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The basic step patterns are elaborated by different turns, the dancers pivoting on one foot, as in the waltz, or changing direction while they ...
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Modern dance uses many of the steps and positions of classical dance but often in a very different style. The legs may be turned in and the feet flexed or held loosely rather than pointed ( see below Types of dance: modern dance). There is much greater use of the <anchor>torso</anchor>, which may twist, bend, or crouch, and more rolls and falls, in which the dancer works on or close to the floor. Much postmodern dance uses ordinary movements, such as running or walking, as well as simple swinging, spiraling, or stretching movements that involve the entire body.
Torso Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
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# torso

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- [torso (noun)](/dictionary/torso)

torso /ˈtoɚsoʊ/noun

pluraltorsos

torso

/ˈtoɚsoʊ/

noun

pluraltorsos

Britannica Dictionary definition of TORSO

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:the main part of the human body not including the head, arms, and legs:[trunk](/dictionary/trunk)

- exercises that strengthen the/your _torso_


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