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  2. Moulin Rouge - Wikipedia

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    Moulin Rouge is best known as the birthplace of the modern form of the can-can dance. Originally introduced as a seductive dance by the courtesans who operated from the site, the can-can dance revue evolved into a form of entertainment of its own and led to the introduction of cabarets across Europe.

  3. Can-can - Wikipedia

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    The professional dancers of the Second Empire and the fin de siècle developed the can-can moves that were later incorporated by the choreographer Pierre Sandrini in the spectacular "French Cancan", which he devised at the Moulin Rouge in the 1920s and presented at his own Bal Tabarin from 1928. This was a combination of the individual style of ...

  4. At the Moulin Rouge, The Dance - Wikipedia

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    At the Moulin Rouge, the Dance is an oil-on-canvas painted by French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. It was painted in 1890, and is the second of a number of graphic paintings by Toulouse-Lautrec depicting the Moulin Rouge cabaret built in Paris in 1889. It portrays two dancers dancing the can-can in the middle of the crowded dance hall. A ...

  5. Behind the scenes at the Moulin Rouge, where ... - AOL

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    For many professional dancers, reaching the hallowed halls of the Moulin Rouge is the dream job. But as the documentary shows, even the sweetest of dreams must come to an end.

  6. What Happened to Paris' Moulin Rouge? Landmark Left Damaged - AOL

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    T he sails of Paris’ iconic Moulin Rouge windmill have collapsed overnight for the first time in the 134 year history of the cabaret club.. The accident is believed to have occurred at 2 a.m ...

  7. La Goulue - Wikipedia

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    La Goulue (French pronunciation: [la guly], meaning The Glutton), was the stage name of Louise Weber (12 July 1866 – 29 January 1929), a French can-can dancer who was a star of the Moulin Rouge, a popular cabaret in the Pigalle district of Paris, near Montmartre. [1]

  8. Paris’ famous Moulin Rouge windmill gets its blades back - AOL

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    Paris’ iconic Moulin Rouge windmill has been fitted with new blades, nearly three months after they fell off the landmark back in April. ... About 20 can-can dancers performed to celebrate the ...

  9. Cha-U-Kao - Wikipedia

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    Cha-U-Kao was a French entertainer who performed at the Moulin Rouge and the Nouveau Cirque in the 1890s. Her stage name was also the name of a boisterous popular dance, similar to the can-can, which came from the French words "chahut", meaning "noise" and "chaos". [1] [2] She was depicted in a series of paintings by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec ...