How can you describe cancan?
Cancan was a more lively version of the galop. It's a dance in
quick 2/4 time, which often featured as the final figure in the
quadrille. Charles Mazurier, who was well known for his acrobatic
performances, made a popular feature in Cancan, jump splits. The
female dancers of the Second Empire and the fin-de-siècle developed
the various cancan moves that were later incorporated by the
choreographer Pierre Sandrini in the spectacular "French
Cancan."