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FANFARE FAN
By Doug Edwards
I'm in full agreement that a decorative flourish can greatly enhance a magical effect. After
all, no audience likes to be entertained by someone without skill, so it's advantageous to
include an open demonstration of skill in a performance.
If you're familiar with the workings of a standard thumb or pressure fan, you will find this fan
flourish surprisingly easy to acquire. It's a nice fan to perform as it's not only visual but
audible as well.

The deck should be reasonably new and clean for best results. Hold the deck in an upward,
beveled fashion, deep in the crotch of the left thumb (Fig. 1.) The right hand approaches the
cards from above and riffles them (Fig. 2) while simultaneously rotating them in a clockwise
direction (Fig. 3) into an evenly spaced fan, three quarters of a full circle (Fig. 4.)
Pressure of the right thumb against the back of the deck acts as a pivot point, and, it's the
riffling action that creates the sound as the fan is formed.
Using one or both hands, snap the fan closed against the left palm. Done slowly or briskly,
this fan looks elegant and feels good in its execution.

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Illustrations by Greg Webb. Fanfare Fan 2004 by Doug Edwards.

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