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.
![Simple 12-Count Flamenco Dance Step with Abanico [Flamenco Dance Steps]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568079e7bfe873f15c115eee/1748503892712-57QV6HYALNDH6H9OZLZA/IMG_1380.JPG)
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![Flamenco Tutorial: Contratiempo por Tangos [Flamenco Dance Steps]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568079e7bfe873f15c115eee/1747444032200-DJ9UJZL9SZ3L4F0UZQ3L/IMG_4CEDA4FF485B-1.jpeg)
Don’t you love contratiempo?
It's one of those signature flamenco sounds, and it can be oh so addicting.
In the video tutorial that follows I show you an exerciise por tangos to practice contratiempo.
![Simple 12-Count Marcaje [Flamenco Dance Steps]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568079e7bfe873f15c115eee/1741983287385-A09AUCGT1ZNNKG7PBT6J/IMG_9570.JPG)
Here’s a simple marking step in the rhythm of twelve.
Add this step to a choreography, or use it as a body technique exercise.
![Simple Flamenco Marking Step with Pitos [Flamenco Dance Steps]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568079e7bfe873f15c115eee/1737153402186-VDWBQ5A04F6PW900Y3HV/IMG_8459.JPG)
How are your pitos, finger snaps?
Here’s a simple tangos marcaje combination you can use to work on details like that as well as:
Arm movements, coordination, hands, head placement, and hips.
Watch the video tutorial here
![Abanico Spins Tutorial [Flamenco Dance Steps]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568079e7bfe873f15c115eee/1734168118110-906PT3SE7PKNSYO55QEX/IMG_7876+2.jpg)
Use the following flamenco step as a marcaje, a marking step, or as a remate, an accent or close.
Following the tutorial you’ll find a written breakdown of the steps and more on how to use this.
Use this flamenco dance mini lesson to practice:
Opening, closing it, and moving the fan.
![Learn This 12-Count Flamenco Abanico Move [Flamenco Dance Steps]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568079e7bfe873f15c115eee/1725057103415-LRIH2FOW1DPMQVP025KR/Abancio%2Bpurple.jpg)
Practice your coordination and contratiempo with this flamenco dance step.
In the video tutorial I use the abanico, but you could also do this move playing palmas in lieu of the fan for the percussive parts.
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
![A Tangos Remate [Flamenco Dance Steps]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568079e7bfe873f15c115eee/1714547296428-FKZXTU9KTIENBV8IB47C/Screenshot+2024-04-30+at+11.57.04%E2%80%AFPM.png)
Looking to add some flare to your tangos dance?
Here’s a fun tstep you could use.
![Flamenco Footwork Tutorial por Tangos [Flamenco Dance Steps]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568079e7bfe873f15c115eee/1709187887299-YS00KSEESZLFWB7SDRMN/IMG_1915.JPG)
Here’s a flamenco footwork pattern por tangos for you to learn.
Use it as an exercise to improve your technique and rhythm,
or…
![Try This Flamenco Footwork Step [Flamenco Dance Steps]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568079e7bfe873f15c115eee/1706987082073-N9HM5GAQBG77FOG8OL7Y/IMG_1539+3.JPG)
Ready to try a new flamenco footwork step in the 12-count rhythm?
Here’s one for you!
![Palmas & Footwork Combo [Flamenco Dance Steps]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568079e7bfe873f15c115eee/1705619040889-DYRVCHZJAW4LVP527T5X/IMG_9853_Original.jpg)
How often do you practice accompanying yourself with palmas while dancing?
Namely while doing footwork.
Use the combination below to work on your palmas and footwork coordination in the compás of 12.
![Flamenco Contratiempo & Coordination Step [Flamenco Dance Steps]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568079e7bfe873f15c115eee/1696458054469-T84NAWUSRDITEXQGFM85/IMG_1027_Original.jpg)
Could you incorporate the flamenco step below into a dance?
Use this tangos footwork pattern to: strengthen your contratiempo, practice technique, coordinate palmas with footwork, or as part of a flamenco dance choreography.
![Make Some Noise with This Abanico Step [Flamenco Dance Steps]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568079e7bfe873f15c115eee/1692916164703-BY2IIDIWVUL8FQJ3Q62X/Flamenco%252BAbanico%252BStep%252BTutorial%252BYoutube%252BThumbnail.jpg)
Here’s a flamenco marking step that uses the abanico in a percussive way.
We can create rhythms with the fan by tapping it against the body while open or closed.
In this instance we have the fan open.
![Simple Tangos Marcaje [Flamenco Dance Steps]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568079e7bfe873f15c115eee/1692388104999-UMRXHJWW2E7NX309W3YT/FLAMENCO+TANGOS+STEP+THUMBNAIL.png)
Here’s a simple yet punchy tangos marking step for you to add to your collection.
The ending works great with the caída of the cante or when the guitar resolves.
![Bulerías Move [Flamenco Dance Steps]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568079e7bfe873f15c115eee/1679384926759-ZPJI3F52L4AVRD9VZ9QI/IMG_7061.JPG)
Learn this step and use it in your bulerías pataíta.
You could use this step as a llamada, remate, or even a patá.
![Bulerías Llamada with Skirt Movements [Flamenco Dance Steps]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568079e7bfe873f15c115eee/1685743368573-FTMB0N89B1M8KHUFU7PH/IMG_8655.JPG)
Looking for a bulerías llamada with a twist?
Here’s one for you to try.
Watch the video tutorial then check out the notes below for additional support with this step:
![Learn This Flamenco Remate with Abanico [Flamenco Dance Steps]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568079e7bfe873f15c115eee/1683997200624-E06U5NECQF0XQBWKX3VO/IMG_8171.JPG)
Here’s a flamenco step (a tangos remate) with abanico.
Add it to a dance, or use it as an exercise to work on:
* Contratiempo
* Opening the abanico
* Coordination
* Strengthening your rhythm
![Abanico Step with Contratiempo [Flamenco Dance Steps]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568079e7bfe873f15c115eee/1683448679531-SJO4PZCU3CPYNMAR1EOO/IMG_8067.JPG)
Here’s a video tutorial of a flamenco step with abanico.
Incorporate it into a choreography, or
Use it as a practice exercise to improve:
opening and closing the fan
contratiempo
coordination
![Easy Tangos Step [Flamenco Dance Steps]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/568079e7bfe873f15c115eee/1676533002213-RY7PJUWD4881D1OKB4TZ/IMG_6378.JPG)
Here’s a simple tangos marcaje you can use to work on:
Pitos (finger snaps),
Hips,
Coordination, and
Arm positioning