What is the can-can dance?
Q: What is the can-can dance?
A: The can-can dance is a music hall dance performed by a chorus line of female dancers wearing long skirts, petticoats, and black stockings.
Q: Where was the can-can first danced?
A: The can-can was first danced in the low-class ballrooms of Montparnasse in Paris around 1830.
Q: Who were some famous can-can dancers of the 1890s?
A: Some famous can-can dancers of the 1890s include La Goulue and Jane Avril, who were highly paid for their appearances at the Moulin Rouge and other venues.
Q: Who developed the various can-can moves?
A: The female dancers of the French Second Empire and the fin de siècle developed the various can-can moves.
Q: What is the most common tune played with the can-can?
A: The Galop from Jacques Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld is the tune most often played with the can-can.
Q: Was the can-can ever adapted as a movie?
A: Yes, the can-can was adapted as an American movie titled "Can Can" in 1960, which starred Frank Sinatra and Shirley MacLaine and featured music by Cole Porter.
Q: What is the difference between the simplified and more evolved forms of the can-can tune?
A: The more evolved form of the can-can tune, Can-Can (Orpheus in the Underworld), is performed on the accordion, whereas the simplified form is not specified.
