To bend the knees. Also called a flex position. Demi-plie is a half bending of the knees. Grande-plie is a full bending of the knees. (In French, any bend of the body is plie.)

(plee ay) - means bent, bending - of the knee or knees In photo, Center for Dance Education Student Photo by Kim Kenney

A position with the knees bent and the back straight.

A bending of the knees with hips, legs, and feet turned outward.

A bend of the knees.

A gymnastics and dance movement. Most movements in ballet technique begin and end with a plié, which is a bend and stretch of the hip, knee, and ankle joints. Demi- and grand-pliés are done as an exercise at the beginning of the barre work and are done as half-bends and full-bends of the knee.

A basic bending movement of the knees; in French, it means "bent". This can be taken to demi-plié (a comfortable, natural bend) or grand-plié, where the dancer bends all the way down until their buttocks reach their feet, whilst maintaining classical turn-out.