Can Can Collection

Dancer and mine Charles-Francois Mazurier as Beterse in the ballet pantomime La Laitiere Suisse, The Swiss Milkmaid
FLO4606834 Dancer and mine Charles-Francois Mazurier as Beterse in the ballet pantomime La Laitiere Suisse, The Swiss Milkmaid, by Antoine Titus and Frederic-Auguste Blache, Theatre le la Porte St

Jane Avril, 1893. Creator: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Jane Avril, 1893

Le Chahut, 19th century. Creator: Constantin Guys
Le Chahut, 19th century

Jane Avril, 1893. Creator: Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri, de (1864-1901)
Jane Avril, 1893. Private Collection

Westchester Country Club, 1932. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Westchester Country Club, 1932

Westchester Country Club, 1932. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Westchester Country Club, 1932

Quadrille at the Bal Tabarin, c1906. Creator: Unknown
Quadrille at the Bal Tabarin, c1906

La Belle Otéro, c. 1895. Creator: Pal (Jean de Paléologue) (1855-1942)
La Belle Otero, c. 1895. Private Collection

La Belle Otéro, c. 1895. Creator: Pal (Jean de Paléologue) (1855-1942)
La Belle Otero, c. 1895. Private Collection

Gigi the musical, by Lerner and Loewe, to be performed by amateur group, the Theatre Guild, at the Kings Theatre, Glasgow, Scotland, pictured 6th November 1978

Scene from the new Co-Optimists performance at the Prince of Wales Theatre. 28 January 1923

School uniforms went wild today at Walbottle Grammer School as part of a fund-raising scheme for a new mini bus for the school - Left to right in fancy dress, Glyn Hall, 16, Susan Hall, 16

Womens Lands Army Girls at Leamington Spa kicking the old year out and welcoming in the New at a dance at their hostel during the Second World War. 1st January 1943

Joan Frost and Elsie Price seen here on stage performing "Striptease"
Joan Frost and Elsie Price seen here on stage performing " Striptease" a travelling show. May 1952 C2715-005

Members of the Ballet Montmartre pose for artist, Harrogate
Members of the Ballet Montmartre (on tour in the UK as part of an all-French Variety Bill) pose for Hungarian Artist Jean-Georges Simon in Harrogate

Can Can Dancers, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. March 1990
An evening of song and dance held in Lostwithiel church hall culminated in a Folies Bergere routine by St Mabyn Young Farmers

The Sceptre (colour litho)
3646246 The Sceptre (colour litho) by Willette, Adolphe Leon (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sceptre. Illustration from Die Karikatur der europaischen Volker vom Jahre 1848 bis zur)

Dancers at the Jardin de Paris (b / w photo)
3101204 Dancers at the Jardin de Paris (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dancers at the Jardin de Paris)

Le Chahut, 1890 (oil on canvas)
3709927 Le Chahut, 1890 (oil on canvas) by Seurat, Georges Pierre (1859-91); 169.1x141 cm; Rijksmuseum Kroller-Muller, Otterlo, Netherlands; (add.info.: Chahut meaning noise or uproar)

Finette, 1859. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Finette, 1859

At the Elysee, Montmartre, 1888 (oil on canvas)
CH100775 At the Elysee, Montmartre, 1888 (oil on canvas) by Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901); 73.3x50.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

La Troupe de Mademoiselle Eglantine, 1895 (brush, crayon and spatter litho, printed in four colours on paper)
995917 La Troupe de Mademoiselle Eglantine, 1895 (brush, crayon and spatter litho, printed in four colours on paper) by Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901); 61.7x80.4 cm; Art Gallery of Ontario

Can-Can (chromolitho)
729878 Can-Can (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Can-Can. French. Published by G H, Paris.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

The Dancing Girl - postcard with a central pivot allowing the showgirl to kick up her front leg Can-Can style. Date: circa 1909

A holiday in Blackpool (colour litho)
3096353 A holiday in Blackpool (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A holiday in Blackpool. Postcard, early 20th century)

Nini Patte En L Air And Her Students at the Casino de Paris (colour litho)
SNG127102 Nini Patte En L Air And Her Students at the Casino de Paris (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eBarbara Singer; French, out of copyright

Bathing Beauties, 1924 (b / w photo)
MIA198511 Bathing Beauties, 1924 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); HistoryMiami, Florida, USA; eHistoryMiami; American, out of copyright

Reproduction of a poster advertising Jane Avril at the Jardin de Paris
STC139137 Reproduction of a poster advertising Jane Avril at the Jardin de Paris, 1893 (colour litho) (see 34625) by Toulouse-Lautrec

Jane Avril poster by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
3961049 Jane Avril poster by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec by Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901); (add.info.: Jane Avril poster by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French artist)

Poster for Mathews & Bulger at Gay Coney Island (colour litho)
SNG127095 Poster for Mathews & Bulger at Gay Coney Island (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eBarbara Singer; American, out of copyright

It was Abadie who made the Sacre-Coeur, but God made this!, published Paris c
STC217039 It was Abadie who made the Sacre-Coeur, but God made this!, published Paris c.1895-96 (colour litho) by Willette

Dancer and mime Charles-Francois Mazurier as Beterse in the ballet pantomime La Laitiere Suisse, The Swiss Milkmaid, by Antoine Titus and Frederic-Auguste Blache, Theatre le la Porte St

Cancan (colour litho)
2775715 Cancan (colour litho) by Reznicek, Ferdinand von (1868-1909); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cancan. Illustration for Der Tanz by Ferdinand von Reznicek (Langen)

Mdlle Colonna, the celebrated can-can dancer, late of the Alhambra Music Hall, London (engraving)
584332 Mdlle Colonna, the celebrated can-can dancer, late of the Alhambra Music Hall, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mdlle Colonna)

The Troupe of Mademoiselle Eglantine, 1896 (colour litho)
CH376626 The Troupe of Mademoiselle Eglantine, 1896 (colour litho) by Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: This poster was commissioned by the cabaret dancer)

Jane Avril, 1891-92 (oil on board)
CLK339864 Jane Avril, 1891-92 (oil on board) by Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901); 63.2x42.2 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts

The last new Can-Can - Mddle Colonna and her Parisian troupe at the Royal Alhambra Palace (engraving)
583837 The last new Can-Can - Mddle Colonna and her Parisian troupe at the Royal Alhambra Palace (engraving) by English School

Flexible French can-can dancer performing a high kick (colour litho)
5999985 Flexible French can-can dancer performing a high kick (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Flexible French can-can dancer performing a high kick)

The Cancan, after Ferdinand Von Reznicek c. 1906. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom
1000906 The Cancan, after Ferdinand Von Reznicek c.1906. From Illustrierte Sittengeschichte vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart by Eduard Fuchs, published 1909

Queen of the Carnival (chromolitho)
982477 Queen of the Carnival (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Queen of the Carnival.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

wheel, dancer on stage, illustration for "Le Plaisir a Paris, 1893 (lithograph)
3098528 wheel, dancer on stage, illustration for " Le Plaisir a Paris, 1893 (lithograph) by Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: from Le Plaisir a Paris)

Reproduction of a poster advertising the ballet Brighton, Theatre Olympia
STC138591 Reproduction of a poster advertising the ballet Brighton, Theatre Olympia, 1893 (colour litho) by Pal (Jean de Paleologue) (1855-1942); 122x80 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

At the theatre in the middle of the ocean (colour litho)
2808878 At the theatre in the middle of the ocean (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: At the theater in the middle of the ocean)

Jane Avril, 1893 (colour litho)
CH344400 Jane Avril, 1893 (colour litho) by Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jane Avril (1868-1943) French singer and dancer

La Troupe de Mlle. Eglantine, 1895-1896 (colour litho)
BIR106499 La Troupe de Mlle. Eglantine, 1895-1896 (colour litho) by Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901); Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; French, out of copyright

The Sceptre (colour litho)
6031106 The Sceptre (colour litho) by Willette, Adolphe Leon (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Sceptre. Illustration from L Album, Les Maitres de la Caricature (Librairie Illustre)

The Womens Auxiliary Air Force, whose members were referred to as WaFs, was the female auxiliary of the Royal Air Force during World War II. (Picture) W.A.A.F. Officer E. Davies helps other W.A.A.F

Pop Group The Beatles with Billy J Kramer and Susan Maughan at the Embankment gardens September 1963

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"Can Can: A Vibrant Dance Through Time and Culture" Step back in time to the iconic Moulin Rouge of 1892, where La Goulue captivated audiences with her mesmerizing can can performance. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec immortalized this moment in his masterpiece, capturing the energy and allure of this dance form. In 1896, Mademoiselle Eglantine's Troupe took center stage, showcasing their incredible talent and grace. The can can became a symbol of liberation for women during this era, breaking societal norms with its high kicks and exuberant movements. Jane Avril, another legendary figure from the Belle Époque period, enchanted spectators with her captivating performances in 1893. Her elegance and charisma brought a new dimension to the art dancing. The Clown-Dancer of the Moulin Rouge added a touch of humor to this lively dance style. With his playful antics and acrobatic skills, he entertained audiences while still maintaining the essence of the traditional can can. Even beyond Paris' borders, such as Harrogate or Lostwithiel in Cornwall, dancers continued to embrace the spirit of the can can. Members of Ballet Montmartre posed for artists who sought to capture their beauty through various mediums. Decades later in 1990s Cornwall, Can Can Dancers showcased their passion for this timeless dance form during an unforgettable performance. Their dedication breathed life into an age-old tradition that continues to inspire today. From professional productions like "Gigi" by Lerner and Loewe performed by amateur groups to Doug Trendle aka Buster Bloodvessel's spirited attempts at keeping up with these talented ladies – it is evident that mastering the intricacies of the energetic choreography requires immense effort but promises immeasurable joy. Across different eras and stages around the world - whether it be at Prince Wales Theatre or Jardin de Paris.