| LC control no. | sh2016001989 |
|---|---|
| Topical heading | Cancan (Dance) |
| Variant(s) | Can-can (Dance) |
| See also | Dance |
| Scope note | Here are entered works about the cancan as a dance. Musical compositions are entered under the heading Cancans. |
| Subject example tracing | Note under Cancans |
| Found in | Work cat: 88711695: The beautiful Davis and her three little Negroes, 1907. Encycl. Britannica Academic, viewed online August 26, 2016 (cancan; lively and risqué dance of French or Algerian origin, usually performed onstage by four women) Oxford dict. of dance, (2nd ed.) viewed online via Oxford ref., August 26, 2016 (can-can; an exhilarating, high-kicking dance in 2/4 time; originated with the chahut, a social dance) History Today, v. 63, no. 10, viewed online via Humanities Full Text, August 26, 2016: p. 44-50 (From Music Hall to Moulin Rouge...cancan; first performed in Paris after the Revolution of 1830; based on the country dance, chahut; originally performed in groups of four couples; after 1855, the focus of the dance shifted from amateur to professional, male to female, participation to voyeurism) |
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