Dozens of people gathered at the Wiradjuri Dreaming Centre on Sunday, December 1 to take part in a massive coordinated expression of culture.
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The "Nation Dance" was an online movement which invited Indigenous communities across the continent to simultaneously share dance and song.
Brad Holmes, who organised Forbes' event, said the Nation Dance found its start in Gooreng Gooreng/Wakka Wakka man, Alwyn Doolan, who earlier in the year walked 8600km from the northern tip of eastern Australia, through Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania to Canberra to deliver message sticks to Parliament.
The aim of the Nation Dance was for First Nations of Australia to come together to dance at the same time to connect to nature, country and to culture.
Mr Holmes said he knew of at least 68 First Nations spread across the country who were gathering at hundreds of sites to take part in the event.
Forbes was one of at least eight locations within Wiradjuri country where people came together to dance.
"It's just about us all coming down to come together ... It's about uniting together," Mr Holmes said.
Mr Holmes said they were very lucky to have people Like Aileen Allen in the community and the Dreaming Centre which forms a cultural hub.
The event started with a smoking ceremony followed by a welcome dance, followed by everyone dancing together.
The Nation Dance saw everyone across the country dance together at 1pm, NSW time.
