Limbo Dancing

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

202

Date Released

10 Nov 1958

Date recorded

3 Oct 1958

Length of issue (in feet)

756

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Canadian Orchids
2. 2American Football
3. 3Limbo Dancing

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Summary

Pathe synopsis: A dance which originated in the West Indies hundreds of years ago is now being performed in a Clacton hoilday camp. The dancer approaches what looks like a high-jump bar and starts to dance under it. The trick is to keep your balance while wiggling in time to the music, with only your feet touching the ground. The world record, incidentally, was achieved with the bar only 18 inches from the ground!

Keywords

Music and dance

Locations

England; Essex; Clacton-on-Sea

Written sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

David De Keyser

Length of story (in feet)

251

Story extras:

Film clip

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