‘Biik Ngarrga’ Wurundjeri Dance Workshop led by Djirri Djirri

Location: Burrinja, Wurundjeri Country, 351 Glenfern Rd, Upwey VIC.

Venue: Gallery 1.

Learn about the layers of Country through dance.

Djirri Djirri are the only Wurundjeri female dance group and are Traditional Custodians of Narrm (Melbourne) and surrounds. Djirri Djirri means Willy Wagtail in Woiwurrung, our Mother Tongue. The Willy Wagtail is the Spirit’s Messenger and gave us dance! Our dances honour our Liwik (Ancestors), Kerr-up-non (Family), Biik (Country) and animals.

Gallery 1, Burrinja.

All ages and genders.

$10 per participant.

Image: Djirri Djirri workshop, Mt Corhanwarrabul, as part of BodyPlaceProject’s Dancing Place: Corhanwarrabul, 2020.