Dance under a bar

  • How do you play limbo dance?

    First things first, here's how to play classic Limbo: Have two adults hold the limbo stick horizontally at shoulder height.
    Have all the players stand in line and one at a time dance, shimmy or make their way under the stick without touching it.
    If they fall, touch the ground, or touch the stick they're out..

  • How is limbo played?

    First things first, here's how to play classic Limbo: Have two adults hold the limbo stick horizontally at shoulder height.
    Have all the players stand in line and one at a time dance, shimmy or make their way under the stick without touching it.
    If they fall, touch the ground, or touch the stick they're out..

  • Is there a dance called limbo?

    Although the limbo is a fun party dance today, its origins are quite the opposite.
    Limbo got its start as a traditional dance contest on the Caribbean island of Trinidad.
    Rather than parties, though, the limbo was performed at funerals, wakes, and other somber occasions..

  • What is the game going under a pole?

    Limbo is a traditional game that originated in Trinidad.
    The basic concept of the game is to walk or dance under a pole of some sort without falling.
    Music usually is played in the background, but it is optional..

  • In Catholic theology, Limbo (Latin: limbus, 'edge' or 'boundary', referring to the edge of Hell) is the afterlife condition of those who die in original sin without being assigned to the Hell of the Damned.
  • Limbo is a traditional game that originated in Trinidad.
    The basic concept of the game is to walk or dance under a pole of some sort without falling.
    Music usually is played in the background, but it is optional.
  • place at wakes in Trinidad and Tobago, and was. popularized by dance pioneer Julia Edwards (known as.
Limbo is a popular game, based on traditions that originated on the island of Trinidad. The aim is to pass forwards under a low bar without falling or dislodging the bar.
Rules. A horizontal bar, known as the limbo bar, is supported by two vertical bars. All contestants must attempt to go under the bar with their backs facing toward the floor. When passing under the bar, players must bend backwards.

Overview

Limbo is a popular game, based on traditions that originated on the island of Trinidad

History

The word 'limbo' dates back to the 1950s. It is conjectured that limbo is a West Indian English derivative of 'limber'

Popularization

Traditionally, the limbo game began at the lowest possible bar height and the bar was gradually raised, signifying an emergence from death into life

World record

The world record for lowest limbo game is held by Dennis Walston, who successfully attempted a 6-inch (15 cm) bar in March 1991

External links

• Media related to Limbo (dance) at Wikimedia Commons• The dictionary definition of limbo at

Dance under a bar
Dance under a bar

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General Hershy Bar was a satirical character of the Vietnam War-era Anti-War protest movement, portrayed by William Bill Matons, in a parody of U.S.
General Lewis B.
Hershey, then Director of the Selective Service.

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