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