As he smacks together his boomerangs and stamps the floor, the performance comes from deep in his heart.
"I can be in front of thousands of people but I won't see any of them, they'll just be a blur," he says.
"I can feel the spirits of my ancestors here in my heart."
"It was quite a shock ... I can't remember being on stage or making my speech."
Mr Buckskin, 23, embraced his Aboriginal heritage after the death of his sister Mary three years ago.
"For her, our heritage was always really important, so when she passed away I dropped all my sporting commitments and started to immerse myself in the dancing and the language."
Mr Buckskin went from the footy field to the classroom in 2008 and after 18 months learning the Kaurna language he was proficient enough to teach it.
Now, he teaches more than 100 indigenous and non-indigenous students, aged from 5 to 62, at the Adelaide School of Languages, Croydon, Kaurna Plains School, Le Fevre High and Salisbury High.
"Since the 1980s our elders have fought so hard to bring our language back so I want to play my part to keep that happening."
Mr Buckskin also gives dance lessons at the Kaurna Plains School and has organised a family dance group, the Kuma Karro, which translates to One Blood.
"Dancing has made me a stronger man and brought me even closer to my culture."