If a woman or a girl curtsies, she lowers her body briefly, bending her knees and sometimes holding her skirt with both hands, as a way of showing respect for an important person. We were taught how to curtsy to the Queen Ingrid shook the Duchess's hand and curtsied. Curtsy is also a noun. She gave a curtsy. if a woman curtsies, she bends her knees with one foot in front of the other as a sign of respect for an important person bow (courtesy)
Ladies start with feet together, then touches her left foot behind her right Keeping the upper body straight bend the knees In some dances ladies hold their dresses with one hand
make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect; "She curtsied when she shook the Queen's hand"
bending at the knees; a gesture of respect made by women make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect; "She curtsied when she shook the Queen's hand"
bow with bended knees, as in: When a woman is presented to the Queen, she is expected to curtsy