Moulin Rouge: Yes We Can-Can!

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Behind the scenes at the Moulin Rouge as a group of dancers audition for the famous show.

Paris’ most mischievous show. It’s an icon of France, but behind the scenes is a very British secret. A revealing look at the dancers trying to become the next high-kicking stars.

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Moulin Rouge: Yes We Can-Can!: Series 1: Episode 1

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Artistic director Janet heads to Leeds, hoping to recruit new stars for the Moulin Rouge.

Artistic director Janet heads back to her home turf of Yorkshire, hoping to recruit new young British dancers. Will it be third time lucky for hopeful Erin?

For more than 130 years, France’s legendary Moulin Rouge cabaret club has been dazzling audiences with its own unique brand of Parisian 'ooh la la'. But behind the red curtain, you’re more likely to bump into someone from Middlesbrough than Marseilles.

The artistic director is Janet, an ex-dancer from Yorkshire, and a third of her troupe are also British. With an access-all-areas pass to the inner workings of the Moulin Rouge, this series follows Janet as she heads back to Britain to recruit a new line-up of British dancers to join the Moulin’s high-kicking ensemble.

Moulin Rouge: Yes We Can-Can!: Series 1

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Backstage at the world’s most famous cabaret club, meet the young British dancers hoping to make it as the next generation of high-kicking stars.

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