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This site is a free to view site dedicated to the French Can-Can. Some of the links may lead on to sites with "over 18" material for which warnings are given. Enjoy the sight of pretty legs, stockings and frilly dresses.


The History of the French Can-Can
The CanCan developed from the gallop, a popular dance in the public dancing gardens and dance-halls of Paris in the early part of the nineteenth century. When it first appeared in 1830, the CanCan was really an exaggerated form of the gallop, with high kicks and other gestures with arms and legs, mostly initially performed by men, and later also by their female partners. It was viewed as shocking by "respectable" people because it implied a lack of self-control and involved more bodily contact between participants than was thought acceptable.
It evolved over the years from a participatory dance for couples into a professional, choreographed entertainment performed primarily by women. Women had made the dance their own by the time of the Second Empire. Although they often still performed with a partner, it was the individual exploits of the likes of Rigolboche that people came to see. These dancers of the Second Empire were mostly, if not all, middle-ranking courtesans, whereas the famous dancers of the 1890s, like La Goulue, were professionals, earning high wages at the Moulin Rouge. The element of skirt manipulation, essential to the CanCan today, only really became part of the CanCan in the 1890s, with the appearance of the elaborate erotic underwear characteristic of the turn of the century.

Extract from a note on his book "Can-Can" by David Price

Those of you who have visited Lady Stockingtops before will have noticed that the thumbnail links to the animations are on the front page. I made this change when I looked at the viewing statistics. Lots of visitors seem to come to the first page but not bother to go on to the second page with images. I reason that those who wish to visit the links will do so. Those who want to see sexy ladies will loose interest if they have to click on further.

So, what now? I have a few more animations still to be made. If you want to find vast numbers of Can-Can links try visiting groups like "Lace and Garters". (If you have good legs and a digital camera maybe you might like to see yourself in here too. For details email below.) I do not have access to that many original photographs and illustrations, so I cannot rival Da Flatline, but the animations are fun in themselves.

Here are some Can-Can Links:
Click on the name to connect.

Famous French Can Can shows:

Other Can Can sites on the Internet:

Books on the French Can-Can

French Can-Can Troupes outside Paris and other CanCan sites:

History of Dance sites with Can-Can sections:


French Can-Can costume hire and sales:


Divine Ladies in silk stockings :