Since leaving Laos during the height of the biggest exodus of Laotians from the Communist in 1979, 60 families of the former Royal Classical Dance troupe of Luang Prabang were brought out of the refugee camp in Thailand in one group to resettle in the state of Tennessee in hope that they will continue to practice this priceless tradition and to transfer their knowledge to younger generation. And , on Saturday April 16, marked for the first time in 25 years that this former Royal Clssical Dance troupe were able to get together in a complete group and performed in Smyrna, Tennessee.
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