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PRONUNCIATION OF JAZZ HANDS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JAZZ HANDS

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Jazz hands is a noun.
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WHAT DOES JAZZ HANDS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Jazz hands

Jazz hands in performance dance is the extension of a performer's hands with palms toward the audience and fingers splayed. It is commonly associated with especially exuberant types of performance such as musicals, cheerleading, show choir, revue, and especially jazz dance shows. In cheerleading, the position with arms outstretched and fingers wiggling up and down is sometimes referred to as spirit fingers or jazz fingers. Depending on the performance venue, both gestures can be associated with campiness. Probably the biggest proponent of jazz hands was the late Bob Fosse, who incorporated them in nearly all of his Broadway and film musical choreography. The best example of this is the opening musical number of Pippin, "Magic to Do", in which still illuminated jazz hands are the first thing the audience sees.

Definition of jazz hands in the English dictionary

The definition of jazz hands in the dictionary is a movement in modern dance in which a performer shakes both hands rapidly with the palms facing forwards and the fingers extended.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JAZZ HANDS

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jazz rock
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jazzbo
jazzed
jazzed-up
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jazziest
jazzily
jazziness
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jazzman
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WORDS THAT END LIKE JAZZ HANDS

change hands
clean hands
hands
hold up one´s hands
in good hands
Islands
join hands
laying on of hands
Netherlands
off one´s hands
on one´s hands
out of one´s hands
shake hands
show of hands
take one´s courage in both hands
take the law into one´s own hands
thousands
throw up one´s hands
wash one´s hands
with one´s bare hands

Synonyms and antonyms of jazz hands in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «jazz hands» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JAZZ HANDS

Find out the translation of jazz hands to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of jazz hands from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «jazz hands» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

爵士乐手
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

manos de jazz
570 millions of speakers

English

jazz hands
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जाज हाथ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يد الجاز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

джазовые руки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mãos do jazz
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জ্যাজ হাত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mains de jazz
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tangan jazz
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Jazz-Hände
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ジャズの手
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

재즈 손
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jazz tangan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tay jazz
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஜாஸ் கைகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जाझ हात
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Caz elleri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mani di jazz
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jazz ręce
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

джазові руки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mâinile de jazz
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χέρια τζαζ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

jazz hande
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

jazz hands
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

jazz hender
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JAZZ HANDS»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about jazz hands

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JAZZ HANDS»

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Sweat, Tears, and Jazz Hands: The Official History of Show ...
The book details the pop culture and theater influencers that, over time, built this unique entertainment genre into the mecca of music lovers that it is today.
Mike Weaver, Colleen Hart, 2011
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Killing Me Softly With Jazz Hands...: Essays, Blogs and ...
These are stories about a life lived on the road, written by a comic just killing time, in lieu of killing herself.
Becky Pedigo, Donna Casey, Amanda Rice, 2012
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Going for Jazz: Musical Practices and American Ideology
I want to review the acquisition of jazz hands, on the way toward the closer study of the human body and its works: in jazz piano playing we have an occasion of handicraft of elaborate, elegant dimensions, a fitting place to explore perhaps our  ...
Nicholas Gebhardt, 2001
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Ways of the Hand: The Organization of Improvised Conduct
This is David Sudnow's classic account of how his hands learned to improvise jazz onthe piano.David Sudnow is the author of Passing On and editor of Studies in Social Interaction.Since writing this book, he has developed a piano training ...
David Sudnow, 1978
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Dance Series
E CLOCK X = clap G = snap Jazz hands = fingers spread and flexed Wait for musical Intro. Rock '/?' roll pose: Point R index finger; pretend microphone is in L hand. One, two, three o'clock, four o'clock rock. Point L index finger up; switch mike ...
Greg Gilpin, 2001
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WB Dance Set 8: You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch / Jingle-Bell ...
Jazz hands = fingers spread and flexed X = clap S = snap Wait for short musical intro. Clap from side to side on Xs below: X X X X Jingle-bell, jingle-bell, jingle- bell rock Snap side to side on Gs below: 8 S S S Jingle-bell swing and jingle- bells ...
Greg Gilpin, 2002
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Fame and Charleston
Make fists with both hands at chest level, pulsing twice with each step. Step R together step L together I feel it com - in' together. Jazz hands (palms out, fingers spread) beside face; shoot arms up and R. People will see me and cry. Face L with ...
‎2001
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Grab a Partner!: Twelve Terrific Partner Songs for Young ...
Drop open palms front 25 Low bounce 8x w/R index at mouth "Wiper" sway w/ jazz hands front '**=' m Give my R fist to chest f re. j 23 mp Г Л ti TÉ*-* 1 im * • t r — 1 i — ? 1 itT thei _- — . -e J " I r m m '-j Whis-pe ol ' how I'm yearn id pulse 2x ...
Sally K. Albrecht, 2001
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Crafternoon: A Guide to Getting Artsy and Crafty with Your ...
Remember Jazz Hands from Intro to Modern Jazz Dance? Well, you've got Craft Hands. And they are directly linked to your smart, smart brain. So use those hands and that mind of yours to find solutions to your craft problems. Why not blindly ...
Maura Madden, 2008
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The Advanced Genius Theory: Are They Out of Their Minds or ...
I signed up for a “modern” class, not realizing that in Berlin “modern” meant “jazz, ” as in “jazz hands.” I didn't realize this until after the warm-ups, which meant I was stuck taking a jazz class, in German, dancing to some of the most aggressively ...
Jason Hartley, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JAZZ HANDS»

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TheaterJones | FIT Review: The Show About Men | Festival of …
... what it takes to be a man, the inevitable answer of anatomy turns into a Broadway number complete with chasse ball change and jazz hands. «TheaterJones Performing Arts News, Jul 15»
2
Singapore history in the making with 'The LKY Musical'
“It is difficult to do politics and musicals, which is all about production numbers, dancing, jazz hands and all that,” he said. “But I think we have ... «Malay Mail Online, Jul 15»
3
Marlborough gears up to welcome thousands of jazz festival fans
JAZZ hands are at the ready as the final preparations for one of the biggest events in Marlborough's calendar gets underway. From Friday, the ... «This Is Wiltshire, Jul 15»
4
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll has all that plus Denis Leary
Tonight Steven joins a theatre group! Eric is practicing his jazz hands to celebrate. Married (FX, 10:30 p.m.): Now that the honeymoon phase of ... «A.V. Club Milwaukee, Jul 15»
5
Guess Which 'Glee' Stars Just Got Married In Secret?
Jazz hands! While the couple's nuptials are being described as “very small with their families there,” we're still pretty sure (1) the wedding ... «MTV.com, Jul 15»
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The Woman Behind HARD's Viral Video Campaigns, Living In The …
I was really into making weird stuff to Manson, Nine Inch Nails or Aphex Twin while my teachers were forcing jazz hands on everyone; they ... «Your EDM, Jul 15»
7
Travel: Living the VIP life at Rosewood London
Our home for the night, the Pearl Suite, is so swish I have to stop myself going jazz hands and breaking into an impromptu I Think I'm Gonna ... «Leicester Mercury, Jul 15»
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SAN BERNARDINO: Van Halen lights up San Manuel Amphitheater
... power is that he's the showman, the smiling, campy Vaudevillian who somehow ended up on the Sunset Strip and gave it jazz hands. «Press-Enterprise, Jul 15»
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Daily News staffer shows off moves, but fails to make Brooklyn Nets …
I jumped at the opportunity as visions of jazz hands and kick lines danced through my head. It wasn't long until I regretted my decision. «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
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Ashes 2015: England's Stuart Broad has earned his place among …
They hate his loud, thespian appealing, which is really more celebration than appeal, followed of late by wildly convulsing jazz hands if the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

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