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

French Cancan dancers

In the history of the French Cancan dancers, Cancan in French slang at the turn of the 19th century meant malicious gossip or scandal. Who invented the cancan dance, Charles Mazurier, well known for his acrobatics, including the grand ecart or jump splits both popular features of the can-can. At that time, people loved to go to balls and the last dance of the night was usually with couples, called the quadrille. The cancan originated out of this last dance, with higher kicks and more energy.

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