Moulin Rouge
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Moulin Rouge is a cabaret in Paris, on Boulevard de Clichy, at Place Blanche, the intersection of, and terminus of Rue Blanche.
The Moulin Rouge in 2011
Bal au Moulin Rouge, Place Blanche, poster by Jules Chéret, 1889
Moulin Rouge: La Goulue by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1891
Advertising poster of the Moulin Rouge by Alfred Choubrac, 1896
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 this day. Originally danced by couples, it is now traditionally associated with a chorus line of female dancers. The main features of the dance are the vigorous manipulation of skirts and petticoats, along with high kicks, splits, and cartwheels.
Depiction of the can-can by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1895
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.