Editing Culture of Australia (section)

===Dance===
{{main|Dance in Australia}}
The ceremonial dances of [[Indigenous Australians]] recount stories of the [[Dreamtime]] and have been performed for thousands of years. They usually consist of short, intensive rhythmic and imitative sequences, accompanied by chants alluding to the myth of the characters danced, clapping with the hands or, sometimes, with a didgeridoo.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Engelhart |first=Monica |date=1 January 1996 |title=The Dancing Picture — The Ritual Dance of Native Australians |url=https://journal.fi/scripta/article/view/67224 |format=PDF |journal=[[Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis]] |volume=16 |pages=75–90 |doi=10.30674/scripta.67224|doi-access=free }}</ref>

[[Bush dance]] is a traditional style of Australian [[dance]] with strong [[Celts|Celtic]] roots influenced by country music. It is generally accompanied by such instruments as the fiddle, accordion, concertina and percussion instruments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/Australia/bushdance.html |title=How to Do a Bush Dance |publisher=Home.hiwaay.net |access-date=29 January 2011}}</ref>