The Lightning Ridge Central School is one of nine schools to benefit from the pilot project funded by the Ministry for the Arts.

This project has allowed ex-Bangara dancer Albert David and co-ordinator Anna-Lousie Paul to give the students a two day intensive-dance course .

On Tuesday they gave a community performance to illustrate how far they had come in the two days.

"They performed for me before and it gave me chills, it made my hair stand up... it takes a lot to make my hair stand up," Mr David said.

Teacher Nicole De Losa said the project has allowed for community involvement as well.

"We have Johanne Parker as a community mentor, Laurie Boyd is a teacher working with the kids, Rhonda Jeffries and Mark Brietkopf have assisted us from the Aboriginal Language Room," she said.

Ms De Losa said the students have gained a lot.

"They have worked so hard over the two days... I have never seen them work so hard, not even for Rock Eisteddfod," she said.

Ms De Losa said the students were sore from putting in so much work as the dancing requires a substantial amount of physical exertion.

"The kids are sore, some of them have bruises," Ms De Losa said.

The students will now have the next couple of weeks to perfect the dance routine ahead of the Croc Festival.