The tradition
Limbo is a game, based on traditions that originated in Trinidad and Tobago. The aim is to pass forwards under a low bar without falling or dislodging the bar. The dance originated as an event that took place at wakes in Tobago. It was popularized in the 1950s by dance pioneer Julia Edwards (known as the First Lady of Limbo) and her company which appeared in several films, in particular Fire Down Below (1957), and toured widely in the Caribbean, Europe, North America, South America, Asia, and Africa in the 1960s and later.¶
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Limbo is traditional popular dance contest that originated on the island of Tobago, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition.1¶
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What it mixes with
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| Wikidata: Limbo (Q1756379) | database | Wikidata |
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