Spotlight On: The Hilltop Road Indigenous Dance Group

Have you ever heard of dance groups at Hilltop? Well let us introduce you to the Indigenous dance group! It’s a mixed gender dance group for Indigenous students that performs at every End of Year Assembly and other important events.

Malahkai from Y5 is in the Indigenous Dance Group. We asked him why he is doing he said its representing Aboriginal culture.

“If you are Indigenous or Aboriginal, you are invited to join,” he said.

Ms Lavery, Mrs Romer and Ms Debby run the Indigenous Dance Group.

Ms Lavery has been part of the group since 2013. She told Press Gang that she loves being part of the group. “I think the group is important to everyone in our school because Aboriginal culture is something that we are really proud to share with everyone in our school community.”

Ms Debby has been part of the group for five years. “As a dance teacher, I love all forms of dance and Aboriginal dance is really beautiful as it tells us a story,” she told Press Gang.