Stance

Stance may refer to:

Sports

 * Stance (American football), the position an American football player adopts when a play begins
 * Stance (martial arts), the distribution, foot orientation and body positions adopted when attacking, defending, advancing or retreating
 * Stances (tae kwon do), several stances used for different activities
 * Horse stance, a posture in Asian martial arts
 * Karate stances, body positions used to create power, flexibility and movement
 * Wushu stances, a fundamental part of all Chinese martial arts
 * Stance (yoga), also known as a posture or asana, a body position

Music

 * Stance (EP), a 1978 record by R. Stevie Moore
 * Stance Punks, a Japanese punk rock band, formed in 1999

Other uses

 * Stance (brand), an American sock and underwear brand
 * Stance (journal), an academic journal of philosophy
 * Stance (vehicle), a characteristic of a motor vehicle
 * Stance (Vranje), a village in the municipality of Vranje, Serbia
 * Stance (linguistics), linguistic expression of judgement or philosophical position
 * Emanuel Stance (1843-1887), a Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army
 * Life stance, a person's relation with what they accept as being of ultimate importance
 * A philosophical position in a logical argument
 * Various human positions, especially standing positions