Though she lives in New York now, Charles is from Trinidad and Tobago, which is where the limbo dance originated. According to her official Facebook page, “In 2016 she competed in Beijing, China where she won her 2nd Guinness World Record for ‘The Farthest Distance to Limbo under 12 inches.’ Her first record in 2010 still holds as the lowest limbo dancer in the world.” A video of her limboing under an SUV was a hit online, and she’s even appeared on The Today Show. Of course, this isn’t the first time Charles has impressed audiences and the internet with her limboing skills. The lowest limbo ice skating over 10 m is 17.78 cm, achieved by Shristi Dharmendra Sharma (India) in Haryana. She’s simultaneously graceful and mind boggling to watch. It’s a stunt you have to see to believe! In the video, she sizes up the amount of space she has to work with, stretches her limbs and uses the sides of her feet to propel her forward without ever letting her back touch the ground.
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Subscribe to our free RSS News feed to receive updates.CNN posted a video taken by an impressed onlooker who watched as the Limbo Queen herself, Shemika Charles, managed to limbo underneath a row of airport chairs while waiting for her flight out of Philadelphia. She is a pupil of the Cardina Ohara High School in Buffalo, and is also a singer and dancer in a group called Caribbean Extravaganza. She said the waiting period had been tough but since establishing the record it was all worth it.Ĭharles left Trinidad at the age of eight for the United States with her family, and had been doing the limbo dance for the past four years. Her trainer Bob Diaz said it is quite an honor to be on their show and considered for the Guinness World Record.Īccording to international reports, Charles, after accomplishing the feat, said she had been waiting for the opportunity to have her name written in the Guinness Book of World Records for the lowest limbo for quite some time. Charles accomplished the feat to steelpan music performed by her mother Sherry Charles.
She also limbo dances around Western New York with her family's band called Caribbean Extravaganza. I can't limbo when I'm 50 or 60 but I'd like to limbo for as long as I can," Charles said. I would like to limbo as long as I can but you can only limbo for so long. "It's very different and people are more willing to accept something they haven't seen before. She practiced four times a day during the summer. Shemika said it took a lot of training to get to this point. 14 Limbo Skating Premium High Res Photos Browse 14 limbo skating photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more photos and images.
Lowest limbo by a woman - world record set by Shemika CharlesīUFFALO, NY, USA - Shemika Charles, the 18-year-old Trinidadian national living in Buffalo, New York, danced under a bar 8.5 inches (21.5 cm) from the ground on the set of American morning show Live! with Regis and Kelly - setting the new world record for the Lowest Limbo by a woman.Ĭharles set the record after performing the limbo under a stick placed only 8.5 inches from the ground. Shristi Sharma, 11, smashed this record by limbo skating for 25 meters under bars held only 6.69 inches above the ground. Tai Star performed a hula hooping limbo using a line set at a height of 108 centimeters. Categories » Video Game World Records » Lowest World Records. SET A RECORD Explore Records Log in / Sign Up. Check out her SUV feat in the video below prepare to be equal parts amazed and freaked out at the contortionist's abilities. Impress your friends by breaking or inventing your own lowest world records on. Lowest limbo by a woman - world record set by Shemika Charles The Trinidad and Tobago native achieved global fame in 2010 when as an 18-year-old she broke the world record for lowest limbo 8.5 inches, according to her website.
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