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by Barbara St Jean
$33.00
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Our Bella / Canvas t-shirts are made from a 50% cotton / 50% polyester blend and are available in five different sizes. They're stylish, soft, and incredibly comfortable. Machine wash with cold water, and tumble dry on low heat.
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Can you Can Can? I Can...... more
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Greeting Card
iPhone Case
Throw Pillow
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Shower Curtain
Tote Bag
Round Beach Towel
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Beach Towel
Weekender Tote Bag
Portable Battery Charger
Bath Towel
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Coffee Mug
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Spiral Notebook
Fleece Blanket
Tapestry
Jigsaw Puzzle
Can you Can Can? I Can...
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The cancan first appeared in the working-class ballrooms of Montparnasse in Paris in around 1830. It was a more lively version of the galop, a dance in quick 2/4 time, which often featured as the final figure in the quadrille. The cancan was, therefore, originally a dance for couples, who indulged in high kicks and other gestures with arms and legs. It is thought that they were influenced by the antics of a popular entertainer of the 1820s, Charles Mazurier, who was well known for his acrobatic performances, which included the grand �cart or jump splits�later a popular feature of the cancan. At this time, and throughout most of the 19th century in France, the dance was also known as the chahut. Both words are French, cancan meaning "tittle-tattle" or "scandal", hence a scandalous dance, while chahut meant "noise" or "uproar". The dance did cause something of a scandal, and for a while, there were attempts to repress it. Occasionally...
Barbara St. Jean was born in Maple Ridge, BC. At the age of four she was introduced to Belle Morse from the Maple Ridge Merry Makers and her career in the arts was started. Over the next 26 years she studied dance and acting, and performed in hundreds of well known theatre productions throughout the province. Many of her performances have been televised and are still shown today. In 1980 Barbara opened her own dance studio in Mission, BC and shortly after, received her accreditation in choreography. She graduated from university in 1989 with a degree in Business and Economic Management. Her love of the arts continued to grow and expanded into drawing, sculpting and painting in the early 80’s. With the age of computer technology in the...
$33.00