Wakakirri is an Australian national Story-Dance festival for primary and Secondary schools that has been running since 1992. Wakakirri is a word from the Aboriginal Wangaaypuwan people meaning "to dance".
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Wakakirri is an Australian national Story-Dance festival for primary and Secondary schools that has been running since 1992.
01 · What it is
Dance
Live movement, rhythm, costume, or staged dramatic performance passed between generations.
02 · Where & name
Australia
Placed on record in Australia.
03 · How it is doing
□□□□ (Not yet assessed)
Documented in open cultural records, but no cited field assessment of its current vitality has been added here yet.
04 · Proof & reuse
2 cited sources
Every claim links to a public record below. Free to quote, teach, and share under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chapter Takeaways
Past CategoriesStory Singing Story Telling Story Writing Story Arts Story Boarding
Signature Item2006 - Key 2007 - Ring 2008 - Tap 2009 - Spring 2010 - Duck 2011 - Bug 2012 - Twelve 2013 - Cake 2014 - Sun 2015 - Chicken 2016 - Star 2017 - Gift 2018 - Fly 2019 - Sloth 2020 - Dragon 2021 - Monkey 2022 - Rise
Past Primary Challenge Winners1999 - 'Unknown' Hackham East Primary School 2001 - 'Bulli Mine Distaster' St Joseph's Primary School Bulli 2000 - 'Charlotte's Web' Moreton Downs State Primary School 2003 - 'Reality' Lyneham Primary School 2006 -…
Past Secondary Challenge Winners2006 - 'Drawing The Line' St Patrick's College, Launceston 2007 - 'A Fence, Our Journey, An Identity' Engadine High School 2008 - 'An Eternity Imprisoned' Engadine High School 2013 - 'Turning Tides' Our Lady Of The…
Common Questions Answered on Record
What is Wakakirri in plain words?
Wakakirri is an Australian national Story-Dance festival for primary and Secondary schools that has been running since 1992.
Where is Wakakirri practised or documented?
Sources on this page place Wakakirri in Australia.
What is the current condition of Wakakirri today?
□□□□ (Not yet assessed): Documented in open cultural records, but no cited field assessment of its current vitality has been added here yet.
How do I cite or share this Wakakirri entry?
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Wakakirri is an Australian national Story-Dance festival for primary and Secondary schools that has been running since 1992. Wakakirri is a word from the Aboriginal Wangaaypuwan people meaning "to dance". The name was chosen at the inception of the event in 1992 to give it a uniquely Australian context and feeling. 1
Past Categories
Story Singing
Story Telling
Story Writing
Story Arts
Story Boarding 1
Signature Item
2006 - Key
2007 - Ring
2008 - Tap
2009 - Spring
2010 - Duck
2011 - Bug
2012 - Twelve
2013 - Cake
2014 - Sun
2015 - Chicken
2016 - Star
2017 - Gift
2018 - Fly
2019 - Sloth
2020 - Dragon
2021 - Monkey
2022 - Rise 1
Past Primary Challenge Winners
1999 - 'Unknown' Hackham East Primary School
2001 - 'Bulli Mine Distaster' St Joseph's Primary School Bulli
2000 - 'Charlotte's Web' Moreton Downs State Primary School
2003 - 'Reality' Lyneham Primary School
2006 - 'When The Going Gets Tough' Edwardstown Primary School
2007 - 'Our Only Home' Altona North Primary School
2008 - 'Four Walls, Free Spirit' Holy Spirit Primary School
2009 - Queanbeyan West Public School
2010 - Beechboro Primary School
2011 - 'True Inspiration' Dapto Public School
2012 - 'The Last Dance' Pearcedale Primary School
2013 - 'Such is Life - Ned Kelly' Torrens Primary School
2014 - 'The Window Within' Aberfoyle Hub School
2015 - 'Fantastic Mr Fox' Rosary Primary School
2016 - 'Be Inspired' Dapto Public School
2017 - 'Turning Heads, Making Waves' Chapel Hill State School
2018 - 'We’ve Got The Power' Mango Hill State School
2019 - 'Jack And The Giants' Berwick Primary School
2020 - 'Through The Smoke' Whitefriars Primary School 1
Past Secondary Challenge Winners
2006 - 'Drawing The Line' St Patrick's College, Launceston
2007 - 'A Fence, Our Journey, An Identity' Engadine High School
2008 - 'An Eternity Imprisoned' Engadine High School
2013 - 'Turning Tides' Our Lady Of The Sacred Heart College
2014 - 'Idol 2.0' East Hills Boys High School
2015 - 'One Of Us' Rosebud Secondary College
2016 - 'The Leap' Northmead Creative & Performing Arts HS
2017 - 'The Greatest Gift You Can Give' Mount Annan Christian College
2018 - 'The Rabbits' Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College
2019 - 'Be Carful What You Whisper’ Hoppers Crossing Secondary College
2020 - 'A Life Lived In Fear Is A Life Half-Lived' Daramalan College 1
The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Wakakirri”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. 1
Wakakirri is recorded in open cultural data. The structured record cited below does not describe the practice, and this entry has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 2
The source record links this tradition to 2 external registers, which can be verified through the citation. 2