This step is for you if you are ready to start coordinating abanico movements with steps.

Practice opening, raising, and closing the fan while your feet maintain a basic forward and back marcaje in the compás of twelve.

Ready to give it a whirl?

Watch the tutorial below:

These are the steps with counts:⁣

12 right foot forward (planta, ball of the foot)⁣ ⁣

1 ⁣🚫⁣

2 🚫⁣

3 right step back and shift weight⁣

4 🚫⁣

5 ⁣🚫⁣

6 right foot forward (planta) ⁣

7 ⁣🚫⁣

8 ⁣🚫⁣

9 left step back and shift weight⁣

10 🚫⁣

11 ⁣🚫⁣

Fan movements:

12 open fan*

1 start raising arm with the elbow leading displaying the abanico⁣

2 raise arm⁣

3 continue raising arm

4 continue raising arm⁣

5 continue raising arm

6 bring fan behind head ⁣

7 begin letting fan fall closed⁣

8 let fan close⁣

9 drag closed fan to the front of your body⁣⁣

10 fan is closed in the center of your chest⁣

*Opening the Fan

Check out this post, How to Open a Flamenco Abanico, for a breakdown of the first fan movement.

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