Country bál - Lechotice

These dancers performed at the Country bál - Lechotice  in the Czech Republic.  The group is not identified, but my guess is that they are members of the country and western dance club that put on the dance.  The video doesn't really start until after about a minute, so you will need to be patient.

See the originals and many more photos at the rajce.idnes.cz site of Marvilka:

http://marvilka.rajce.idnes.cz/Country_bal_-_Lechotice_29.7.2013/

Total Dance

Backstage Hi-Jinks

Total Dance of Lisbon, Portugal is getting ready for a cancan performance at Teatro Oeiras and having some fun doing it. 

See the full set of photos at the Facebook page of Dance Factory Studios:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.491274934254270.1073741831.215674111814355&type=3#!/media/set/?set=a.491274934254270.1073741831.215674111814355&type=3

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dance-Factory-Studios/215674111814355?id=215674111814355&sk=info#!/media/set/?set=a.496213520427078.1073741835.215674111814355&type=3

Sadly, there is not a set of performance photos to accompany them, with the exception of this single photo:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Total-Dance/346472815461436#!/photo.php?fbid=414237305351653&set=a.353479011427483.1073741832.346472815461436&type=3&theater

Total Dance's Facebook page is:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Total-Dance/346472815461436

Their self-description (translated by Google):

"The Total Dance aims to promote the production of shows from various genres: Burlesque, Broadway, CanCan, Tribal, Rock, 70's / 80's Pop Divas, MTV Dance, Country Contemporary, Jazz, Ballet and themes or genres

It also promotes brands or product launches, flash-mobs and animations.

With a wide network of professionals is our aim to realize the vision and concept of the show / event desired by the customer, offering you maximum quality."

The Dance Factory Studios pages are:

https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Dance-Factory-Studios/215674111814355

http://www.dancefactory.com.pt

Innocent, Yet Naughty

Leaving the photos for a moment, I've always liked this set of French postcards which are probably intended to show 1910's or 1920's ballet dancers or showgirls rather than a cancan performance.  Innocent but mildly risque at the same time.

These are from EBay auctions:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/P1106-Early-postcard-Can-Can-Dancers-legs-U-B-Unused-/370871279128?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5659a69e18

http://www.ebay.com/itm/X6059-Early-postcard-of-three-can-can-dancers-U-B-French-/360712854689?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item53fc295ca1

http://www.ebay.com/itm/X2549-Can-Can-Dancer-postcard-Three-women-legs-U-B-unused-/370871279191?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5659a69e57

I'm not sure who the artist was.  I don't see a signature.  Xavier Sager perhaps?

Triple Fusion

The trio of dancers of Triple Fusion of South Africa in their new cancan costumes.  Their self-description:

"Bollywood, Belly-dance, modern-hip hop, Latin/ballroom, modern, contemporary, samba, burlesque, cancan, fire dancing etc.   As seen on TV in the US, Latin America, Europe, Middle East and South Africa. Triple Fusion is an international dance troupe. A fusion of nationalities and dance styles."

 

See their Facebook page for a wealth of photos and for more information about tthem.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Triple-Fusion-Dancers/122960914454231

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Triple-Fusion-Dancers/122960914454231#!/pages/Triple-Fusion-Dancers/122960914454231?sk=photos_albums

Also at:

http://www.milesofsmilesentertainment.co.za/

The related AfroDizzyActs page::

https://www.facebook.com/AfrodizzyActs/photos_albums#!/media/set/?set=a.462266780480607.107125.108993729141249&type=3

Bastille Day Revisited with Madame Gigi's

Mme. Gigi's Outrageous French Cancan Dancers performed again this year in Milwaukee. I have found two videos of their performance. The first is another very nice performance and a fine video by MsOlga0505:

The original in 1080p:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2LbtGYPIEQ

The second video is by LizRickaby and can be seen at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktAwR26eebM

My only quibble with the performance is the black tights, which I think detract from the video. Perhaps it would be too much to ask for stockings, but even flesh colored tights might be better.

The Madame Gigi's sites:

http://www.cancangirls.org/

(featuring a TV interview from the 2013 Bastille Day event)

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Madame-Gigis-Outrageous-French-Cancan-Dancers/146170299992

(with various photos from the event)

General Assembly Prforcenhausa

These cancan dancers from an unidentifed troupe performed for the General Assembly Prforcenhausa, Slovenia.

The original article from Lokalno.si with more photos is at:

http://www.lokalno.si/2008/02/05/43372/aktualno/obcni_zbor_prforcenhausa/

Photo: Nika media

Cie Show Time

The dancers of Compagnie Show Time.  You can see more of them and find out about the various shows they can stage at:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cie-Show-Time/220225890881

www.spectacleshowtime.fr

Шоу-балет "ТАИС" (Show-Ballet Tais)

These dancers are from another Russian troupe that thankfully eschews the split skirts - Шоу-балет "ТАИС" (Show-Ballet Tais).  See their site at:

http://www.tais.biz/repertuar/kankan/

As the website shows, they perform in a wide variety of styles and costumes.

In addition to the cancan video at the site, there are a few more at You Tube that are either too short or too fuzzy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGMWQJt3ZZs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wvf2oWwbXWY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L4g73UDv-s

Séverine Lavaux 2

Back by popular demand is Séverine Lavaux.  These photos are not of the photographic quality of the first set, but Ms. Lavaux is just as charming in them and they show her in a range of costumes:

Ms. Lavaux who describes herself as an "artiste ambulante accordéoniste musette et danseuse cabaret" has a Facebook site with many more additional photos showing her in additonal cancan and other cabaret costumes and with some performance photos:

https://www.facebook.com/SeverineLavaux

https://www.facebook.com/SeverineLavaux#!/SeverineLavaux/photos_stream

A video of her cabaret act:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okB6AsIc_1w
(the cancan starts at 7:26)

There is also a You Tube video of an interview with her:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl4RdXXh4SY

An an accordion performance:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCNavyiX3MM

MSC Croisieres Show

Before leaving the subject of the wagon wheel (pie segments?) style petticoats, here is a recent video of a show put on by MSC Croisieres, a cruise line.  There's too much male acrobatics going on, but it is still a nice video.  I prefer the tradional design of the petticoats, but these are striking.

The original posted by Van An Nguyen in 780p can be seen at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNDvHuki5kced

MSC Croisieres' site is:

http://www.msccroisieres.fr/fr_fr/homepage.aspx

Séverine Lavaux

Four exceptionally nice studio photos of Quebec's Séverine Lavaux.  The third one has always been a favorite.

Ms. Lavaux who describes herself as an "artiste ambulante accordéoniste musette et danseuse cabaret" has a Facebook site with many more additional photos showing her in additonal cancan and other cabaret costumes and with some performance photos:

https://www.facebook.com/SeverineLavaux

https://www.facebook.com/SeverineLavaux#!/SeverineLavaux/photos_stream

A video of her cabaret act:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okB6AsIc_1w
(the cancan starts at 7:26)

There is also a You Tube video of an interview with her:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl4RdXXh4SY

An an accordion performance:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCNavyiX3MM

Московский Мюзик Холл (Moscow Music Hall)

The "wagon wheel" petticoats of these dancers from Moscow Music Hall hark back to some costumes from the Paradis Latin show of around 1990.  The original video in 1080p can be seen at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrItN4-tRVQ

Moscow Music Hall's sites are:

http://premiere.music-hall.ru/

https://www.facebook.com/msk.music.hall#!/msk.music.hall

Cancan Kieselsteine

Three more great photos of Can Can Kieselsteine of Bad Honnef, Germany from Sportfruende.de and Neue Bad Honnefer Zeitung:

http://www.sportfruende.de/sport-life/sommerfest-des-tv-eiche-mit-kieselsteinen-aus-selhof/005231/

http://www.diehonnefer.info/archiv/2012/06/120606-sommerfest-hohenhonnef/

http://www.diehonnefer.info/archiv/2012/04/120402-siegerehrung-gskg/

You can also visit their new Facebook page where you can find more photos of the troupe and information about it:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Can-Can-Kieselsteine/589975181033950#!/pages/Can-Can-Kieselsteine/589975181033950

Their main web page with many more older photos is at:

http://www.can-can-kieselsteine.de/

There are several excellent videos too:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNjRhoVL4nA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSwAVUWNYp4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnGm6-AnYRg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9-7MgBxjEE

Prior postings:

http://clubccd.blogspot.com/2013/07/can-can-kieselsteine.html

http://barbebleu.tumblr.com/search/cancan+kieselsteine

http://www.flickr.com/photos/p9kirchen/sets/72157622731394439/

Шоу Балет "Бомба" (Show Ballet Bomb)

Шоу Балет Бомба eschews the usual split skirts for a proper cancan.  These photos and a few more can be found at the site of the Razdolie restaurant where Шоу-балет is on the menu:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.330418453709807.77313.329366137148372&type=3

The main Facebook page is:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.330418453709807.77313.329366137148372&type=3#!/pages/%D0%A0%D1%83%D1%81%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9-%D0%A0%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9-%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81-%D0%A0%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B5/329366137148372

The restaurant's main web site is:

www.razdolie.net

See two nice videos of the dancers in different venues at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gGqXO_qeDk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swQ5G3RH2Cc

Шоу Балет Бомба's site is:

http://www.bomba-show.ru/

http://www.bomba-show.ru/foto_kankan.html

Dynamic Dancers

UK's Dynamic Dancers can be booked though Warble Entertainment Agency.  The top two photos are from their website:

http://www.warble-entertainment.com/hire/the-can-can-dancers/1374/)

The last is a screen capture from a slide show:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zu4TBLhzuC8&rel=0

The Dynamic Dancers were featured at the most recent editon of The France Show at Earl's Court.
See the prior posting here about The France Show for additional information and links, including links to the Dynamic Dancers website:

http://clubccd.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-france-show.html

For the Short Skirts Fans (if any)

My own tastes run to dancers wearing longer skirts, but you'll have to admit that this is nice little show and, skirts aside, may have some appeal to the traditionalists:

I think the dancers are from Genoma solidário or that may be the name of the event.  The original posted by Aline Lisboa can be found at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnxHbJ2J1lk

Another routine where the skirts disappear altogether is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLht9yFyI8s

Another skimpy skirt video, posted by Carl Glassman, features an alternative Bastille Day performance in NYC sponsored by Cercle Rouge restaurant.  The dancers are not identified:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lo0n7LQd6ks
(the cancan is at 45 seconds)

Ballet M. Brass

 

 

Here's another video that will appeal to the less-is-more school of thought and the stockings fans.  It starts slowly and the filming over the lagoon is a little too artsy, but give it some time and stay tuned for the encore:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tfNO-UeaN8

Based on other YouTube offerings, I think the full name of the troupe is Ballet Miguel Brass and I think it is based in Spain.  I had hoped to find a Facebook page, website, or at least some some still photos, but no luck using "Ballet M. Brass" or "Ballet Miguel Brass".  (The photo above is a video capture.)  Perhaps the Master of the Search Engine can turn some up.