Can-can
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The can-can is a high-energy, physically demanding dance that became a popular music-hall dance in the 1840s, continuing in popularity in French cabaret to modern days. Originally danced by couples, i
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Georges Seurat, 1889–90, Le Chahut, oil on canvas, 170 cm × 141 cm (67 in × 56 in), Kröller-Müller Museum
Toulouse-Lautrec, Jane Avril Dancing
Giuseppina Morlacchi introduced the can-can to American audiences in 1867.
La Goulue
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La Goulue, was the stage name of Louise Weber, a French can-can dancer who was a star of the Moulin Rouge, a popular cabaret in the Pigalle district of Paris, near Montmartre. Weber became known as La
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…in 1870. However, women performers were much more widely known. By the 1890s, it was possible to earn a living as a full-time dancer and stars such as La Goulue and Jane Avril emerged, who were highly paid for their appearances at the Moulin Rouge and elsewhere. The most prominent male can-can dancer of the…
La Goulue
Moulin Rouge: La Goulue, a poster highlighting Louise Weber's work at the Moulin Rouge, by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1891
Henri Toulouse-Lautrec: La Goulue arriving at the Moulin Rouge (1892)
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