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Intangible type_of_dance Q333009
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can can

Summary

can can is a type of dance[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of type_of_dance entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,285 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • can can's instance of is recorded as type of dance[3].
  • can can is a type of quadrille[4].
  • can can is a type of ballroom dance[5].
  • can can's Commons category is recorded as Can-can dancers[6].
  • can can's country of origin is recorded as France[7].
  • 1820 marks the founding of can can[8].
  • can can's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[9].
  • can can's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].

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Definition and Type

can can's instance of is recorded as type of dance[3]. Recorded subclass of include quadrille[4] and ballroom dance[5].

Origins

1820 marks the founding of can can[8].

Why It Matters

can can ranks in the top 1% of type_of_dance entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,285 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

France

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → France
    Local thumb → —
    Subclass of → quadrille, ballroom dance
    Instance of → —
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 29996, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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