Posted on Dec 23, 2021
May We Have This Dance? : Rough Translation
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When she thinks about being a tradition-bearer through dance, LaTasha Barnes goes back to her family.
Barnes grew up in a multigenerational household in Winterpock, Va. Her great-grandmother, Elizabeth Harris, was one of the few Black cooks to run her own kitchen in the city of Richmond. At home in the farmhouse, she'd often cook to the sounds of Louis Armstrong.
When she thinks about being a tradition-bearer through dance, LaTasha Barnes goes back to her family.
Barnes grew up in a multigenerational household in Winterpock, Va. Her great-grandmother, Elizabeth Harris, was one of the few Black cooks to run her own kitchen in the city of Richmond. At home in the farmhouse, she'd often cook to the sounds of Louis Armstrong.
May We Have This Dance? : Rough Translation
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