Dancing is a strong traditional tool to keep culture strong. It connects the dancer and singer with their ancestors, it reminds them of their traditions and helps to maintain and pass on traditional knowledge.

INMA

Dancing is a strong traditional tool to keep culture strong. It connects the dancer and singer with their ancestors, it reminds them of their traditions and helps to maintain and pass on traditional knowledge.
Maruku helps Anangu to keep this tradition alive and creates awareness by holding INMA workshops for younger generations, offering INMA in our tourism package and support Anangu with INMA presentations, e.g. at the Closing of the Climb event at Uluru or the Dance Rites in Sydney.

Dance Rites Sydney 2019

They said it couldn’t be done, they said it was not feasible, but they obviously didn’t know about Maruku! We were given the task of taking 30 Anangu from two communities in the central desert (Docker River and Mutitjulu) to dance at the Sydney Opera House in November 2019. Maruku staff had been travelling out to Docker River fortnightly to practice inma in the sandy karu – (riverbed). As the women sat in the sand singing, the dancers sprung to life. Dancing amongst itara (river red gums) the Tjukurpa was coming alive.

read more:Dance Rites 2019