Nice start! You've got some good fluidity here, and it's rare to see that in a 1st year student, so good work. In the update there's a little too much literal gesturing going on, I'd say, like with the finger-walking to indicate "taking them." Better acting choices will eliminate such things and the final animation can be more subtle but stronger. So I'd consider removing those and picking some less on-the-nose motions for that bit in the middle. (Think of the robot at the start. It was extremely strong because it was subtle but well crafted. So shoot for that sort of thing!)

Good luck with it, can't wait to see how it turns out!