The one who "brings fire" to the national dance art

(VLO) Khmer dance art is a unique spiritual product that is indispensable in holidays, Tet, parties and blessings of Khmer people. With her enthusiasm and special love for the nation's traditional dance art, Ms. Thach Thi Ni Ta (leader of the Khmer ethnic dance group - Center for Culture and Art of Vinh Long province) is not afraid to come to visit. Villages teach and contribute to spreading the passion and preserving the unique cultural values ​​of their people to many young people.

The dance movements are a harmonious combination of hands and feet and facial expressions.

Born and raised in Tra Con commune, Tra On district - where a large number of Khmer ethnic people live. So from a young age, Ni Ta has had the opportunity to interact with the dances of her compatriots through festivals, traditional New Year or new house rites, weddings.

Being passionate and gifted from an early age, Ni Ta can easily practice folk dance moves, even if she is self-taught. However, to be able to nurture and stick with this art for a long time, it is necessary to have good study conditions, so she was determined to pass the entrance exam to Tra Vinh University with a major in ethnic dance.

After studying hard, she fell in love and worked at the Center for Culture and Arts of Vinh Long province. And now is the leader of the folk dance group

Khmer tribe.

“During my work, I noticed that fewer and fewer Khmer children know about traditional dance art. Since then, I boldly proposed to open art dance classes in districts with a large number of Khmer people, such as Tra On, Tam Binh, Binh Minh, and Vung Liem," she confided.

So from 2018 until now, every weekend, Sister Ni Ta takes advantage of the rotating time to come and teach the children.

“The classes have students who have only practiced for a few days, but there are also students who have practiced for almost 2 years. The new children will practice basic movements, when they are proficient in dancing, they will give advanced practice "- she added.

Thach Minh Nhat (living in Tan My commune, Tra On district), one of the practitioners who has been practicing for nearly a year and has performed at temples during the holidays and Tet said excitedly: When I was a child, I often watched dancing and singing at the temple, during festivals and watching it on YouTube, the more I watched it, the more interested I became, until there was a dance class, I went to register.

Initially familiar with basic dance movements, now I can not only dance folk dances but also dance some royal stage dances such as: Ro hash congratulation… The best part is that I can join the dance team with my friends. perform on the occasion of festivals and festivals".

Children come to learn dance and watch dance often in large numbers, thereby spreading and preserving the traditional cultural beauty of the Khmer people.

Sharing the same passion for art, Thach Thi Hong Tham happily said: “At home, my mother also knows how to dance, but it's very difficult to teach.

Luckily, Ni Ta came to teach us. She teaches very well, she corrects and guides little by little. Thanks to her, I can dance many dances so that I can perform and continue to teach the children in the neighborhood in the future.”

Up to now, Ms. Ni Ta has opened 4 dance classes and 2 art teams with more than 100 children participating.

According to Mr. Le Hoang Nam - Deputy Director of the Center for Culture and Arts of Vinh Long province, Ms. Thach Thi Ni Ta always upholds her sense of responsibility at work, especially on weekends, she has traveled a long distance. -40km to the countryside to "spread the fire" of passion and preserve national cultural arts to children.

“Ni Ta herself is a dancer who has achieved many successes in the art work of Vinh Long province, excellently receiving many awards from the province to the central government.

Most recently, during the 2023 Popular Culture Festival and the Southern Khmer Cultural Festival, Ms. Ni Ta also mobilized and mobilized actors, including Khmer children to attend. have achieved very positive results "- Mr. Hoang Nam added.

According to Deputy Director of the Center for Culture and Arts of Vinh Long province, in 2023, the center will also continue to create favorable conditions for Ms. Ni Ta to open dance classes for children on weekends.

At the same time, set up 6 more Khmer mass art teams in districts with a large number of Khmer ethnic people to create a healthy playground and foster artistic talents for children.

Post, photo: TAN TAN- NGOC LUO