Namkha is a 57-year-old lady. She has a cute granddaughter. And her granddaughter is only 7 months old. Every day the lady likes dancing in front of her granddaughter, showing her some moves of the traditional（传统的） Sherpa dance, which is a national intangible cultural heritage（非物质文化遗产）.
"My oldest student is 40 years old, and the youngest is my granddaughter, " said the Sherpa dancer with a smile. She hopes that her granddaughter will pass down the traditional dance one day just like herself.
Born into a farmers' family, Namkha likes dancing from childhood. She started to learn the Sherpa dance from old villagers at the age of 15, and became the youngest of all the Sherpa dancers. When she was 25, she became the most important dancer and performed at many different kinds of ceremonies（典礼）, and her son often took photos and videos of her performances. "The traditional Chentang Sherpa dance is great. I'd like to try my best to help protect it by making some short videos, " her son said.
With the help of the government, each village of the town has built a performance team with about 16 members. The government also poured money into building performance centers where they can dance.
Namkha now has 10 students—three are more than 40 years old, four are more than 30 years old and three are more than 20 years old. Her granddaughter is the 11th student, and she plans to teach more students. "More young people should join us to pass down the traditional dance to the future generation, " she said.
