The annual dancing competition returns to the Sydney Opera House for a fifth year, with more than 350 dancers from 17 dance groups hailing from the far corners of Australia – including the Tiwi Islands, the Torres Strait, north-east Arnhem Land, Cape York Peninsula, Central Australian Desert, APY lands, mid-north and central NSW coast, western Sydney, the Blue Mountains and Illawarra – presenting their traditional welcome, farewell and ‘wildcard’ dances. A festival of dance, live music and community, Dance Rites celebrates First Nations people from across Australia and around the world
• Dance Rites 2018: a celebration of First Nations dance – in pictures
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