The can-can (also spelled cancan as in the original French /kɑ̃kɑ̃/) is a high-energy, physically demanding dance that became a popular music-hall dance in the 1840s, continuing in popularity in French cabaret to this day. [1]

Moulin Rouge Can Can on French TV - the Moulin Rouge will put on a preview of their show in order to drum up interest - sometimes in the street in front of the theater, sometimes on a...

David Turecamo looks at the history of the music hall dance once considered scandalous but now accepted as a symbol of France as recognizable as the Eiffel T...

The famous and timeless FRENCH CANCAN by Frenchy Folies Revue (sung version) L'indémodable FRENCH CAN CAN de la revue Frenchy Folies (version chantée)...more.

Apr 8, 2022 · The professional dancers of the Second Empire and the fin de siècle developed the can-can moves that were later incorporated by the choreographer Pierre Sandrini in the spectacular “French Cancan,” which he devised at the Moulin Rouge in the 1920s and presented at his own Bal Tabarin from 1928.

Oct 30, 2024 · Read our brief history of the French cancan, a dance that was deemed scandalous but was a big kick against Victorian values and was a call for change.

Le French cancan est à ce jour une musique emblématique des nuits parisiennes, avec son chahut festif et ses hurlements stridents, pour le tourisme parisien, entre autres avec les célèbres revues et spectacles de cabarets parisiens Moulin-Rouge, Lido, Paradis Latin, ou Folies Bergère…, symbole d'un Paris frivole et festif, et des joies ...

The French can-can is an iconic dance with devotees all over the world - read about the history of the French can-can from humble beginnings to Hollywood.

French Cancan (also known as Only the French Can) is a 1955 musical comedy-drama film written and directed by Jean Renoir and starring Jean Gabin, Francoise Arnoul and María Félix. It marked Renoir's return to France and to French cinema after an exile that began in 1940.

The French Cancan dance is an eight-minute performance facing the audience, during which dancers measuring 5’7” tall lead the dance to a piece of music by Offenbach. It’s an art that requires Parisian cabaret dancers to have balance, flexibility, acrobatic ability and rhythm.