Boys from Djarragun College, an indigenous school near Cairns in north Queensland, Australia, perform the "Kab Kar", a traditional dance from Mer (Murray Island) in the eastern Torres Strait Islands, at the Townsville Cultural Fest in 2010. They wear the "dhari" headdress made …

Boys from Djarragun College, an indigenous school near Cairns in north Queensland, Australia, perform traditional dances from Mer (Murray Island) in the eastern Torres Strait Islands, at the Townsville Cultural Fest in 2010. They are accompanied by drumming and singing.

Three boys from Djarragun College, an indigenous school near Cairns in north Queensland, Australia, perform the "Maumatang" war dance from Boigu Island, in the Top Western Torres Strait Islands, just south of Papua New Guinea; at the Townsville Cultural Fest in 2010.

Boys from Djarragun College, an indigenous school near Cairns in north Queensland, Australia, perform traditional dances from Saibai Island, in the Top Western Torres Strait, just south of Papua New Guinea; at the Townsville Cultural Fest in 2010. In the "Silent Dance" only …

Torres Strait islander students, boys and girls from Djarragun College, an indigenous school near Cairns, Far North Queensland, during the Townsville Cultural Fest. This is a mixed group of boys and girls from different islands. The dance is from Boigu Island, in the far north of …

Torres Strait islander students, boys and girls from Djarragun College, an indigenous school near Cairns, Far North Queensland, Australia, perform a dance from Badu Island, in the Central Western Torres Strait, during the Townsville Cultural Fest. The song is called "Gumi …

Aboriginal students from Djarragun College, an indigenous school near Cairns, Far North Queensland, Australia, perform traditional dances during the Townsville Cultural Fest. The girls perform the "Creation Dance" in which the creation of all animals is depicted. This is followed …

Aboriginal students from Djarragun College, an indigenous school near Cairns, Far North Queensland, Australia, perform traditional dances during the Townsville Cultural Fest. They enter the main stage with a sweeping dance, followed by a fast "Worrama" dance. The next dance is …

Men and boys from Injinoo, a community at the top of Cape York in Far North Queensland, Australia, perform traditional dances during the Giringun Festival in Cardwell. They perform the Scrub Turkey Dance (making a nest to lay her eggs); after that they march off.

Djarragun College students from the Top Western Islands of Boigu and Saibai in the Torres Strait Islands perform traditional dances during the Girringun Cultural Festival in Cardwell.

Djarragun College students from Iama or Yam Island in Torres Strait Islands perform traditional dances with a guest during the Girringun Festival in Cardwell.

Djarragun College students from Mer or Murray Island in the Eastern Torres Strait Islands, Far North Queensland, perform various traditional dances, including a rather unusual "play dance" during the Girringun Festival in Cardwell.

Aboriginal girl students from Djarragun College near Cairns perform a traditional dance during the Girringun Festival in Cardwell. They perform, among others, the “Creation Dance”, depicting the creation of all animals and the gathering of traditional medicine to treat snake …

Aboriginal students from Djarragun College, an indigenous school near Cairns, Far North Queensland, Australia, perform traditional dances during the Girringun Festival in Cardwell. They perform a Welcome Dance, a dance depicting finding bush honey in a tree and the “Mosquito …

Karajarri Dancers - Stompem Ground 2022

The performance and revival of Junba, traditional song and dance, is significant for our community, ensuring the passing on of knowledge and culture to the next generation. Mowanjum Arts and Cultural Centre invites you to experience the unique art and culture of the Worrorra, …

Men of the Yirritja moiety, painted with red ochre and white clay, emerge from the secret ground and perform the dance associated with the Catfish totem, with light steps, hopping on each leg; this is followed by the Bandicoot totem dance, where they sit on their haunches, moving …

Every late afternoon during the weeks the "Mardayin" or "Ngarrag" ceremony takes place, the men paint up and perform various totem dances in their respective moiety groups (Dua and Yirritja) Some men have ceremonial "power bags" in their mouths. The ceremonies start with the …

Boys from Doomadgee, an Aboriginal community in north-western Queensland perform traditional dancing, with the girls dancing in the background, at the yearly Malandarri Festival in Borroloola, Northern Territory, 2018.