DanceRites Schedule
19 & 20 October 2024
DanceRites continues the traditions that have taken place over tens of thousands of years on Bennelong Point, known to its traditional custodians as Tubowgule.
This year almost 20 dance groups will take to the Sand Circle to perform at Tubowgule, showcasing the richness and diversity of their cultures. Each group will showcase their local storytelling and language in the Cultural Dance and Song cycle, competing in heats on Saturday and finals on Sunday, with many groups also performing an optional ‘Wild Card’ dance to demonstrate their unique style.
Times below are a guide only and subject to change.
1:30pm Site opens
2:00pm Welcome Ceremony
2:15pm Guest Dance Performance - Maruku Arts Dance Group
2:30pm DanceRites Heats (Cultural Dance & Song Cycle)
2:30pm to 3:20pm Section One
MIPLA AFL Cape York Aboriginal Dance
Boigu Island Kayn Kuap Dance Team
Wagana
Wadumbah Aboriginal Dance Group
3:30pm to 4:30pm Section Two
Deaf Indigenous Dance Group
Koey Poeypiyam Dance Group
ALLKUMO Malpa Paman
Babiilali Dancers
Kebi Ngagalyg Kab Le Buway
4:45pm Guest Dance Performance - Mui Mui Bumer Gedlam
5:00pm DanceRites Heats (Cultural Dance & Song Cycle)
5:00pm to 5:50pm Section Three
Mura Biri Gururu Aboriginal Dancers
Kaiyukan Kawuma
Ngambaa Dhalaay
Dhanggatti Baayati
Mackay Torres Strait Islander Cultural Group
5:00pm to 6:45pm Section Four
Midnight Dreaming
Maarli Nhuungkhus Pikilarna Maarni
BuujaBuuja Butterfly Dancers
MINJIL
6:45pm International Guest Dance Performance - Native Pride Productions
1:30pm Site opens
2:00pm Wild Card Dance
2:00pm to 3:00pm Section 1
Wagana
ALLKUMO Malpa Paman
Ngambaa Dhalaay
Kebi Ngagalyg Kab Le Buway
Mura Biri Gururu Aboriginal Dancers
MIPLA AFL Cape York Aboriginal Dance
MINJIL
3:15pm to 4:15pm Section 2
Boigu Island Kayn Kuap Dance Team
Deaf Indigenous Dance Group
Mackay Torres Strait Islander Cultural Group
Maarli Nhuuhnkhus Pikilarna Maarni
BuujaBuuja Butterfly Dancers
Midnight Dreaming
Wadumbah Aboriginal Dance Group
Kaiyukan Kawuma
Babilali Dancers
5:00pm Guest Dance Performance - Maruku Arts Dance Group
5:15pm DanceRites FINALS (Cultural Dance & Song Cycle)
- BuujaBuuja Butterfly Dancers
- ALLKUMO Malpa Paman
- Kaiyukan Kawuma
- Mackay Torres Strait Islander Cultural Group
- MINJIL
- MIPLA AFL Cape York Aboriginal Dance
- Mura Biri Gururu Aboriginal Dancers
- Koey Poeypiyam Dance Group
7:00pm Guest Dance Performance - Mui Mui Bumer Gedlam
7:20pm Announcement of the Winners
7:40pm Closing gathering