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Imagine your feet are glued firmly to the floor, but the rest of your body can still move like a wave.
A non-locomotor movement is any action you perform while staying anchored in one spot without traveling.

The Building Blocks

Bending means folding your body at a joint, like flexing your knees or waist to make your shape smaller.
Stretching does the opposite — extending your joints to reach outward and make your body long, wide, or tall.
How do dancers and gymnasts move between a low bend and a tall reach without looking like a jerky robot?

Linking into a Fluid Sequence

A fluid sequence connects two or more movements so smoothly that the end of one move becomes the start of the next.
Instead of stopping after your bend, use your upward momentum to immediately flow into your stretch.

Common Mistake: Locking Your Joints

When stretching, avoid snapping your knees or elbows completely stiff, which cuts off your motion.