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Shemika Charles is the Queen of Limbo . . . no seriously. She is a two-time Guinness World Record holder in limbo dancing — specifically passing under a 21.59 cm bar. Watch as she shows Marawa how to get low!
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00:08Hello! Welcome to Champions of the Universe, where we profile women who perform feats of
00:12greatness. Today on the show I have Shamika the Limbo Queen. It's very nice to have you on the
00:17show Shamika, I'm very excited. Now how old are you? I'm 23 years old. And how long have you
00:21been doing this for? 10 years. That's crazy, that's like half your life. That's amazing.
00:26What's your favorite music to train? Soka. Correct, correct answer. Now could you please
00:32tell everyone what your world records are in? My Guinness World Records are for the lowest
00:37female limbo of 8.5 inches and for the furthest distance in the limbo position. Are we going
00:42to see this today? You are. I'm excited, let's do it. My very first time performing and my uncle
00:52challenged me to limbo under the beer bottles. I love a challenge. I stretched and practiced
00:57and practiced. I went under those beer bottles.
01:13Oh my god, that was amazing. I can't believe you went under the beer. It was so low on the
01:17ground.
01:18How do you feel? I feel good. It's definitely very difficult to do, but I got through it. How are
01:24your knees? How do you get down like that? I've been so flexible my whole life. I've been practicing.
01:29And I just, I'm just able to do it. Well, it was absolutely amazing. Thank you so much for coming
01:34on the show. Now, have you got any advice for our young ladies out there who are looking, maybe not
01:39to do limbo, but something else amazing with their life?
01:41Always follow your dreams and to really stay focused on whatever it is that makes you happy.
01:46Such good advice. Thank you so much for coming on the show. Bye!

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