Can Can -
: Dancers rhythmically lift, shake, and swirl their long, ruffled petticoats.
: Performers execute cartwheels, flips, and the celebrated grand écart (jumping splits).
Watch this high-energy performance to see the signature high kicks and skirt work in action: The cancan, France's signature dance CBS Sunday Morning YouTube• Oct 11, 2015
: Notable moves include the port d'armes (holding one leg vertically by the ankle while turning) and the corkscrew (side kicks combined with a twisting torso). Music and Cultural Context
The tune most universally associated with the dance is the from Jacques Offenbach's 1858 operetta Orpheus in the Underworld .
: Sharp, controlled kicks, often aimed high enough to knock a hat off a spectator's head.
: Dancers rhythmically lift, shake, and swirl their long, ruffled petticoats.
: Performers execute cartwheels, flips, and the celebrated grand écart (jumping splits).
Watch this high-energy performance to see the signature high kicks and skirt work in action: The cancan, France's signature dance CBS Sunday Morning YouTube• Oct 11, 2015
: Notable moves include the port d'armes (holding one leg vertically by the ankle while turning) and the corkscrew (side kicks combined with a twisting torso). Music and Cultural Context
The tune most universally associated with the dance is the from Jacques Offenbach's 1858 operetta Orpheus in the Underworld .
: Sharp, controlled kicks, often aimed high enough to knock a hat off a spectator's head.
