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What are 5 main dance actions of the body?

1. Flexion: the body part moves forward bending away from the body's axis.

2. Extension: the body part moves backward bending toward the body's axis.

3. Abduction: the body part moves away from the body's midline going into a lateral direction.

4. Adduction: the body part moves toward the body's midline coming in from a lateral direction.

5. Rotation: the body part turns around an axis from the joint

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