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noun
A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: dance, dancing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.
"Galop Infernal", a movement from Jacques Offenbach's opera Orpheus in the Underworld, commonly associated with and called the cancan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
Topics: dance, dancing, entertainment, hobbies, lifestyle, music, sports
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noun
A trick where one leg is brought over the seat, so that both legs are on one side.
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verb
To dance the cancan.
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noun
a high-kicking dance of French origin performed by a female chorus line
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: stage dancing, choreography
History
Borrowed from French cancan.
Across languages
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