Secondary Aboriginal Dance Workshops

Region: Metro, Metropolitan South, Regional South
Years 7 to 12

Tutors from Bangarra Dance Theatre work with students to develop cultural awareness and explore contemporary Aboriginal dance skills in an engaging one day workshop in areas across NSW.

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Students dancing with their left arms out-stretched in a school hall

About the program

This program is an exciting collaboration between the internationally renowned Bangarra Dance Theatre and the NSW Department of Education Arts Unit. During the program, tutors from Bangarra’s youth team work with students to learn more about culture and perform a contemporary Indigenous dance repertoire. The workshop is suitable for both experienced and non-experienced dancers.

Applications for face-to-face and online workshops now open!

Enquiries

The Arts Initiatives team
The Arts Unit
Phone
02 8512 1190

Face-to-face workshops

Workshop times: 9:30 am – 2:30 pm

Term 1 Week 6

  • Monday 3 March – Campbelltown Performing Arts High School
  • ​​​Wednesday 5 March – Liverpool Girls High School
  • Thursday 6 March – North Lakes High School
  • Friday 7 March  Hunter School of the Performing Arts

Term 1 Week 7

  • Tuesday 11 March – Tweed River High School
  • Wednesday 12 March  The Rivers Secondary College, Lismore High Campus
  • Thursday 13 March – South Grafton High School

Term 1 Week 9

  • Tuesday 25 March – Narooma High School​​​​​​
  • Wednesday 26 March – Shoalhaven (location TBC)
  • Friday 28 March – Chifley College, Mount Druitt Campus

Online workshops

Monday 7 April

  • Session 1: 9:30 am – 10:45 am
  • Session 2: 11:30 am – 12:45 pm
  • Session 3: 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm

Tuesday 8 April

  • Session 1: 9:30 am – 10:45 am
  • Session 2: 11:30 am – 12:45 pm
  • Session 3: 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm

Workshop information

  • Participation fee: $35.00 per student forface to face workshops and $100 per school for online workshops.
  • Open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in Years 7 to 12.
  • Teachers are required to retain copies of the Authority to Film and Record form for each participating student.

Attendance

The face-to face program starts at 9:30 am and concludes at 2:30 pm. Please note that this may mean your students will need to arrange alternate transport to and from school on this day in order to attend the full days workshop. Arriving late and leaving early is disruptive to the tutors and other students in the program.

Disclaimer

Once an application has been submitted, you will have until Friday 14 February for face to face workshops and 21 March for online workshops to cancel or amend your numbers.

Refund policy

If you are unable to attend the workshop, you have up to seven days to submit a refund request. Please email your request to artsinitiatives@det.nsw.edu.au. Refunds will only be processed in cases of extenuating circumstances. 

Contact details

Should you have any queries, please contact us at artsinitiatives@det.nsw.edu.au

All Arts Units programs are inclusive. If your students require support to participate in the Secondary Aboriginal Dance Workshop, please email artsinitiatives@det.nsw.edu.au so we can assist.

The Arts Unit's 2025 Aboriginal Initiatives programs are proudly supported by Matrix CNI.


All Arts Unit programs are inclusive. If support is required to participate in the Secondary Aboriginal Dance Workshops, please email artsinitiatives@det.nsw.edu.au so that we can assist.