How to sign encourage in American Sign Language

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Sign Instructions:

Begin with both hands next to each other in front of you with your palms oriented toward each other and your fingers pointing away from you. Move your hands toward each other and then up a couple of times.

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Sequential Breakdown of encourage

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Beginning of Sign

First Frame of encourage

End of Sign

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Dominant Handshapes for this sign

Dominant Handshape for encourage
Extend all fingers to show the number five, spreading them out.

Non-Dominant Handshapes for this sign

Non-Dominant Handshape for encourage
Extend all fingers to show the number five, spreading them out.

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