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Strange rendition, probably for an ad.!--(unknown source)vjjjjjjjjjjjjjvvvvvvvdvvi[Posted 4/1/98]

You can't get more authentic! From the city of lights! The 1950's! The Moulin-Rouge! (And more sexy costumes than they do nowadays, even in Gay Paris!) It don't get better than this! --(comments and image compliments of Al) vj vvvvvvvkkvvvvdv vccc                                                                                               ddi[Posted 6/16/98]

Red flurry!-- compliments of Krissievjjjj                                                jjjjjjjjjvvvvi[Posted 8/31/99]

Authentic-- compliments of Don                                                                         i[Posted 12/6/99]

Fun fivesome-- compliments of Lol                                                                    i[Posted 11/25/00]

Early cancan-- compliments of Don                                                                   i[Posted 5/27/01]

Modern cancan-- compliments of Al                                                                  i[Posted 12/27/01]

Some time ago, John sent the below picture of cancan dancers performing at the
Royal Gala Performance of "Moulin Rouge" in 2001.
 (From the October, 2001 issue of Hello magazine.) 

Note that there are rarely any LAYERS in classical, authentic cancan; rather,
the ruffles sewn to the inner side of the skirt serve as a "petticoat".

The 1960 movie CanCan also featured some interesting pictures of Juliete Prowse 'en cancan'

(above) France, 1959

Misha:
 "Below is a photo from the LA Times (on line), 'The Week in Photos: Nov 19-25:'"
 
Caption: Dancers from the French nightclub Moulin Rouge pose for photographers during a preview of their gala dinner for the
French Chamber of Commerce in Japan on Tuesday. (Yoshikazu Tsuno / AFP / Getty Images)
 

 

     
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Vintage colour postcard showing a picture by H. Chachoin of a lady in can can dress with pink ballet shoes, entitled ‘Bal du Moulin Rouge - La Lionne - Succes’"

To Tessy, this looks like a lady who decided to perform an impromptu cancan at a party in the fifties!

Authentic classic Paris cancan

From Toronto Life. Elwy hosts retro movies on Saturday nights on public TV.

(below) A genuine picture from the real Moulin Rouge, year unknown

(below) Misha:
 "Here is a photo from the LA Times (on line), 'The Week in Photos: Nov 19-25:'"
 
Caption:
Dancers from the French nightclub Moulin Rouge pose for photographers during a preview of their gala dinner for the
French Chamber of Commerce in Japan on Tuesday. (Yoshikazu Tsuno / AFP / Getty Images)
 

(below) Contemporary Parisian cancan dancers - Hotel Casino

 

Cast picture: Outside the Disneyland's Old West theme park's Golden Horseshoe Revue Playhouse in Anaheim, California, perhaps in the 70's or early 80's   The Finale of the Golden Horseshoe Revue With just 4 weeks notice, the Golden Horseshoe Revue in Frontierland officially closed on Sunday, October 12, 1986 with Dick Hardwick, Betty Taylor and Jay Meyer doing the final show. One of the dancers included Dick's wife, Claudia who had been with the show since 1971. The Golden Horseshoe Revue lasted over 50,000 plus shows, helping it to maintain the “Guinness Book of World Records” for the longest running stage show in history.

(above) Filles Tournoires Dancers, from Misha

David in Scotland sends this (1990?) cancan image (Perhaps in Pigalle?)

(above left) Susan Denny - March 1956 issue

(below) Cancan at the 1986 Tivoli World's Fair, from David in Scotland
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Video - Modern interpretation of can-can on stage in a show (Sigla  Finale, Il  Bagaglino Gran Caffè)

100 Years of Can Can
An Interesting History from Monsieur Magazine (year unknown)
(The 100th anniversary of can can)

Saharet

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