Can Can Dance Etymology?

also can-can, "A kind of dance performed in low resorts by men and women, who indulge in extravagant postures and lascivious gestures" [Century Dictionary, 1895], 1848, from French, a slang or cant term possibly from can, a French children's word for "duck" (see canard), via some notion of "waddling" too obscure or ...

Can-Can dance Name Origin?

The cancan first appeared in Paris in the 1830s

“Cancan” in French slang at the turn of the 19th century meant malicious gossip or scandal. ... The cancan originated out of this last dance, with higher kicks and more energy.

Can-Can dance meaning?

The can-can (also spelled cancan as in the original 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.