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The (or cancan) is a high-energy, acrobatic dance that originated in the working-class ballrooms of Paris around 1830. Originally a couple's dance derived from the quadrille , it is now most famous as a choreographed stage performance by a chorus line of women. Key Performance Features

The tune most universally associated with the dance is the from Jacques Offenbach's 1858 operetta Orpheus in the Underworld . Can Can

: Sharp, controlled kicks, often aimed high enough to knock a hat off a spectator's head. The (or cancan) is a high-energy, acrobatic dance