cancan
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канкан
Cancan
A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in FranceA high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.
UK/ˈkanˌkan/US/ˈkænˌkæn/
Meaning
3 sensesA high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.
a high-kicking dance of French origin performed by a female chorus line
A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.
(broadly)"Galop Infernal", a movement from Jacques Offenbach's opera Orpheus in the Underworld, commonly associated with and called the cancan.
Cancan
канка́нkankán
A trick where one leg is brought over the seat, so that both legs are on one side.
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Origin
Borrowed from French cancan.Borrowed from French cancan.
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