This dance is also used as a funeral dance and may be related to the African legba or legua dance.
"The dancers move under a pole that is gradually lowered from chest level, and they emerge on the other side, as their heads clear the pole, as in the triumph of life over death". "Consistent with certain African beliefs, the dance reflects the whole cycle of life". Limber is a sixteenth century word used in the dialectical sense to refer to a cart shaft, alluding to its to and fro motion. Limbo is a West Indian English derivative of 'limber'. The word 'limbo' is used to denote a form of dance that dates back to the 1950s. Limbo dancer falling flat on his back when attempting lowered pole. The name comes directly from the Trinidad dialect of English Merriam–Webster lists the etymology as "English of Trinidad & Barbados akin to Jamaican English limba to bend, from English limber". The winning dancer often receives a prize. In recent years, limbo dancing has been conducted as a social " icebreaker" game for tourists at Caribbean and other tropical resorts. It is also widely heard in Jamaican mento recorded in the 1950s, in songs such as "Limbo" by Lord Tickler and Calypsonians or "Limbo" by Denzil Laing & the Wrigglers, as well as many others songs not directly related to the limbo dance theme. In Jamaica, the trendy limbo music of the 1950s was often based on a clave rhythm. There is a popular quote that is associated with limbo that says "How low can you go?" which spectators often repeat together whenever someone is playing the game.
When several dancers compete, they go under the stick in single-file the stick is gradually lowered until only one dancer, who has not touched either the pole or the floor, remains. The dancer is declared "out" and loses the contest if any part of the body touches the stick or pole that they are passing beneath, or if the hands touch the floor. The dancer moves to a Caribbean rhythm (in modern times, often to the song " Limbo Rock" as recorded by Chubby Checker), then leans backward, lowering their body to the individual's greatest extent, balancing upon feet akimbo with knees extended backwards. Limbo is a popular dance contest that originated on the island of Trinidad.
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