Here are some things to think about:
Who is in your own gallery of valued cultural treasures?
From who have you learned? (And what?)
What do you value and want to pass on?
Where have you taken a stand?
Questions to ask:
- Can you tell us about where and how you grew up?
- How did you became an artist or activist?
- What are the most important things you have learned in your life?
- What were some of the challenges you have faced?
- What words of wisdom, or important lessons, do you want to pass on?
- Who were your most important teachers or influences?
- When did you take a stand?
- Tell us the story of a song, story, dance or event/time that you will never forget, or that is important to you.
Artists, Activists, & Elders
Born: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Known for: Performing and teaching workshops throughout the United States and Europe and in the Caribbean; sharing bills with tap dance greats spanning at least three generations, including Honi Coles, Jimmy Slyde, Buster Brown, the Nicholas Brothers, Gregory Hines, Dianne Walker, Brenda Bufalino, Savion Glover and Bakari Wilder; appearing with her teacher, LaVaughn Robinson, in the Emmy Award-winning public television production Gregory Hines’ Tap Dance in America.
Favorite culture tool: Tap Dance
For more information, please check out the Philadelphia Folklore Project website.