Who invented the can-can?!


Question: Who invented the can-can!?
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The cancan first appeared in the working-class ballrooms of Montparnasse in Paris in around 1830!. It was a more lively version of the galop, a dance in quick 2/4 time, which often featured as the final figure in the quadrille!. The cancan was, therefore, originally a dance for couples, who indulged in high kicks and other gestures with arms and legs!. It is thought that they were influenced by the antics of a popular entertainer of the 1820s, Charles Mazurier, who was well known for his acrobatic performances, which included the grand écart or jump splits—later a popular feature of the cancan!. At this time, and throughout most of the 19th century in France, the dance was also known as the chahut!. Both words are French, cancan meaning "tittle-tattle" or "scandal", hence a scandalous dance, while chahut meant "noise" or "uproar"!. The dance did cause something of a scandal, and for a while, it was repressed as indecent!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

Not quite sure *but* visited Paris and the Moulin Rouge (it looks awful in the daylight, really drab), and was told the can-can was original done by the women without knickers - that's why it was considered quite risque and a bit naughty!.

Dull fact of the day for you there!Www@Enter-QA@Com



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