Russian world champions Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin, will perform a new ''Aboriginal dance'' at next week’s Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. In dark-toned bodysuits, complete with what they claim are authentic Aboriginal paint markings, the pair easily won their national ice dance competition, making them one of the favourites for gold. But while the judges in St Petersburg may have been impressed, many in the Aboriginal community are not. ''I am offended by the performance and so our other councillors,'' said Bev Manton, chair of the NSW Land Council in The Age. ''Aboriginal people for very good reason are sensitive about their cultural objects and icons being co-opted by non-Aboriginal people - whether they are from Australia or Russia. ''It's important for people to tread carefully and respectfully when they are depicting somebody else's culture and I don't think this performance does.''