在七零年代初期高漲的原住民文化自豪感衍伸出一種獨特的新舞蹈形式：澳洲現代原住民舞。這個新的舞蹈形式是由原住民舞蹈創造者、西方有經驗的編舞者和傳統文化始作俑者，共同合作參與表演和學習營而來。這些學習營吸引了青少年來積極參與學習和表演這種新狂熱的舞蹈。這就是該舞蹈學院成立的起因。

In the early 1970s an upsurge of Indigenous cultural pride led to the birth of a unique new dance form: Contemporary Australian Indigenous dance. This new dance form sprang from the collaborations of Indigenous Aboriginal dance creators, Western trained choreographers and traditional cultural owners, who came together in performance and workshops. And this led to workshops for young people keen to learn and perform this new dance fusion. This was the genesis of NAISDA Dance College.