Monday, May 11, 2009

One of the most cultural, and interesting things that we did today was go on a dreamtime walk through the Rainforest station. It started off with an aboriginal dance performance. There was a didgeridoo player, and percussionist and four dancers. Each of the dances was done for a different purpose, ranging from harvest dances, to warrior warning dances. It was interesting to see how they incorporated the purpose into the dance. An example was during the Kangaroo dance, the performers acted like kangaroos, along with other symbolic dance moves. Kellie and I even went up and learned a dance called the "Shake-a-leg". It was pretty easy, and amusing for the audience. Another interesting part was we all got to throw a boomerang. It was really cool to actually see the boomerang get thrown, and most of them came back. I can just imagine how funny it would be for all of us to practice our throwing skills on Carnegie lawn. Overall, the dreamtime walk was the best part of my day in Kuranda.

Stephanie Hauck

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