Rainbow Oasis will host performances from 18 visiting Indonesian dance and music students as well as the Wotjobaluk dancers from the region.

From April 23 to 29, the dancers will perform for school’s across the region.

The dancers study at Sampang Agung Centre for Performing Arts in the small village of Pelem on East Java, Indonesia.

Rainbow’s Dianne Dickson saw the student dancers perform while participating at an art festival in Malaysia in 2014.

Ms Dickson was then invited to watch the students dance at a festival in their own village in 2016.

“It’s a rural area – it’s isolated it reminded me of the Rainbow when I was younger,” she said.

“The Pelem community had built the centre where young dancers performed traditional dance with a modern twist to represent changes in lifestyle. 

“It is a wonderful family setting where dance is used to tell stories, express the community values and connect with their surroundings.”

Ms Dickson said the dance group seemed like a perfect fit for a performance at Oasis Rainbow. 

“I could see there were a lot of similarities in the way the students were connected to land,” she said.

“Then I thought of the Wotjobaluk dancers and wondered whether there could be a connection between both performers.”

Ms Dickson said the dancers hoped to visit Melbourne as well while in Australia.

“We are sure that our Wimmera residents who treasure their landscape, their culture and their community will make a real connection with these talented young performers,” she said.