take the floor - stand up to dance

change posture - undergo a change in bodily posture

stand firm, withstand, hold out, resist - stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

stand, stand up - be standing; be upright; "We had to stand for the entire performance!"

rest - not move; be in a resting position

ramp - stand with arms or forelegs raised, as if menacing

stand back - stand away from an object or person; "He stood back to look at her"

place upright, stand up, stand - put into an upright position; "Can you stand the bookshelf up?"

queue, queue up, line up - form a queue, form a line, stand in line; "Customers lined up in front of the store"

defend, fend for, support - argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike"

live on, survive, last, live, endure, hold out, hold up, go - continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents"