Where did the limbo first get off the ground? This week, ELT reveals how it went from funerals in the Caribbean to shag-carpeted basements across American suburbia.

Guests: Performer, choreographer, and documentarian Sonja Dumas; and Shane Vogel, professor of English and Theater at Indiana University.

Special thanks to listener Aurelia. Thanks also to Kieron Sargeant and Ray Funk.

To hear the songs featured in this episode, head over to our Spotify playlist at elt.show/limbo.

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