09 Oct 2011
Claymore Public School students bust a move
15 Jun 10 @ 09:49am by David Campbell
Students at Claymore Public School reherse for the dance festival.
THE popular identities of kookaburras, kangaroos and crocodiles are set to be revived thanks to Claymore Public School students.
Up to 23 students from all year groups at the school will take part in the South Western Sydney Regional Dance Festival at Bankstown Town Hall on June 25.
Schools from across the Macarthur region will take part in the event.
Claymore students will provide a contemporary Aboriginal flavour to the showcase after qualifying to be part of the event earlier this year.
Claymore Public School Aboriginal committee chairman Amanda Keogh said students had worked hard to get into the festival.
"We wanted to expose our students to a different type of dance form and build more of an awareness for different types of Aboriginal education," she said.
"It is important for our students to be involved in order to showcase their dancing talents and help build a connection with their Indigenous backgrounds.
"It also helps promote positive attitudes among students and a more positive view on aboriginal education and Claymore Public School."
Campbelltown Council has provided a free bus for performers.
This article appeared in the Macarthur Chronical. The direct link is below