Moulin Rouge
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A rouge windmill for the rouge light district of Paris, promising turn of the century saucy fun, in the form of scantily clad dancing girls and culminating in the can-can, that staple of old skool erotic dance. The faux windmill on the roof used to attract men to the high class brothel underneath and the courtesans who were the ones who raunch-ified the can-can, by kicking ‘till they showed more and more leg then underwear and eventually a lack of underwear. The notoriety of the dance was what really attracted the punters in the end, especially after the courtesans were replaced by dancing girls, and the dance got even more lively and acrobatic. Far from prostitutes, the dancers performing at the Moulin Rouge today are some of the best in the biz and have honed the iconic, but even now slightly risqué dance, still done in frilled skirts and flashy knickers, to perfection. As the bar raised from down right disgusting to depraved to naughty, music hall performances from the likes of Frank Sinatra, Jane Avril and Edith Piaf traded the Windmill’s cheeky reputation for a bit of their own glamour. These days it’s dinner amongst the thousands of opulent costumes dripping in feathers and rhinestones followed by a gregarious performance by perfect leggy specimens. They’ll be some class in the audience but also a lot of tourists looking for an expensive old skool thrill.
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