Zig Zag Community Arts Inc.
Bush Dance 2011
Saturday 2 April 2011 6pm to 9pm
Stirk Park, Kalamunda
Bush Dances have been
an Australian celebration since - well ages - !
Perth used to have regular Bush Dances at Whiteman Park, but not since 2006
Zig Zag Community Arts is bringing the tradition back - and doing it in Kalamunda
In Stirk Park on Saturday 2 April there was a traditional Bush Dance, with dance callers and dance demonstrators - it was a real family evening. This was the third time Zig Zag had organised the Bush Dance, and the crowd said they'd like to have more.
Perth used to have regular Bush Dances at Whiteman Park, but not since 2006
Zig Zag Community Arts is bringing the tradition back - and doing it in Kalamunda
In Stirk Park on Saturday 2 April there was a traditional Bush Dance, with dance callers and dance demonstrators - it was a real family evening. This was the third time Zig Zag had organised the Bush Dance, and the crowd said they'd like to have more.
The
bands knew all the classic Bush Band tunes (even if Kevin repeated a
couple of verses of the Ryebuck
Shearer until he remembered the next verse properly!)
Numguts is one of WA's premier bush bands and Black Chook Chutney had been preparing for ages. On the day their numbers were down with members interstate and overseas but they were still a big group.
As an added extra Madjitil Moorna Choir performed too, building up to a huge finish with the Halls Creek Rodeo Song with all the musicians on stage backing the Choir.
Numguts is one of WA's premier bush bands and Black Chook Chutney had been preparing for ages. On the day their numbers were down with members interstate and overseas but they were still a big group.
As an added extra Madjitil Moorna Choir performed too, building up to a huge finish with the Halls Creek Rodeo Song with all the musicians on stage backing the Choir.
The
crowd was bigger this year and the dancers were better
Thank you Numguts,
and Black Chooks, and thank you Madjitil Moorna
Crowds of people
danced, the weather was perfect, the evening was very comfortable
A
big circle for dancing Nigun Atik
"And all into the centre together"
on the last Sunday in October.
An extra-special thank-you to all the musicians, who all donated their time.
All
photos by Gillian B Photography,
Thanks Gillian!
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