Gerson Lanza was first introduced to tap dancing via television when he was growing up in Honduras. But after he moved to New York City as a child, the art form became the key to him learning how to truly communicate in the United States. He tells his story to Meklit Hadero for The World’s series and podcast “Movement,” stories at the crossroads of music and migration.
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