Move both hands to the following posture by rotating the finger tips upward and the thumbs away from each other.
Posture the nondominant hand in a relaxed version of the “bent B” handshape in front of the center of the chest, nondominant palm facing up. Posture the dominant hand in a relaxed version of the “bent B” handshape with the dominant hand at the ulnar edge (little-finger side) of the nondominant hand, dominant palm facing up.
Hold both hands briefly in this posture.
Hold-move chart for BentB@BackFinger-PalmBack-BentB@CenterChesthigh-PalmBack BentB@Ulnar-PalmUp-BentB@CenterChesthigh-PalmUp
dominant
hand
(strong)
type
contour
plane
quality
local movement
hold
move
straight (str)
hold
Hand configuration
Part of hand Proximity Spatial relation Contact location
Part of hand facing
Facing location
Part of hand oriented
Plane of orientation
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