Rigolboche is a 1936 French historical musical film directed by Christian-Jaque, it portrays a fictionalized version of the life of Rigolboche, the dancer who made famous which high-energy, physically demanding dance which became a popular music hall dance in the 1840s, continuing in popularity in French cabaret to this day?
Rigolboche (film) Rigolboche is a 1936 French historical musical film directed by Christian-Jaque and starring Mistinguett, André Lefaur and Jules Berry. It portrays a fictionalized version of the life of Rigolboche, the dancer who made the Can-can famous.
Tourdion The tourdion (or tordion) (from the French verb "tordre" / to twist) is a lively dance, similar in nature to the galliard, and popular from the mid-15th to the late-16th centuries, first in the Burgundian court and then all over the French Kingdom. The dance was accompanied frequently by the basse danse, due to their contrasting tempi, and were danced alongside the pavane and galliard, and the allemande and courante, also in pairs.