Definition of cancan in English:

cancan

noun ˈkankanˈkænˌkæn

A lively, high-kicking stage dance originating in 19th-century Parisian music halls and performed by women in long skirts and petticoats.
康康舞，坎坎舞（一种源于19世纪巴黎音乐厅、由穿长裙和衬裙的妇女表演的活泼高踢腿舞台舞蹈）
people were dancing the cancan
人们在跳康康舞。
as modifier cancan dancers
Example sentencesExamples
- Entertainment includes cancan dancers and the music of Jerry Atwood and Sharon Montgomery.
- Opening June 1 nationwide and slated to kick off next month's Cannes Film Festival, Moulin Rouge stars Nicole Kidman and depicts the cancan and cabaret world of Paris in 1899.
- From the riot of colour of the cancan dancers' skirts, to the outrageous gear worn by Toulouse-Lautrec, costume creates visual excitement.
- Ben Nicolodi, the male solo dancer in the cancan, was an acrobat when he first entered the club.
- The author juxtaposes the earthy unbound cancan dancer of the Folies Bergére and Moulin Rouge to the Romantic Era ideal of the pale tightly corseted woman of ‘normal ‘society.’
- Founded in 1932, the Bluebell Girls are one of the last remaining companies to dance the traditional cancan, with its flying kicks and punishing splits.
- The colours on her paintbrushes merged into her cancan dress, giving it a tie-dye appearance.
- But his most impactful display here must surely have been the unofficial exhibition that took place in the London streets when his cheeky posters for touring troupes of French cancan dancers were pasted up.
- The cancan, that high kicking, exuberant dance of showgirls, originated in Le Moulin Rouge during the 1890s.
- The Bluebell Girls - one of the last remaining companies to dance the traditional cancan - still perform at the Lido, on the Champs-Elysees.
- I mean, who knew that the French cancan had revolutionary roots, and the dance is coded, physically coded?
- Red Picotee, a scarlet variety with a white fringe, makes me think of the cancan, all high spirits and to hell with good taste.
- For example, when straightening your legs in cancan or crisscross, imagine reaching your toes as far away from you as you can, as if to touch an imaginary wall.
- No expense is spared in an elaborate opening cancan number that makes an anachronistic use of today's popular music.
- Another historic reference is made in Act III where the Neapolitan Dance becomes a cancan.
- The big numbers included, of course, the cancan, but also a Viennese waltz scene with the dancers in flowing ballroom gowns and a big, big finale, with ostrich-plume headwear and sequinned costumes.
- Women have been condemned for dancing the cancan and the waltz.
- Assuming center stage like a troupe of cancan dancers, they expose enormous legs beneath vibrant, Pucci-patterned miniskirts that recall Nixon-era fashions.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from French, child's word for canard 'duck', from Old French caner 'to quack'.

Definition of cancan in US English:

cancan

nounˈkanˌkanˈkænˌkæn

A lively, high-kicking stage dance originating in 19th-century Parisian music halls and performed by women in long skirts and petticoats.
康康舞，坎坎舞（一种源于19世纪巴黎音乐厅、由穿长裙和衬裙的妇女表演的活泼高踢腿舞台舞蹈）
people were dancing the cancan
人们在跳康康舞。
as modifier cancan dancers
Example sentencesExamples
- The big numbers included, of course, the cancan, but also a Viennese waltz scene with the dancers in flowing ballroom gowns and a big, big finale, with ostrich-plume headwear and sequinned costumes.
- The author juxtaposes the earthy unbound cancan dancer of the Folies Bergére and Moulin Rouge to the Romantic Era ideal of the pale tightly corseted woman of ‘normal ‘society.’
- The colours on her paintbrushes merged into her cancan dress, giving it a tie-dye appearance.
- Red Picotee, a scarlet variety with a white fringe, makes me think of the cancan, all high spirits and to hell with good taste.
- Entertainment includes cancan dancers and the music of Jerry Atwood and Sharon Montgomery.
- Women have been condemned for dancing the cancan and the waltz.
- The Bluebell Girls - one of the last remaining companies to dance the traditional cancan - still perform at the Lido, on the Champs-Elysees.
- Founded in 1932, the Bluebell Girls are one of the last remaining companies to dance the traditional cancan, with its flying kicks and punishing splits.
- From the riot of colour of the cancan dancers' skirts, to the outrageous gear worn by Toulouse-Lautrec, costume creates visual excitement.
- Assuming center stage like a troupe of cancan dancers, they expose enormous legs beneath vibrant, Pucci-patterned miniskirts that recall Nixon-era fashions.
- Another historic reference is made in Act III where the Neapolitan Dance becomes a cancan.
- For example, when straightening your legs in cancan or crisscross, imagine reaching your toes as far away from you as you can, as if to touch an imaginary wall.
- But his most impactful display here must surely have been the unofficial exhibition that took place in the London streets when his cheeky posters for touring troupes of French cancan dancers were pasted up.
- I mean, who knew that the French cancan had revolutionary roots, and the dance is coded, physically coded?
- No expense is spared in an elaborate opening cancan number that makes an anachronistic use of today's popular music.
- Opening June 1 nationwide and slated to kick off next month's Cannes Film Festival, Moulin Rouge stars Nicole Kidman and depicts the cancan and cabaret world of Paris in 1899.
- Ben Nicolodi, the male solo dancer in the cancan, was an acrobat when he first entered the club.
- The cancan, that high kicking, exuberant dance of showgirls, originated in Le Moulin Rouge during the 1890s.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from French, child's word for canard ‘duck’, from Old French caner ‘to quack’.

词汇	cancan
释义	Definition of cancan in English: cancan noun ˈkankanˈkænˌkæn A lively, high-kicking stage dance originating in 19th-century Parisian music halls and performed by women in long skirts and petticoats. 康康舞，坎坎舞（一种源于19世纪巴黎音乐厅、由穿长裙和衬裙的妇女表演的活泼高踢腿舞台舞蹈） people were dancing the cancan 人们在跳康康舞。 as modifier cancan dancers Example sentencesExamples Entertainment includes cancan dancers and the music of Jerry Atwood and Sharon Montgomery. Opening June 1 nationwide and slated to kick off next month's Cannes Film Festival, Moulin Rouge stars Nicole Kidman and depicts the cancan and cabaret world of Paris in 1899. From the riot of colour of the cancan dancers' skirts, to the outrageous gear worn by Toulouse-Lautrec, costume creates visual excitement. Ben Nicolodi, the male solo dancer in the cancan, was an acrobat when he first entered the club. The author juxtaposes the earthy unbound cancan dancer of the Folies Bergére and Moulin Rouge to the Romantic Era ideal of the pale tightly corseted woman of ‘normal ‘society.’ Founded in 1932, the Bluebell Girls are one of the last remaining companies to dance the traditional cancan, with its flying kicks and punishing splits. The colours on her paintbrushes merged into her cancan dress, giving it a tie-dye appearance. But his most impactful display here must surely have been the unofficial exhibition that took place in the London streets when his cheeky posters for touring troupes of French cancan dancers were pasted up. The cancan, that high kicking, exuberant dance of showgirls, originated in Le Moulin Rouge during the 1890s. The Bluebell Girls - one of the last remaining companies to dance the traditional cancan - still perform at the Lido, on the Champs-Elysees. I mean, who knew that the French cancan had revolutionary roots, and the dance is coded, physically coded? Red Picotee, a scarlet variety with a white fringe, makes me think of the cancan, all high spirits and to hell with good taste. For example, when straightening your legs in cancan or crisscross, imagine reaching your toes as far away from you as you can, as if to touch an imaginary wall. No expense is spared in an elaborate opening cancan number that makes an anachronistic use of today's popular music. Another historic reference is made in Act III where the Neapolitan Dance becomes a cancan. The big numbers included, of course, the cancan, but also a Viennese waltz scene with the dancers in flowing ballroom gowns and a big, big finale, with ostrich-plume headwear and sequinned costumes. Women have been condemned for dancing the cancan and the waltz. Assuming center stage like a troupe of cancan dancers, they expose enormous legs beneath vibrant, Pucci-patterned miniskirts that recall Nixon-era fashions. Origin Mid 19th century: from French, child's word for canard 'duck', from Old French caner 'to quack'. Definition of cancan in US English: cancan nounˈkanˌkanˈkænˌkæn A lively, high-kicking stage dance originating in 19th-century Parisian music halls and performed by women in long skirts and petticoats. 康康舞，坎坎舞（一种源于19世纪巴黎音乐厅、由穿长裙和衬裙的妇女表演的活泼高踢腿舞台舞蹈） people were dancing the cancan 人们在跳康康舞。 as modifier cancan dancers Example sentencesExamples The big numbers included, of course, the cancan, but also a Viennese waltz scene with the dancers in flowing ballroom gowns and a big, big finale, with ostrich-plume headwear and sequinned costumes. The author juxtaposes the earthy unbound cancan dancer of the Folies Bergére and Moulin Rouge to the Romantic Era ideal of the pale tightly corseted woman of ‘normal ‘society.’ The colours on her paintbrushes merged into her cancan dress, giving it a tie-dye appearance. Red Picotee, a scarlet variety with a white fringe, makes me think of the cancan, all high spirits and to hell with good taste. Entertainment includes cancan dancers and the music of Jerry Atwood and Sharon Montgomery. Women have been condemned for dancing the cancan and the waltz. The Bluebell Girls - one of the last remaining companies to dance the traditional cancan - still perform at the Lido, on the Champs-Elysees. Founded in 1932, the Bluebell Girls are one of the last remaining companies to dance the traditional cancan, with its flying kicks and punishing splits. From the riot of colour of the cancan dancers' skirts, to the outrageous gear worn by Toulouse-Lautrec, costume creates visual excitement. Assuming center stage like a troupe of cancan dancers, they expose enormous legs beneath vibrant, Pucci-patterned miniskirts that recall Nixon-era fashions. Another historic reference is made in Act III where the Neapolitan Dance becomes a cancan. For example, when straightening your legs in cancan or crisscross, imagine reaching your toes as far away from you as you can, as if to touch an imaginary wall. But his most impactful display here must surely have been the unofficial exhibition that took place in the London streets when his cheeky posters for touring troupes of French cancan dancers were pasted up. I mean, who knew that the French cancan had revolutionary roots, and the dance is coded, physically coded? No expense is spared in an elaborate opening cancan number that makes an anachronistic use of today's popular music. Opening June 1 nationwide and slated to kick off next month's Cannes Film Festival, Moulin Rouge stars Nicole Kidman and depicts the cancan and cabaret world of Paris in 1899. Ben Nicolodi, the male solo dancer in the cancan, was an acrobat when he first entered the club. The cancan, that high kicking, exuberant dance of showgirls, originated in Le Moulin Rouge during the 1890s. Origin Mid 19th century: from French, child's word for canard ‘duck’, from Old French caner ‘to quack’.
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