Male dancer lifts about 1 1/2 tons of ballerinas, in performance only, during his career. Don't bother asking how many tons of lifting he does if all the rehearsals are included....
Can-can
Famous energetic ballroom dance can-can (or cancan), which is performed by the row of female dances in long skirts originated form 1830s Paris ballrooms.
Destructors
Many historical waves of dances were perceived as the "destructors" of the old way of dance. Examples of that can be found in the 1920's Charleston and the era of Rock music.
