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Imagine a giant kelp plant dancing in the ocean waves. Even though its roots stay glued to the sea floor, its body never stops swaying, folding, and reaching.
Moving your body without traveling across the room is called a non-locomotor movement.
To move with that same ocean wave rhythm, what two basic actions do we need to master first?

Bend and Stretch

Bending means folding at your joints—like your knees, hips, and elbows—to make your body compact and low.
Stretching is the exact opposite: extending your joints to make your limbs and spine as long and tall as possible.
Doing each move by itself is easy, but what happens when we link them together without any robotic stops?

Linking the Moves

A transition is the smooth path you take when changing from one movement to another.
To make the movement continuous, you never freeze at the bottom of your bend or at the top of your stretch—one motion melts directly into the next.