AY Honors/Aboriginal Lore/Answer Key

For the frog of the same name see, Corroboree frog.

A ballet performance based on the Corroboree

A Corroboree is a ceremonial meeting of Australian Aborigines. The word was coined by the European settlers of Australia in imitation of the Aboriginal word Caribberie. At a corroboree Aborigines interact with the Dreamtime through Dance, music and costume, many ceremonies act out events from the Dreamtime. Many of the ceremonies are sacred and people from outside a community are not permitted to participate or watch.

See also

• Australian Aboriginal mythology

The movements used in aboriginal dancing were: foot stamping, knee slapping, jumping and lose knee shuffling. The corroboree was a hi emma major part in the aboriginal peoples lives and was very unique to each tribe

External link

• Introduction to Aboriginal culture