The Unity Dance performed by Indigenous players before the All Stars clash has transcended the game and is fulfilling Dean Widders vision for a war cry to help bring Australians together.
Seven years after Widders outlined the concept at an NRL Indigenous Players Camp in the Hunter Valley, the Unity Dance has been performed by Bangarra Dance Theatre and featured the likes of Adam Goodes, Michael O’Loughlin, Cody Walker and Stan Grant.
The dance is also the subject of a documentary to be released later this year and there are plans to introduce it into primary schools as part of an education program about Indigenous history and culture.