The can-can -LRB- more correctly not hyphenated , as in the original MISC@1 : cancan -RRB- is regarded today primarily as a physically demanding music hall dance , performed by a chorus line of female dancers who wear costumes with long skirts , petticoats , and black stockings , that hearkens back to the fashions of the NUMBER@1 .

The can-can -LRB- also spelled cancan or MISC@2 -RRB- is a music hall dance , performed by a chorus line of female dancers who wear costumes with long skirts , petticoats , and black stockings , like the fashions of the NUMBER@1 .
