10 May 2023

Lockhart River claims prestigious dance festival shield

| Cape York Weekly
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Around 2000 people filled the grounds around the traditional Bora ground and watched as groups from across the Cape and Far North shared their culture with a crowd filled with mostly southerners.

Lockhart River dance group Kawadji Wiimpa was crowned champions and took home the prestigious shield.

Mayor Wayne Butcher, who led the group, said he was thrilled the younger crew were rewarded for their hard work and dedication.

“There’s a lot of new faces there and that’s what this is about; passing on culture from generation to generation,” he said.

“A lot of the older dancers didn’t want to come because of COVID.”

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