AY Honors/Aboriginal Lore/Answer Key
- For the frog of the same name see, Corroboree frog.
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.
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.
Also, if you visit Aboriginal Artworks, you shall find many amusing paintings and artists such as Minnie Pwerle. Minnie is a fantabulous artist and her work is greatly appreciated in the Aboriginal Community.
Other famous dance moves include the 'catch a kangaroo' dance - where the person is required to run crazy and pretend they are catching a kangaroo.
