2. The Soul-Crushing Origins of the Limbo |
If you think the limbo was created for middle-aged couples in Hawaiian shirts, you couldn’t be more wrong. |
According to most sources, the dance came to America by way of Trinidad, where West Indian slaves invented it to simulate the descent into a slave ship. The lower a slave went into the ship’s hull, the harder it became to break free. Now try enjoying the dance on your next trip to Club Med.Read more at www.mentalfloss.com |
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