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Propellerhead
PropellerheadLV 2
Brendan Conner

Based on a move by Dan Buck called Swirly,

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Five Faces of Sybil
Five Faces of SybilLV 3
Chris Kenner
1992

The famous Sybil cut in cardistry was created by the magician and author Chris Kenner. It was first published in his 1992 book, Totally Out of Control, under the specific name the "Five Faces of Sybil".

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Thumb Fan
Thumb FanLV 2
Unattributed Cardistry

A thumb fan is a classic card flourish and magic technique used to spread a deck of playing cards into an even, beautiful semi-circle. It is used by magicians to let spectators select a card, and by cardists as a visual display of skill.

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Ribbon Spread
Ribbon SpreadLV 2
Unattributed Cardistry

Ribbon Spread, sometimes called Table Spread, is a popular cardistry flourish and magic technique where a deck of cards is smoothly laid out in a long, overlapping line or wave across a flat surface. The move often ends with a turnover made by tracing across the deck using either a finger or a card or by lifting the first cards and pressing on them, turning over the subsequent cards. It is recommended to bevel the deck before spreading.

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one-handedmagicspreadfundamentalclassictablenew deck
Pirouette
PirouetteLV 2
Unattributed Cardistry

Spin a card on your fingertip!

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one-handedsingle cardspin
Angel
AngelLV 1
Bone Ho

A classic isolation from Bone Ho.

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isolationone-handedsingle card
Deck Flip
Deck FlipLV 3
Unattributed Cardistry

A cool way to flip a deck with style.

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classicdeck flipfundamentalone-handed
Swing Cut
Swing CutLV 1
Unattributed Cardistry

The Swing Cut is one of the best packet cuts to introduce to beginners in both cardistry and magic.

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classicfundamentalpacket cuttwo-handed
Snake Charmer
Snake CharmerLV 5
Kevin Ho
2016

First appearing in Liquid Paper in 2016, Snake Charmer was inspired by the opener of Kevin’s cut Satellite, Dan and Dave’s Molecule 3, and the closer of Tobias Levin’s Acridid. The right-hand cut is called Sputnik, a reference to the world’s first artificial satellite.

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packet cutrotationtwo-handed
Bloom
BloomLV 3
Zach Mueller
2015
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Friffle
FriffleLV 3
Oliver Søgård
01/06/2015
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cascadeshuffletwo-handed
Spin Doctor
Spin DoctorLV 4
Nikolaj Pedersen
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displaypacket cutrotationsingle cardtwo-handed
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