According to student newspaper The Mancunion, the motion to replace clapping and cheering with jazz hands received little opposition from the university senate when it was raised on September 27.

The study showed that softer hands produce quicker-decaying sounds. Conversely, clapping more forcefully—or in a shape that stiffens the hands—generates a louder, longer-lasting clap.

The University of Manchester's student union has banned clapping, whooping and cheering at their events -- suggesting the use of "jazz hands" instead. Traditional clapping can be triggering for ...

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They modified the volume and duration of claps by changing the speed, the shape of the hands and even the skin softness. “We clap all the time but we haven’t thought deeply about it.

Jazz hands, a quiet shaking gesture of the hands that’s recognized by British sign language, is considered a more inclusive alternative to clapping, according to reports.