NEW YORK -- Moko Jumbie is a style of traditional African dance where performers dance on stilts high above the ground. The practice almost went extinct after being brought to the Caribbean, until it ...

ST. CROIX — Who dresses up for the occasion, are jolly and nice and always ready to dance a jig or two? If you guessed mocko jumbies, specifically the Guardians of Culture Moko Jumbies, you’d be ...

It's all about the Moko Jumbies for hundreds of Caribbean residents in Brooklyn. They look like everyday people - just taller - and some can be spotted on the corner of Linden and New York avenues.

US VIRGIN ISLANDS IS RENOWNED FOR ITS PRISTINE BEACHES AND VAST SWATHS OF PROTECTED NATIONAL PARK LAND. BUT THE ISLAND IS ALSO LOADED WITH LOCAL COLOR AND CULTURE. WE’RE DRAWN TO A JOYFUL RACKET ...

A group of East Flatbush dancers are preparing to take to the West Indian American Carnival on stilts. The Caribbean art of stilt dancing is called moko jumbie. The East Flatbush group, known as ...