How do I create an "effect" of dance movement in AI 2017

i working on school assignment in ai 2017.  have a  2 dimensional scene of characters doing can-can dance.  friend asked if place in illustration hips or legs moving without animation.  hope makes sense!  here illustration.  (no laughing please! )

all can think of maybe like:  ))) near knees , hands . . . thoughts?

 

thank you!  rachelle sher

rachelle,

 

you may consider blend, here described leg:

 

you may have full (100%) opacity leg @ actual position/shape , reduced opacity version @ original position/shape

(where leg has been moving from), set number of intermediate steps (maybe few), , (possibly circular) path going between original , actual positions/shapes, corresponding middle of leg , representing angle of movement between extremes.

 

you may set number of intermediate steps in object>blend>blend options, , may object>blend>make, , may shiftclick path , object>blend>replace spine.

 

it may take few tries, , ctrl/cmd+z (undo) friend.

 

you may work other parts in similar (but maybe more complicated shapewise) ways.

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