The dance, which was conceived at a weekend community disco, attracted 1.3 million views and has seen the Chookies invited to perform all over the country and overseas. Most of those attending their Adelaide Festival show at Her Majesty’s Theatre have probably seen the dance, which provoked loud cheers and applause on opening night, but Wrong Skin showed just how much more the performers are capable of.

At its heart are two young lovers whose attraction breaks traditional Yolngu laws governing marriage. The relationship is portrayed with a beautiful tenderness by the central actors in a story interspersed with flirtatious booty shaking, joyful (and often amusing) Chooky dancing and angry scenes involving the young lover’s family and friends.

All this occurs against a clever backdrop against which a variety of scenes are projected, ranging from a family home, to an airplane and a forest. A favourite scene saw the lovers re-enacting a poignant moment from Singing In the Rain against a backdrop of the classic film, before a clever segue into a dance featuring all the Chookies twirling umbrellas.

Wrong Skin explores the coming together – and clash – of traditional and modern ways of life. My only complaint was that at some times the performance seemed to lack flow; the different elements, although clever, didn’t always seem to sit comfortably together. But perhaps that is intentional, reflecting the essential theme.

This is an exciting, inspiring show that is guaranteed to make you laugh, think and possibly even cry.