Port Augusta · South Australia
From the sand hills of Port Augusta to the bustling streets of Adelaide — young Aboriginal performers using song and dance to tell stories of the Stolen Generations and help heal the pain of the past.
Who we are
Dusty Feet Mob is an Aboriginal intergenerational dance collective from Port Augusta. Dancers, families, Elders, mentors and supporters working collectively, carefully, with cultural responsibility at the centre.
Led by Co-Artistic Directors Wanita Calyun and Robert Crilly-Taylor. Traditional dance sits beside contemporary choreography. Story that can be joy and kinship, and story that can be removal and grief. We do not separate them.
What we offer
Full works and shorter sets for festivals, schools, civic events and community gatherings — including the award-winning This Story’s True.
See the dances →A one-hour school or community incursion: performance and workshop in the same hour. We've performed at hundreds of schools across South Australia and Australia. The day always ends with the building on its feet.
School incursions →A hub in Port Augusta where knowledge, language and care pass between generations. The work on stage is only part of the work.
Meet the mob →On stage
Our intergenerational dance theatre work that transforms our award-winning documentary into a live performance — we're currently available for touring through late 2026 and into 2027.
Weekly Best Dance, Adelaide Fringe 2023, 2024 and 2025. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Award, Adelaide Fringe 2025. “Life-changing… you’ll leave with a fuller heart.” — The Advertiser
In their words
“This song is my own personal and painful story… to see it interpreted so meaningfully by the young Dusty Feet Mob dancers gave me a sense that my story, and the stories of the Stolen Generations, would be carried on.”
Uncle Archie Roach
“Watching the performance helps me move forward. It may be raw but it tells the true story of what happened to many of us.”
Geoff Cooper, Stolen Generations survivor
Invite us
Festivals, schools, conferences, civic ceremonies, community days. Tell us the room, the time, and the story you need told.