noun.
An exuberant dance that originated in France, performed by women and marked by high kicking.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To perform the dance known as the cancan (which see).
noun.
A kind of dance performed in low resorts by men and women, who indulge in extravagant postures and lascivious gestures; hence, a quadrille or a similar dance performed in this manner.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A rollicking French dance, accompanied by indecorous or extravagant postures and gestures.