Sean Choolburra was the founder and leader of Sydney's first independent traditional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Dance Company, the Ngaru Dancers, which he formed in 1993.

Sean is also a former NAISDA graduate and has danced with the internationally renowned indigenous contemporary dance troupe Bangarra. Sean Choolburra is one of the most popular and versatile indigenous performers in Australia today. He is a didgeridoo player, singer, dancer, actor, songwriter, and now one of the fastest rising comedians in the land.

Sean as a comic draws on his life experiences as an Aboriginal from a small country town trying to adjust to the bright lights of Sydney. He blends his skills as a performer into his routine, to give audiences a blend of hilarious black fella yarns, didgeridoo playing and dancing.

Sean has toured many parts of the world and played at the most exclusive venues in Australia. He has performed in the corporate sector, schools, theatre, festivals, jails, universities, political events, television, radio, cruise liners, workshops, museums, conventions, and was the artist in residence at the NSW Art Gallery for three years. One of his career highlights was a personnel performance for the Dalai Lama himself.

Sean led one of the first indigenous tours ever to Japan with Ngaru in 1994.

He was the star and co-writer of Australia's first full-length laser movie "Reef Dreaming", which played for three years in Cockle Bay at Darling Harbour in Sydney, on a screen of jet propelled water with laser images through it. "Reef Dreaming" was watched by an estimated million locals and tourists.

Sean was also the first Aboriginal performer involved in dance fusion work with other cultures. He performed with Flamenco, Indian and Native American artists and made a name for himself as the lead performer in "Flamenco Dreaming", a show that mesmerised audiences to sell-out houses for two years. Sean also played a leading role in the 2002 Sydney Festival indigenous production of "Crying Baby", and many other successful productions including To India with Love, Gammon Ol Yarns, Sing Awake the Lands and Spirits of the Soil. He also toured in 2004 with Descendance to the UK representing Australia at the World Destinations Fair.