1) Table setting. Have your hand laying on the top of the table palm up. Think of how a turtle squirms and flaps around when it’s on its back — your hand should also try as well. Imagining now that since there is no arm to do the rotation, try to figure out how a disembodied living hand would move using only its fingers, palm and end of wrist to move itself.

2) Same table setting. Have your hand crawl using its fingers. The stump of the wrist should be pointing upwards most of the time, but the hand can use that end to relax on the table when it feels like. Try to do gestures while... Show more