“🇹🇹 LIMBO dance. Invented in Trinidad. Our National Dance. A marvel that originated amongst the African descendants on the island, limbo is actually a funeral wake ritual of the Shango devotees in Trinidad. LIMBO is a sacred Trinidadian funeral dance in which participants bend backward at the waist to pass under a horizontal bamboo pole amid singing and drumming. The movement under the bar enacts a suspension between two worlds, quite fitting for our transition at death. The genesis of the rit
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“🇹🇹 LIMBO dance. Invented in Trinidad. Our National Dance. A marvel that originated amongst the African descendants on the island, limbo is actually a funeral wake ritual of the Shango devotees in Trinidad. LIMBO is a sacred Trinidadian funeral dance in which participants bend backward at the waist to pass under a horizontal bamboo pole amid singing and drumming. The movement under the bar enacts a suspension between two worlds, quite fitting for our transition at death. The genesis of the rit
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The Limbo dance from Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹. It spoke directly of the limited space in the slaving ships and the African ability to escape it. Enslaved Africans on the ship spent most of their time cramped and confined in the ship’s hold, in no more space than would allow a person to lie down or sit up. The dance as an exercise was intended to ease the stiffness that resulted from enforced sitting or lying. 🎥: @kita_limbo_ Follow @africachanneltv | The Africa Channel
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The Limbo dance from Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹. It spoke directly of the limited space in the slaving ships and the African ability to escape it. Enslaved Africans on the ship spent most of their time cramped and confined in the ship’s hold, in no more space than would allow a person to lie down or sit up. The dance as an exercise was intended to ease the stiffness that resulted from enforced sitting or lying. 🎥: @kita_limbo_ Follow @africachanneltv | The Africa Channel
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History & Videos Of The Limbo: Trinidad & Tobago's National Dance
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History & Videos Of The Limbo: Trinidad & Tobago's National Dance
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The limbo dance, we can trace its existence in Trinidad and Tobago back to the 1800's and it is still part of our culture today. Here's a clip of limbo dancers at Best Village. #lifeintrinidad #dance #culture #history #limbo #bestvillage | Life In Trinidad & Tobago
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The limbo dance, we can trace its existence in Trinidad and Tobago back to the 1800's and it is still part of our culture today. Here's a clip of limbo dancers at Best Village. #lifeintrinidad #dance #culture #history #limbo #bestvillage | Life In Trinidad & Tobago
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Limbo dancers on display at the launch of Trinidad and Tobago’s Carnival for 2026. #trinidadandtobago #caribbean #caribbeanculture | I am living my life
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Limbo dancers on display at the launch of Trinidad and Tobago’s Carnival for 2026. #trinidadandtobago #caribbean #caribbeanculture | I am living my life
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You cannot have Carnival without limbo dancers! Northwest Laventille Cultural Movement brought the dance moves as well as the acrobatics with them on set this morning. #MEFridayEdition #MorningEdition #CarnivalSeries2023 #CarnivalOnTheRooftop #MorningEditionFridayEdition | CCN TV6: Trinidad and Tobago
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You cannot have Carnival without limbo dancers! Northwest Laventille Cultural Movement brought the dance moves as well as the acrobatics with them on set this morning. #MEFridayEdition #MorningEdition #CarnivalSeries2023 #CarnivalOnTheRooftop #MorningEditionFridayEdition | CCN TV6: Trinidad and Tobago
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See Trinidad and Tobago's Shemika Charles-Campbell set her third Guinness World Record at home #limbodancing 🇹🇹 Video Courtesy ABC's Live with Kelly and Ryan | Ministry of Culture and Community Development
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She didn’t walk into the moment, she was carried under a blazing fire limbo, a performance rooted in Caribbean culture. The limbo originated in Trinidad and Tobago and began as a ceremonial dance before becoming a popular festival tradition. In fire limbo, performers pass beneath bars set alight with real flames, requiring precise timing, balance, and physical control. As the bar is lowered, the difficulty increases, testing flexibility and focus while maintaining safety through trained fire han
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These young women came out to destroy the stage in the Tobago Preliminary for the Limbo Dance Category of the Folk Presentations. Some quarters call for Limbo to be declared Trinidad and Tobago's National Dance. What do you think? The finals of the Folk Dance and Drummology Competition is on August 20th and 21st at SAPA. Tickets and showtimes coming soon. | Sport and Community Development Divisions
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Festival-winning steel band from Trinidad! And limbo dancing... how low can they go? #SteelBand #Trinidad #Limbo #Talent #Dance
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Caribbean on Instagram: "Trinidad's Shemika Campbell is the queen of limbo 🇹🇹👑 LIMBO dance. Invented in Trinidad and by Trinidad. Our National Dance. A marvel that originated amongst the African descendants on the island. Limbo is actually a funeral wake ritual of the Shango devotees in Trinidad. A sacred dance in which participants bend backward at the waist to pass under a horizontal bamboo pole amid singing and drumming. No body part is allowed to touch the ground except for our feet. No p
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