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The children of the Future Light Orphanage - Thouk Sovannary, left, Pon Chanthy, Hem Sovetey, Heng Touch and Sun Tola - danced to traditional Cambodian music and dance titled "Classical Dances of Angkor Wat" for residents at the Kahala Nui Retirement Home on Tuesday.

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Kong Saman, left, in the role of the mermaid Sovann Machha, and Check Samnang (portraying the monkey Hanuman) performed a dance depicting a story of Hanuman seeking the help of Machha to build a bridge across the ocean to rescue a princess.

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Hem Sovetey performed the "Robam Choun Por" or the "Wishing Dance" at the Kahala Nui Retirement Home. The dance depicted the Khmer way to welcome and bless distinguished guests.