CANCAN

Can-can

The can-can is a high-energy and physically demanding music hall dance, traditionally performed by a chorus line of female dancers who wear costumes with long skirts, petticoats, and black stockings. The main features of the dance are the lifting and manipulation of the skirts, with high kicking and suggestive, provocative body movements.

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Can-Can

Can-Can is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter, and a book by Abe Burrows. The story concerns the showgirls of the Montmartre dance halls during the 1890s.

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cancan

Noun

  1. A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.
  2. A trick where one leg is brought over the seat, so that both legs are on one side.

Verb

  1. To dance the cancan.


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