Push Hands: Reinventing indigenous danceA Kaohsiung-based troupe is blending hip-hop and tribal traditions to reconnect urban Aboriginal youth with their heritageBy Julien Oeuillet / Contributing reporter in KaohsiungIn Kaohsiung’s Indigenous People’s Park (原住民主題公園), the dance group Push Hands is training. MIXING CULTURESThe Push Hands dance crew blends rap imagery and aboriginal traditions. This is what makes Push Hands unique: while retaining their Aboriginal roots, and even reconnecting with them, they are adamant about doing something modern. Push Hands bring younger, urban aborigines together. “And dances and songs, along with language, are the most important things to learn.”Ljakuon is the founder of Push Hands.

Source: Taipei Times March 16, 2026 16:38 UTC