Hold your non-dominant hand flat in front of you with the palm facing up to represent a mat or floor. Form a 'V' shape with your dominant hand, pointing the fingers down like a person's legs. Move your dominant hand in a circular, forward-flipping motion, landing the fingers on your non-dominant palm to mimic someone doing a somersault.
Point to the person, sign 'LOVE', and then perform the sign for 'GYMNASTICS' by flipping your 'V' hand onto your flat palm.
Sign 'TOMORROW', 'MY', 'DAUGHTER', 'HAVE', 'GYMNASTICS', and 'COMPETITION'. Make sure to keep your non-dominant hand steady during the gymnastics sign.
Sign 'OLYMPICS', 'YOU', 'WATCH', 'GYMNASTICS'. Raise your eyebrows at the end of the sentence to indicate a yes/no question.
Point to the person, sign 'LOVE', and then perform the sign for 'GYMNASTICS' by flipping your 'V' hand onto your flat palm.
Sign 'TOMORROW', 'MY', 'DAUGHTER', 'HAVE', 'GYMNASTICS', and 'COMPETITION'. Make sure to keep your non-dominant hand steady during the gymnastics sign.
Sign 'OLYMPICS', 'YOU', 'WATCH', 'GYMNASTICS'. Raise your eyebrows at the end of the sentence to indicate a yes/no question.
Yes! The sign for gymnastics is often used to describe tumbling, acrobatics, or doing flips, as the visual representation of a person flipping applies to all of these activities.
Yes, landing the 'V' fingers on your non-dominant palm completes the visual of the gymnast successfully finishing their flip and sticking their landing on the mat.
Typically, one or two circular flipping motions are sufficient to clearly convey the meaning of gymnastics. You don't need to overdo the tumbling action.
