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Can-can (other)
The can-can (also spelled cancan as in the original French Help:IPA/French, /kɑ̃kɑ̃/) 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, Split (gymnastics), splits, and cartwheel (gymnastics), cartwheels. History The can-can is believed to have evolved from the final figure in the quadrille, a social dance for four or more couples. The exact origin of the dance is obscure, but the steps may have been inspired by a popular entertainer of the 1820s, :fr:Charles-François Mazurier, Charles-François Mazurier (1798–1828), well known for his Mime artist, mime and acrobatic dance, including the grand écart or Jump split, jump splits—both popular features of the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lautrec La Troupe De Mlle Eglantine (poster) 1895-6
Lautrec (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Tarn (department), Tarn Departments of France, department in southern France. Demography Remarkable sites Lautrec is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association, as well as a "Remarkable Site for Taste" thanks to its renowned Lautrec Pink Garlic, pink garlic. Its remarkable sites include: * the village itself, with its 14th century market square * the Saint Remy collegiate church and its sumptuous marble retable * the 17th century windmill, one of the few still working today in the South of France * a clog workshop, recreated after the one that existed there until the early 1960s * the Caussade Gate (13th century) * the Salette Calvary (sanctuary), calvary (altitude 328 m) * the Roman road See also * Famous painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s family had roots in this village * Communes of the Tarn department * Tourism in Tarn References Communes of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
