The Lee style includes a number of forms comprising set sequences of movements. These movements are based upon fourteen basic stances which are named after animal movements. These stances are also grouped into sequences with names like "Drive the Tiger Away" and "The Fair Lady Weaving". The movements can be performed at various speeds and may be timed with breathing. There are two forms known as the T'ai Chi Dance which Chee Soo claimed to be about 400 years old, and the T'ai Chi form itself known as 'The Form'. The Dance is 185 stances or steps long whereas the Form is 140 stances split into 42 sequences.
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