DUBBO College South Campus students performed their Indigenous-themed belly-dance at their NAIDOC Week assembly yesterday.
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Priscilla Ambrose-Kassis, a special interest teacher who runs belly dancing workshops at Apollo House, has been teaching the fusion of belly-dancing and Indigenous dance to the students for two terms.
The students have taken to the dance "like a duck to water" Ms Ambrose-Kassis explained.
"They wouldn't perform it in front of their peers if they didn't love it," she said.
"They have the same passion as I have."
The students were very nervous to perform in front of their school, but enjoyed the show they put on.
"It's really fun," Emily Coleman said.
"It gives us something to do," Tullulah Ambrose said.
Ms Ambrose-Kassis danced mainstream forms like ballet when she was younger, but pursued belly dancing after husband Abraham took her to a belly dancing nightclub in Sydney.
She introduced Indigenous dancing to the style as she was a Gundarra woman and wanted to immerse herself in her children's culture, both Indigenous and Lebanese.
Ms Ambrose-Kassis also hosted belly dancing workshops at Apollo House and added the belly dancing was an excellent way to stay healthy.
"It's very easy to learn," she said.
"What better way to keep fit than with something you love. You'll never get sick of it that way."