article_snippet: Activists: Members of the National Union of Students (file picture) have asked for jazz hands rather than clapping in case 'damaged feminism' $$$$ caused anxiety .
article_snippet: Young student union activists have asked other conference delegates to wave with 'jazz hands' instead of clapping or cheering speakers in case it 'triggers anxiety' among nervous members.
article_snippet: Jazz then followed that with: 'Some delegates are requesting that we move to jazz hands rather than clapping, as it's triggering anxiety.
article_snippet: Nona Buckley-Irvine, General secretary at the London School of Economics Students' Union, said: 'Jazz hands are used throughout the NUS in place of clapping as a way to show appreciation of someone's point without interrupting or causing disturbance, as it can create anxiety. '
article_snippet: Practical example: This woman shows how jazz hands should be done - but NUS delegates were urged not to make any noise doing it .
article_snippet: LSE SU women's officer Gee Linford-Grayson added: 'As someone who is new to the NUS conference culture it surprised me at first, but actually within a few rounds of jazz hands applause it began to make a lot of sense, as loud clapping and whooping can be intimidating and distracting when you're speaking on stage. '