How do you use Cancan in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like choreography, plus the exact meaning.
Cancan meaning
- A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.
- A trick where one leg is brought over the seat, so that both legs are on one side.
Synonyms of Cancan
Using Cancan
- The main meaning on this page is: A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France. | A trick where one leg is brought over the seat, so that both legs are on one side.
- Useful related words include: stage dancing, choreography.
Context around Cancan
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cancan
- In this selection, "cancan" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, french, solo and send stand out and add context to how "cancan" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include famous french cancan is still and jumps that cancan send them. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cancan" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cancan
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The famous French cancan is still performed, soon to be choreographed by Ruggero Angeletti. (14 words)
Racers can spend half of each lap airborne as they maneuver rhythm sections and massive jumps that cancan send them sailing through the air for seemingly impossible distances. (28 words)
For Olga Khokhlova, a dancer from ex-Soviet Kazakhstan who performs a cancan solo and has been at the Moulin Rouge for 12 years, the spirit of the cabaret is timeless. (31 words)
For Olga Khokhlova, a dancer from ex-Soviet Kazakhstan who performs a cancan solo and has been at the Moulin Rouge for 12 years, the spirit of the cabaret is timeless. (31 words)
Racers can spend half of each lap airborne as they maneuver rhythm sections and massive jumps that cancan send them sailing through the air for seemingly impossible distances. (28 words)
The famous French cancan is still performed, soon to be choreographed by Ruggero Angeletti. (14 words)
Example sentences (3)
For Olga Khokhlova, a dancer from ex-Soviet Kazakhstan who performs a cancan solo and has been at the Moulin Rouge for 12 years, the spirit of the cabaret is timeless.
Racers can spend half of each lap airborne as they maneuver rhythm sections and massive jumps that cancan send them sailing through the air for seemingly impossible distances.
The famous French cancan is still performed, soon to be choreographed by Ruggero Angeletti.