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    Why was the Can-Can canned?

    Question #44525. Asked by DogRL.

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    The Can-Can is a hybrid of the Polka and the Quadrille and was said to be first danced in 1822, being outlawed for a number of years as immoral and indecent and prohibited by the police.
    Originally, the word Can-Can in French meant "Scandal," or Edge, since they usually danced on the edge of the stage. The Can-Can is said to be the start of public nudity, because of the bare legs above the stockings to the frilly panties, which at the time was very indecent
    http://www.streetswing.com/histmain/z3cancan.htm


    Feb 21 04, 5:46 AM

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