Wakakirri is an Australian national Story-Dance

festival A festival is an event celebrated by a community and centering on some characteristic aspect or aspects of that community and its religion or cultures. It is often marked as a local or national holiday, Melā, mela, or Muslim holidays, eid. A ...

for primary and Secondary schools that has been running since 1992. Wakakirri is a word from the Aboriginal Wangaaypuwan people meaning "to dance". The name was chosen at the inception of the event in 1992 to give it a uniquely Australian context and feeling.

Wakakirri Association and Research

Primary School Challenge

Secondary School Challenge

National Screen Challenge

{{Empty section, date=November 2019

Past Categories

* Story Singing * Story Telling * Story Writing * Story Arts * Story Boarding

Signature Item

* 2006 - Key * 2007 - Ring * 2008 - Tap * 2009 - Spring * 2010 - Duck * 2011 - Bug * 2012 - Twelve * 2013 - Cake * 2014 - Sun * 2015 - Chicken * 2016 - Star * 2017 - Gift * 2018 - Fly * 2019 - Sloth * 2020 - Dragon * 2021 - Monkey * 2022 - Rise

Past Primary Challenge Winners

* 1999 - 'Unknown' Hackham East Primary School * 2001 - 'Bulli Mine Distaster' St Joseph's Primary School Bulli * 2000 - 'Charlotte's Web' Moreton Downs State Primary School * 2003 - 'Reality' Lyneham Primary School *2006 - 'When The Going Gets Tough' Edwardstown Primary School * 2007 - 'Our Only Home' Altona North Primary School * 2008 - 'Four Walls, Free Spirit' Holy Spirit Primary School * 2009 - Queanbeyan West Public School * 2010 - Beechboro Primary School * 2011 - 'True Inspiration' Dapto Public School * 2012 - 'The Last Dance' Pearcedale Primary School * 2013 - 'Such is Life - Ned Kelly' Torrens Primary School * 2014 - 'The Window Within' Aberfoyle Hub School * 2015 - 'Fantastic Mr Fox' Rosary Primary School * 2016 - 'Be Inspired' Dapto Public School * 2017 - 'Turning Heads, Making Waves' Chapel Hill State School * 2018 - 'We’ve Got The Power' Mango Hill State School * 2019 - 'Jack And The Giants' Berwick Primary School * 2020 - 'Through The Smoke' Whitefriars Primary School

Past Secondary Challenge Winners

* 2006 - 'Drawing The Line' St Patrick's College, Launceston * 2007 - 'A Fence, Our Journey, An Identity' Engadine High School * 2008 - 'An Eternity Imprisoned' Engadine High School * 2013 - 'Turning Tides' Our Lady Of The Sacred Heart College * 2014 - 'Idol 2.0' East Hills Boys High School * 2015 - 'One Of Us' Rosebud Secondary College * 2016 - 'The Leap' Northmead Creative & Performing Arts HS * 2017 - 'The Greatest Gift You Can Give' Mount Annan Christian College * 2018 - 'The Rabbits' Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College * 2019 - 'Be Carful What You Whisper’ Hoppers Crossing Secondary College * 2020 - 'A Life Lived In Fear Is A Life Half-Lived' Daramalan College

External links

Wakakirri Story Festival
Dance in Australia Performing arts education in Australia School dance competitions Recurring events established in 1992 Arts festivals in Australia Festivals established in 1992 1992 establishments in Australia