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Old 04-11-2010, 09:06 AM   #155
QuickSilver
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Okay, question for you guys:


I have finally, FINALLY been able to teach Thor to "spin" to the left. It was super-easy to teach him to spin to the right, but then he refused to let go of turning right. I finally taught him by walking in a circle around HIM to the left. Boy, did I get dizzy.

Anyway, we are down to just hand gestures now for a "twirl" (left spin). My question is: he doesn't seem to be able to determine the difference between the hand gesture for Spin (palm facing down, two fingers pointing down, fingers move clockwise horizontally), Roll (three fingers pointing out, entire hand moves clockwise vertically), and Twirl (pretty much same hand gesture as Spin, but fingers move counter-clockwise).

Basically, how do you differentiate your gestures for the same action in a different direction? I've also been using the right hand for moves to the right, and the left hand for left moves, but to him, it's apparently one big mass of moving fingers.

I also say different words, but those mean nothing to him.

So I need the gestures for:

- Spin Right ("Spin")
- Spin Left ("Twirl")
- Roll Right ("Roll")
- Roll Left (can't imagine bringing this one into the mix at this point!)
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