This post is co-authored by Ron Riggio and nonverbal communication expert Alan Crawley. When and why do we clap? We get startled, and we clap. We try to get our dog’s (or our child’s) attention, and ...

Students at the University of Oxford will now use jazz hands instead of applause as a way to be more inclusive of students who have sensory or anxiety disorders that may become uneasy by the noise ...

Music director Fabio Luisi conducts the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Symphony Chorus and tenor Carl Tanner in Liszt's 'Faust Symphony' at the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas on Sept. 28, 2023.

March 31, 2011— -- Q: Why do people applaud when planes land? Isn't the pilot just doing his job? I don't expect a round of applause for hitting my quarterly sales goals. And I don't suppose he ...

People will once again be allowed to clap at Encinitas City Council meetings to express support with a public speaker at the podium. And, a ban on speaker time donations, enacted during COVID-19, also ...

If you’ve ever experienced excessive turbulence in the air or been on a plane that landed in precarious conditions, you might ...

The orchestra’s formal dress, the way it tunes. How the conductor bows, and all that walking on and off the stage. The typical classical music concert can seem full of arcane rituals that set it apart ...

Viewers are calling out what they describe as awkward audience behavior during the show's final round as they beg for changes ...