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Tom
is originally from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and Chamroeun
is from Battambang Cambodia. Our home page shares
some of our interests and background. We hope to add more as time allows.
came to the U.S. with a Cambodian Dance group in 1981 via the Khao-I-Dang refugee camp. As one of those chosen for the troupe, Chamroeun was trained by former dancers from the Royal Ballet who had managed to escape from Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge.
As artistic refugees, the troupe came to the U.S. and performed for thousands of people across the country.
Chamroeun is very involved in keeping the traditional court dance and culture of Cambodia alive, through teaching Cambodian classical dance and making traditional Khmer clothes, costumes and crafts. He's been teaching dance and crafts to interested individuals at schools and institutions with the assistance of Samuel Fleisher Art Memorial,. the Philadelphia Folklore Project, the Philadelphia Dance Alliance, and through grants from Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and Pew Charitable Trusts.
He's also introduced Tom and his family to Cambodian culture.
Click here to find out more about Cambodian classical dance.
loves to paint in his free time. He's also travelled quite a bit. Tom and Chamroeun visit Southeast Asia (Cambodia and Thailand) about once a year. Tom likes exploring the martial arts of Southeast Asia when visiting that area of the globe.
He's been introducing Chamrouen's
family to American culture.
Tom & Chamroeun
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