Lion dancers struggling to keep craft alive


Precision in motion: A lion dace troupe rehearsing for performances ahead of the Lunar New Year celebrations at a temple in Phnom Penh. — Reuters

Dragon and lion dancer Gnuon Virak huddles his troupe together in a circle, before they let out a team cheer and get to work rehearsing for their Lunar New Year performance – their only one of the pandemic-stricken year.

Gnuon, 28, has loved dancing since he was a child, and grew up near a Chinese-style temple in the capital Phnom Penh.

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