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: Notable moves include the port d'armes (holding one leg vertically by the ankle while turning) and the corkscrew (side kicks combined with a twisting torso). Music and Cultural Context

: Performers execute cartwheels, flips, and the celebrated grand écart (jumping splits). Can Can

: Dancers rhythmically lift, shake, and swirl their long, ruffled petticoats. : Notable moves include the port d'armes (holding

: Sharp, controlled kicks, often aimed high enough to knock a hat off a spectator's head. : Sharp, controlled kicks, often aimed high enough

Watch this high-energy performance to see the signature high kicks and skirt work in action: The cancan, France's signature dance CBS Sunday Morning YouTube• Oct 11, 2015

The tune most universally associated with the dance is the from Jacques Offenbach's 1858 operetta Orpheus in the Underworld .

: It is common for dancers to emit high-pitched screams and yelps throughout the routine.