Excited

Excited: bouncing on the spot, the knees springing, the fists pumping up and down in turn, the whole body unable to keep still.

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What it is for

Excited is for the moment before something good: the party about to start, the gift about to be opened, the race about to begin. It loops every second, two bounces, so a character can be excited for as long as the wait lasts.

The principle it shows: timing

Every beat is a quarter of a second: the knees bend and straighten, the fists swap places, the head nods back, all on the same quick count. Four beats a second is faster than a calm heartbeat, and that quickness is what reads as excitement; slow the same moves to one beat a second and it looks like exercise.

The program, line by line

when it starts
  forever:
    at the same time:
      — 1:
        glide part:hand:-1~fist 1, part:hand:-1~wrap 0, part:hand:-1~point 0, part:hand:-1~thumb 0 over 0 s
      — 2:
        glide part:hand:1~fist 1, part:hand:1~wrap 0, part:hand:1~point 0, part:hand:1~thumb 0 over 0 s
      — 3:
        glide left forearm 110 over 0 s
      — 4:
        glide right forearm 110 over 0 s
      — 5:
        glide head 0 over 0 s (in)
        glide head -8 over 0.25 s (out)
        glide head 0 over 0.25 s (in)
        glide head -8 over 0.25 s (out)
        glide head 0 over 0.25 s (in)
      — 6:
        glide right arm 30, part:arm:1~out 20 over 0 s (in)
        glide right arm 70, part:arm:1~out 20 over 0.25 s (out)
        glide right arm 30, part:arm:1~out 20 over 0.25 s (in)
        glide right arm 70, part:arm:1~out 20 over 0.25 s (out)
        glide right arm 30, part:arm:1~out 20 over 0.25 s (in)
      — 7:
        glide left arm 70, part:arm:-1~out 20 over 0 s (in)
        glide left arm 30, part:arm:-1~out 20 over 0.25 s (out)
        glide left arm 70, part:arm:-1~out 20 over 0.25 s (in)
        glide left arm 30, part:arm:-1~out 20 over 0.25 s (out)
        glide left arm 70, part:arm:-1~out 20 over 0.25 s (in)
      — 8:
        glide dy 15.625 over 0 s (in)
        glide dy 0 over 0.25 s (out)
        glide dy 15.625 over 0.25 s (in)
        glide dy 0 over 0.25 s (out)
        glide dy 15.625 over 0.25 s (in)
      — 9:
        glide right leg 22.2 over 0 s (in)
        glide right leg 2.1 over 0.25 s (out)
        glide right leg 22.2 over 0.25 s (in)
        glide right leg 2.1 over 0.25 s (out)
        glide right leg 22.2 over 0.25 s (in)
      — 10:
        glide right shin 38.8 over 0 s (in)
        glide right shin 0.2 over 0.25 s (out)
        glide right shin 38.8 over 0.25 s (in)
        glide right shin 0.2 over 0.25 s (out)
        glide right shin 38.8 over 0.25 s (in)
      — 11:
        glide left leg 18 over 0 s (in)
        glide left leg -1.9 over 0.25 s (out)
        glide left leg 18 over 0.25 s (in)
        glide left leg -1.9 over 0.25 s (out)
        glide left leg 18 over 0.25 s (in)
      — 12:
        glide left shin 38.8 over 0 s (in)
        glide left shin 0.2 over 0.25 s (out)
        glide left shin 38.8 over 0.25 s (in)
        glide left shin 0.2 over 0.25 s (out)
        glide left shin 38.8 over 0.25 s (in)

0 s — left hand a fist grip, right hand a fist grip, left forearm 110, right forearm 110, head 0, right arm 30 out 20, left arm 70 out 20, the body up -5, right leg 22.2, right shin 38.8, left leg 18, left shin 38.8.
0.3 s — right arm 70 out 20, left arm 30 out 20, head -8, the body up 0, right leg 2.1, right shin 0.2, left leg -1.9, left shin 0.2.
0.5 s — right arm 30 out 20, left arm 70 out 20, head 0, the body up -5, right leg 22.2, right shin 38.8, left leg 18, left shin 38.8.
0.8 s — right arm 70 out 20, left arm 30 out 20, head -8, the body up 0, right leg 2.1, right shin 0.2, left leg -1.9, left shin 0.2.
1 s — right arm 30 out 20, left arm 70 out 20, head 0, the body up -5, right leg 22.2, right shin 38.8, left leg 18, left shin 38.8.

Try this

Pump the right fist up to 110 degrees on the first beat instead of 70: punching the air.
In the program: ramp · to.part:arm:1 70 → 110
Throw the head back 20 degrees on the first pump instead of 8: a whoop.
In the program: ramp · to.part:head -8 → -20

How it differs from Jump for joy and Cheer with pom-poms

Jump for joy leaves the ground in one big leap; Excited keeps its feet down and bounces fast. Cheer with pom-poms also takes turns with the arms, cheering someone else on.

Works on

The two in the film above, and what the move turns on each: worked out by the build, which plays the move on each body and checks what moves. Nobody types this table.
Who	Moves?	What moves
Sunny (one of the six people)	yes	whole body, head, arms, legs
Grump (an animal on four legs)	yes	whole body, head, front legs, back legs, ears

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