This is the main reason I have never considered making another Hyur. I had a Hyur in 1.0, but couldn't hang with the sashaying anymore
For emotes, I've always wanted this one (sorry about tater quality, this was from my old PC at launch D: ):
It's been ages since I've seen it, but IIRC, they kind of jump back a tiny amount and put both hands in the air (as shown). I think this could have worked well for /deny.