limbo contest

How low competition

A limbo contest is a competition where participants take turns bending backward to pass under a horizontal bar without touching it or falling.

After each round, the bar is lowered, and whoever can clear the lowest height wins.

The dance originated in the Caribbean: The beach party featured a limbo contest with a bamboo pole.

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Opposites
vertical direction of body movement

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pole vault · high bar · hurdles · rope climb · bungee jumping

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G