The Límbó (Limmm-Bó) is a novelty or eccentric dance and is also known as the “Under Stick Dance”, where as the dancer moves to a Caribbean rhythm and dances under a stick, held up by a person on each end of the stick or a stand, without knocking or touching the stick. The word Limbo in the Roman Catholic tradition means a place where the souls of people go if they are not accepted into heaven, but not bad enough to be sent to hell, not a very nice place to be and no one knows you’re there with no chance of escape.

If the dancer is successful he must repeat this again and again with the bar being lowered another “Notch” each time. Each dancer does this until there is only one left standing who has not touched the bar, fallen down, laid on the floor or used his/her hands to keep balance. On-lookers as well as other dancers would clap and cheer and sing while the dancer tries to go under the stick. This dance was and is very popular at beach parties.