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Face Dance

It has been argued that neurological disorder chorea influenced the choreographic style of the can-can.* It has also been argued that women are emotionally unstable.** I enjoy both of these arguments.

*Nancy Ireson "Dancing in the Asile: Jane Avril and Chorea." In Toulouse-Lautrec and Jane Avril: Beyond the Moulin Rouge. London: Courtauld Gallery in Association with Paul Holberton, 2011.

** Basically everyone.

Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5dIFs6Kh-c

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