7 Things you didn’t know about the Moulin Rouge Paris Dancers

The dress code of Moulin Rouge Dancers

The Cancan derived from a dance called the Galop and was popular in Parisian common dance halls. Initially, it was a dance for both sexes, but as it grew into a French cultural phenomenon, it became traditional for the Cancan to be performed by a chorus line of female dancers. The women used to wear costumes of long skirts, petticoats, and black stockings and the dance primarily consisted of skirt waving, high kicks, cartwheeling, and grand ecarts. Cancan costumes help bring the historical French cancan dance to life with color, vibrancy, and sexiness, red and black are popular colors for cancan apparel.

Modern cancan costumes are made out of various materials and styles, but attempt to stay true to the original costume. Cancan costumes are over-the-top and make women look and feel gorgeous. The outfits are revealing, flirty, and perfect for a costume party or free cancan dancing. Some of the skirts are much shorter than they used to be, revealing the tops of thigh-high stockings and suspenders.

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