24 Form (Beijing 24) Tai Chi

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List of Movements

Commencing (qǐshǐ)起始
Part the Wild Horse's Mane (yěmǎ fēn zōng Fenzong) 野马分鬃
White Crane Spreads Its Wings (báihè liàng chì) 白鶴亮翅
Brush Knee and Step Forward (lǒuxī ǎobù) 搂膝拗步
Play the Lute (shǒu huī pípa) 手挥琵琶
Reverse Reeling Forearm (dàojuǎn gōng) 倒卷肱
Left-Grasp the Sparrow's Tail (zuǒ lǎn quèwěi) 左攬雀尾
Right-Grasp the Sparrow's Tail (yòu lǎn quèwěi) 右攬雀尾
Single Whip (dān biān) 单鞭
Wave Hands Like Clouds (yún shǒu) 雲手
Single Whip (dān biān) 单鞭
High Pat on Horse (gāo tànmǎ) 高探馬
Right Heel Kick (yòu dēngjiǎo) 右蹬脚
Strike to Ears with Both Fists (shuāngfēng guàněr) 雙峰貫耳
Turn Body and Left Heel Kick (zhuǎnshēn zuǒ dēngjiǎ) 轉身左蹬脚
Left Lower Body Then Stand on One Leg (zuǒ xiàshì dúlì) 左下勢獨立
Right Lower Body Then Stand on One Leg (yòu xiàshì dúlì) 右下勢獨立
Shuttle Back and Forth (chuānsuō) 穿梭
Needle at Sea Bottom (Hǎidǐzhēn) 海底针
Fan Through Back (Shan Tong Bei) 扇通背
Turn Body, Deflect, Parry, and Punch (zhuǎnshēn bānlánchuí) 轉身搬攔捶
Appears Closed (rúfēng sìbì) 如封似閉
Cross Hands (shízìshǒu) 十字手
Closing (shōushì) 收勢

or:

Commencement
Mustang shakes its mane (left) - Mustang shakes its mane (right) - Mustang shakes its mane (left)
White crane cools its wings
Brush knee and push (left) - Brush knee and push (right) - Brush knee and push (left)
Right hand strums the lute
Repulse monkey (right) - Repulse monkey (left) - Repulse monkey (right)
Grasp the birds tail (left) - Grasp the birds tail (right)
Single whip
Cloud Hands
Single whip
Mounted Scout
Kick with right heel
Double winds to the ears
Kick with left heel
Snake creeps through the grass (left) - Rooster stands on left leg
Snake creeps through the grass (right) - Rooster stands on right leg
Weave the shuttles (to the right) - Weave the shuttles (to the left)
Needle to the bottom of the sea
Fan through the back
Turn and twist step, deflect down, step forward, parry and punch
Apparent close and counter with push
Cross hands
Conclusion