Can Can May 2026

: Notable moves include the port d'armes (holding one leg vertically by the ankle while turning) and the corkscrew (side kicks combined with a twisting torso). Music and Cultural Context

: Sharp, controlled kicks, often aimed high enough to knock a hat off a spectator's head. Can Can

The tune most universally associated with the dance is the from Jacques Offenbach's 1858 operetta Orpheus in the Underworld . : Notable moves include the port d'armes (holding