: a woman's dance of French origin characterized by high kicking usually while holding up the front of a full ruffled skirt
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What at first seemed like a very rickety version of the cancan suddenly gained new context as the show continued into a grand citywide interpretive dance celebrating the re-construction of the Notre-Dame cathedral.
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024
The Florence and the Machine aesthetic draws from Pre-Raphaelite tawny goddesses; photos by the 19th-century artist Julia Margaret Cameron; Surrealist 20th-century paintings by Leonora Carrington and Remedios Varo; the modern dancer Loie Fuller; exhausted cancan dancers; pastel moths.
—Lauren Groff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
The joy of those cancan dancers in pink, or Lady Gaga shimmying in ostrich feathers and a Dior feather hat, was a valiant tribute to French tradition.
—Rachel Tashjian, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
And yes, fashion is a national treasure in France, so the Opening Ceremonies’ whimsical displays of the Moulin Rouge women in pink dancing the cancan, or the exuberant (if aesthetically tacky) runway show were, yes, charming.
—Rachel Tashjian, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
Enjoy drag shows, belly dancing, a cancan troupe, vendors, a bar crawl, silent disco and more.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 10 June 2024
Perhaps see if zombies are able to do the cancan at the Moulin Rouge?
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 17 July 2023
While the cancan never gets old, something just as French and risqué that’s lesser known is Madame Arthur, a drag cabaret and club in Pigalle where Serge Gainsbourg first played.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2023
But, inside, my heart was doing the cancan.
—Jen Spyra, The New Yorker, 24 Dec. 2021
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024
The Florence and the Machine aesthetic draws from Pre-Raphaelite tawny goddesses; photos by the 19th-century artist Julia Margaret Cameron; Surrealist 20th-century paintings by Leonora Carrington and Remedios Varo; the modern dancer Loie Fuller; exhausted cancan dancers; pastel moths.
—Lauren Groff, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
The joy of those cancan dancers in pink, or Lady Gaga shimmying in ostrich feathers and a Dior feather hat, was a valiant tribute to French tradition.
—Rachel Tashjian, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
And yes, fashion is a national treasure in France, so the Opening Ceremonies’ whimsical displays of the Moulin Rouge women in pink dancing the cancan, or the exuberant (if aesthetically tacky) runway show were, yes, charming.
—Rachel Tashjian, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
Enjoy drag shows, belly dancing, a cancan troupe, vendors, a bar crawl, silent disco and more.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 10 June 2024
Perhaps see if zombies are able to do the cancan at the Moulin Rouge?
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 17 July 2023
While the cancan never gets old, something just as French and risqué that’s lesser known is Madame Arthur, a drag cabaret and club in Pigalle where Serge Gainsbourg first played.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2023
But, inside, my heart was doing the cancan.
—Jen Spyra, The New Yorker, 24 Dec. 2021
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“Cancan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cancan. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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