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Chocolate
Fairtrade Chocolate
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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Chocolate in American Sign Language. C handshape moves in circles on the back of base hand. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent brown and white in different stages of the sign. Background is transparent.
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Error
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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The sign for Error in American Sign Language. Knuckles of Y handshape with palm facing signer rest on the chin. The hand, face outline, and :/ emotion represent the face are green with a glow effect. Background is black.
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New
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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The sign for new in American Sign Language. Both hands in bent open B handshape. Dominant hand scrapes across the palm of the base hand and up following the curve of the hand. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent blue, purple, and pink in different stages of the sign. Background is transparent.
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Jellyfish
Sources: SigningSavvy
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Hand in C handshape rests fingertips on base hand which pulses between 5 handshape and C handshape, moving upward every time it moves to C handshape. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent blue, purple, and pink in different stages of the sign. Background is transparent.
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Fish
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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Hand in open B handshape wiggles like a fish as it moves forward. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent blue, purple, and pink in different stages of the sign. Background is transparent.
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Bee
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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The sign for Bee in American Sign Language. Hand in F handshape taps cheek then B handshape brushes side of the chin. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent blue, purple, and pink in different stages of the sign. Background is transparent.
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Biology
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es: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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Both hands in B handshape alternately circle downward. Motion is similar to the sign for science or pouring beakers. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent blue, purple, and pink. Background is white.
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Fancy
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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The sign for Fancy in American Sign Language. Hand in 5 handshape. Thumb prushes upwards against the chest two or three times. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent blue and pink in different stages of the sign. Background is white.
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Rest
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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The sign for Rest in American Sign Language. Both hands in open B handshape with palms facing signer are crossed over the signers chest. Hands rest on the chest below the opposite shoulder. Sign is illustrated by arms that are translucent purple and pink. Background is white.
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Can
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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The sign for Can in American Sign Language. Both hands in S handshape, palms down move down firmly to waist height. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent blue and pink in different stages of the sign. Background is white.
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Aro
Sources: Rogan Shannon
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The sign for Aro in American Sign Language in the colors of the aromantic pride colors. The handshapes A, R, and O in translucent green, light green, and grey with black nails. The hands are translucent and overlapping.
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Turtle
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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The sign for Turtle in American Sign Language. A handshape with tumb up covered by base hand representing a turtle shell. Thumb on dominant hand wiggles. Movement is illustrated by hands that are translucent green and brown in different stages of the sign. Background is white.
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Snow
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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The sign for Snow in American Sign Language. Both hands in 5 handshape wiggle fingers as they move down. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent shades of blue in different stages of the sign. Background is white.
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I went to a production of The Last Five Years where they incorporated ASL and it was absolutely Beautiful! The play is full of parallels and opposites and the way they did it built upon that.
In The Last Five Years you see a 5 year relationship between a man and a woman. From the man's perspective, you see their relationship from falling in love to the end of their relationship, but you see the women's perspective in reverse: from divorce to first date.
The actress for the woman was deaf and used ASL. An "inner voice" sang her parts from a platform in the back. The actor who played the man sang his parts and an interpreter, his "inner voice" translated from the platform. Except during the wedding scene the actor signed his vows as he sang
My favorite songs were, in order, Still Hurting(absolutely devastating in ASL), The Schmuel Song, and The Next Ten Minutes
It was amazing. I cried
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Program for The Last Five Years. The top is white and has line art of two hands in the C handshape. It resembles the end of the sign without from above. The bottom is black and has line art of two hands in the F handshape touching in the sign for connection. They are separated by line art colored in with read of two hads reaching out, the left one with the palm down, the right one with palm up.
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Written & Composed by Jason Robert Brown. Deaf Austin Theatre & Ground Theatre present: The Last Five Years
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Hello and welcome to my dumbass opinions. Every musical should be translated into ASL, however there are a few that I have come across that I think it would be especially fun and cool. Here's those
Six-No plot changes here, I just think ASL would look really cool and beautiful worked into the chorography
Beetlejuice-What i was thinking is that Lydias mom could sign but her dad cannot. In the later parts of the show Beetlejuice could act as her voice maybe? Very rough ideas but I think it would be so cool
Hades Town- Oh my gosh this one would just be so pretty, I think most of the characters would function as two(sign and voice) excluding Hades, Hermes and the Fates.(they would talk/sing while signing) The ensemble would be mixed using people signing and people singing together. Ithink it would be so pretty and I want it
That's all the ones I have really thought about. Please keep in mind that I am just learning ASL and I am by no means an expert. Do you guys have any ideas?
Ace
Sources: Rogan Shannon
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Ace in American Sign Language. The hands are translucent, overlapping, and the colors of the asexual flag.
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Pan
Sources: Rogan Shannon
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The letters P, A, an N in American Sign Language. The hands are the pansexual pride colors: pink, yellow, and blue. They are translucent and overlapping. Background is white.
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Lesbian
Sources: Lifeprint, ASLDeafined, them
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The sign for Lesbian in American Sign Language. Index finger of L handshape taps chin. Face outline, lips, and hand have the colors of the lesbian flag (three shades of orange, one of white, and two shades of pink) as a gradient.
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Love
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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The sign for Love in American Sign Language. Both hands in S handshape, arms crossed over each other over the signers chest. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent blue and pink in different stages of the sign. There is a purple heart over the crossed arms. Background is white.
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Soda
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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The sign for Soda in American Sign Language. Thumb and index finger if hand in F handshape dips inside of base hand in O handshape, then taps base hand with palm open B handshape. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent blue, purple, and pink in different stages of the sign. Background is white.
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Egg
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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The sign for Egg in American Sign Language. Both hands in H handshape. The side of middle finger on dominant hand taps the side of the index finger on base hand, then both hands rotate down. Motion is like cracking an egg and opening the shell. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent blue, purple, and pink in different stages of the sign. Background is white.
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Candle
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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The sign for Candle in American Sign Language. Base hand in 1 handshape touches palm of dominant hand. Dominant hand is in 5 handshape with palm facing signer. Fingers wiggle. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent pink, red, orange, and yellow in different stages of the sign. Background is transparent.
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Happy Hanukkah
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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The sign for Hanukkah in American Sign Language. Both hands in the 4 handshape palms facing away from signer, tips of index fingers touching, then hands move apart. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent blue and pink in different stages of the sign. Background is white.
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Grow
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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The sign for grow in American Sign Language. Base hand around dominant hand in flat O handshape. Dominant moves up and opens to 5 handshape. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent blue, purple, and pink in different stages of the sign. Background is white.
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Include
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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The sign for include in American Sign Language. Base hand in C handshape. Dominant hand in 5 handshape circles base hand then closes to flat O handshape and rests in base hand. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent blue, purple, and pink in different stages of the sign. Background is white.
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Socialize
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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The sign for Socialize in American Sign Language. Both hands in 4 handshape. Dominant hand with fingers pointed down and left circle base hand with fingers pointed up and right. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent blue, purple, and pink in different stages of the sign. Background is white.
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Study
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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The sign for Study in American Sign Language. Hand in 5 handshape palm facing signer, fingers pointed down towards base hand in open B handshape. Hand bounces towards base hand and fingers wiggle. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent blue, purple, and pink arms in different stages of the sign. Background is white.
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Art
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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The sign for Art in American Sign Language. I hand shape zigzags down across base hand in a motion like drawing on a piece of paper. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent blue, purple, and pink in different stages of the sign. Background is white.
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Anthropology
Sources: ASLDeafined
Bonus: Ant Throw Apology Lifeprint
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The sign for Anthropology in American Sign Language. The sign is made up of three signs: Study, Human, and Behavior.
Study: 5 handshape with palm facing signer, fingers pointed down towards base hand, bounces towards base hand and wiggles fingers. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent shades of blue in different stages of the sign.
Human: hand in H handshape touches shoulder and waist on dominant side. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent shades of purple in different stages of the sign.
Behavior: both hands in B handshape move back and forth at waist level. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent shades of pink in different stages of the sign.
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Coffee
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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The sign for Coffee in American Sign Language. Both hands in S handshape, palms facing signer, are stacked with dominant hand on top moving in a circular motion. Movement is illustrated by arms that are translucent blue, purple, and pink in different stages of the sign. Background is white
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Mistake
Accidentally deleted my account ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Sources: SigningSavvy, Lifeprint, ASLDeafined
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The sign Mistake in American Sign Language. Hand in Y handshape touches side of chin then twists to the front. There is a purple ":/" symbol for the face. Movement is illustrated by hands that are translucent blue and pink in different stages of the sign. Background is white
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