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'''Jazz hands''' in performance [[dance]] is the extension of a performer's hands with palms toward the audience and fingers splayed. This position is also referred to as '''webbing'''. It is commonly associated with especially exuberant types of performance such as [[musicals]], [[cheerleading]], [[show choir]], [[revue]], and especially [[jazz dance]] shows.<ref>{{CitationCite web |last=Grundhauser |first=Eric needed|date=April2016-08-19 2010|title=The Fabulous History of JAZZ HANDS! |url=http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-fabulous-history-of-jazz-hands |access-date=2023-12-07 |website=Atlas Obscura |language=en}}</ref> In cheerleading, the position with arms outstretched and fingers wiggling up and down is sometimes referred to as '''spirit fingers'''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-spirit-fingers.htm |title=What are Spirit Fingers? |access-date=4 February 2019}}</ref> or '''jazz fingers'''.{{cn|date=April 2017}} Depending on the performance venue, both gestures can be associated with [[Camp (style)|campiness]].<ref>Zimmerman, Karla and Nate Cavalieri (2008). ''Chicago''. Lonely Planet. p. 35.</ref>