The dancers or “High Kickers” as they were called emerged over time and ended up in Paris, France. In the late 19th century Paris was still the dance centre of the world. Today’s Cancan developed from the Galop, a popular dance in the public dancing gardens and dance halls of Paris in the early part of the 19th century. When it first appeared in 1830, the Cancan was really an exaggerated form of the Galop, with high kicks and other gestures with arms and legs, mostly originally performed by men and later by women. It was viewed as shocking by the “respectable” people because it implied a lack of self-control and involved more bodily contact between participants than was thought acceptable. The women in particular were not supposed to become hopelessly out of breath, which the dance’s energy inevitably produced. The Cancan became a device with which to undermine Victorian values, and was part of a growing movement for change.