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 ...

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.

They are now usually seen during Carnival, and serves as a beacon of cultural identity and pride. And when they start to dance and move the stilts, they told News 12 it's a connection that fosters a ...