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In recent years, limbo dancing has been conducted as a social "icebreaker" game for tourists at Caribbean and other tropical resorts. The winning dancer often receives a prize. The name is said to be derived from the original purpose of the dance, which was to help a dead loved one's soul escape the state of Limbo . It is performed for one week after a funeral. It is also possible that the name comes directly from the English of Trinidad; Merriam-Webster lists the etymology as "English of Trinidad & Barbados; akin to Jamaican English ''limba'' to bend, from English ''limber''" (see definition #2 at http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?limbo). |
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