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From 10 feet up in the air, she’s been stilt-walking on streets, weddings, and runways for the past 22 years.
It all started when she was on cultural exchange in Tobago studying folk dance when she met a stilt walker, known as ain the West Indies. The tradition, believed to have been originated in West Africa that roughly translates to “healer” and “spirit” was considered a “keeper of the village.” From the first time she was that far up, she was hooked. She brought a pair of stilts back with her to Philadelphia and the rest is history. She’s also teaches children so they can become moko jumbies too.“In concrete jungles, kids need a way to look down the road and see a brighter future, and stilts can do that,” she said. “It gives them a a super power, it gives them a responsibility, a position, a role to protect their city, to look out for their community, and to be a keeper of the village.
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