This animation was done to motivate work with “found footage”
the original images (see below) are taken from:
pictura paedagogica online
Kümmerle, L. F.:
Praktische Anleitung zu Leibesübungen für Mädchen
Stuttgart : Metzler, 1832

animation by g.f.
tools used: adobe photoshop & afterFX

PS: I never figured out, which purpose the plank was originally meant to serve