Chelsea De Lai, Year 5, Dimbulah P-10 State School
Heritage told in a fun way
ON Tuesday, September 5 we had a special guest come to our school, Dimbulah P-10 State School.
His name was Sean Choolburra. His family originally comes from the Tully and Cardwell area, but now he lives in Sydney.
He showed us the crocodile dance, dragonfly dance and the hunting echidna dance. Sean was very funny too.
He told jokes then asked people to come up and do funny dances with him like Whip Nae Nae and “Gammin Style”. It was a lot of fun. Sean also taught us about Aboriginal culture.
He talked about spirits and the dances the Aboriginal people would do to tell the stories of the spirits.
Mr Choolburra showed us how Aboriginal people could make fire.
He rubbed two sticks together, then put the hot sawdust from the sticks into coconut husk.
After that, he spun the coconut husk in the air and added oxygen to the coals to spark the fire.
It was amazing. Sean also taught us how to make the fire sticks using bees wax to keep them dry.
Finally, he played the didgeridoo and taught us about how boomerangs are used for hunting.
He showed us the crossshaped boomerang and told us a joke that it was the original fidget spinner.
Everyone here at Dimbulah P-10 State School really enjoyed seeing Sean Choolburra’s show and learning more about our indigenous heritage in a fun way.
Thank you, Mr Choolburra. We hope to see you again.