Don’t you love the feeling of snapping open the abanico?⁣

There are many ways to open the abanico, the flamenco fan.⁣

Here’s one of my favorite ways to do so:

How to do it step by step:

Begin by holding the abanico closed.⁣

With your thumb and index finger grab onto the outer spine of the fan closest to you⁣.

Let go of everything but this to allow the abanico to fall open.⁣

You want the fan to open fully.

If it doesn’t fully open, use your pinky finger to reveal a full half moon shape.⁣

The abanico is now vertically aligned.⁣

Rotate your wrist to flip the abanico and align it horizontally.⁣

Practice this sequence as many times as you need to.⁣

Then, add some flair by accenting with the wrist.⁣

To do this, flick your wrist when you initiate the movement and quickly rotate it to perform the whole movement in one beat.⁣

This will give you that snapping sound.

Have fun with it!⁣

(By the way, I am not angry in this video, just concentrating I guess.)

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