limbo dance
Backward leaning contest
A limbo dance is a party game or performance where participants bend backward to pass beneath a horizontal bar without touching it or falling.
The bar is lowered after each round until only one person can still clear it: How low can you go?
The dance originated in Trinidad and spread through Caribbean culture.
- backbendArching spine rearward
- bent kneesLegs angled at joints
- TrinidadCaribbean island near Venezuela
- party gamesStructured group entertainment activities
- beach partyOceanside social event
Caribbean · West Indies · steel drum · balance · horizontal bar · lean back · African diaspora · island music · agility · body control · challenge · posture · endurance · competition · flexibility · celebration · coordination · knees
- dancesballet, waltz, tango, salsa, hula
- Caribbean cultureAfro-Caribbean, calypso, reggae, Creole culture, steel drums
- Caribbean Folklorejumbie, duppy, Anansi, moongazer, river spirit
limbo dancehigh jump
Vertical leap competition
pole vault · hurdles · leaping · jumping · vertical leap
limbo dancehigh jump
Vertical leap competition
standing tall · grand jeté · vertical jump · forward bend · toe touch