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Outside France, the can-can achieved popularity in music halls, where it was danced by groups of women in choreographed routines. This style was imported back into France in the 1920s for the benefit of tourists, and the "French Cancan" was born—a highly choreographed routine lasting ten minutes or
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management did not permit dancers to perform in "revealing undergarments". Occasionally, people dancing the can-can were arrested, but there is no record of its being banned, as some accounts claim. Throughout the 1830s, it was often groups of men, particularly students, who danced the can-can at
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As the dance became more popular, professional performers emerged, although it was still danced by individuals, not by a chorus line. A few men became can-can stars in the 1840s to 1861 and an all-male group known as the
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in Boston. It was billed as "Grand Gallop Can-Can, composed and danced by Mlles. Morlacchi, Blasina, Diani, Ricci, Baretta ... accompanied with cymbals and triangles by the
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The dance was considered scandalous, and for a while there were attempts to suppress it. This may have been partly because in the 19th century, women wore
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from 1928. This was a combination of the individual style of the
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and the grand écart (the flying or jump splits). It has become common practice for dancers to scream and yelp while performing the can-can.
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of female dancers. The main features of the dance are the vigorous manipulation of skirts and petticoats, along with high kicks,
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starring Frank
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produced several paintings and a large number of posters of can-can dancers. Other painters of the can-can included
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in the spectacular "French Cancan", which he devised at the Moulin Rouge in the 1920s and presented at his own
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featured one of its lead characters, Coco, performing the dance before destroying the set around her.
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more, with the opportunity for individuals to display their "specialities". The main moves are the
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The can-can has appeared in numerous film and TV productions. The can-can featured prominently in
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Many composers have written music for the can-can. The most famous is French composer
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to this day. Originally danced by couples, it is now traditionally associated with a
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performed in London in 1870. However, women performers were much more widely known.
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developed the can-can moves that were later incorporated by the choreographer
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emerged, who were highly paid for their appearances at the
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dance in the 1840s, continuing in popularity in French
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