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What is sleight of hand?
What is sleight of hand?
- A branch of magic that involves throwing playing cards
- A form of entertainment that uses fine motor skills to manipulate and entertain audiences (correct)
- A type of gambling technique used to cheat at card games
- A type of dance that involves card manipulation
Who are some of the pioneers of sleight of hand?
Who are some of the pioneers of sleight of hand?
- Dan and Dave, Ricky Jay, Derek DelGaudio
- Dai Vernon, Cardini, Tony Slydini (correct)
- Helder Guimarães, Tom Mullica
- David Copperfield, Yann Frisch, Norbert Ferré
What does the phrase 'sleight of hand' mean?
What does the phrase 'sleight of hand' mean?
- Quick hands (correct)
- Trickster feet
- Trickster hands
- Quick feet
What are some of the techniques used in sleight of hand?
What are some of the techniques used in sleight of hand?
Which of the following is true about sleight of hand during stage magic performances?
Which of the following is true about sleight of hand during stage magic performances?
What is cardistry?
What is cardistry?
What is card throwing?
What is card throwing?
Who popularized throwing cards within the sleight of hand industry?
Who popularized throwing cards within the sleight of hand industry?
What is the connection between some magic tricks and throwing cards?
What is the connection between some magic tricks and throwing cards?
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Sleight of Hand
Sleight of Hand
The skill of using fine motor movements to manipulate objects, often associated with magic and deception.
Close-up Magic
Close-up Magic
A type of magic performance where the magician interacts closely with the audience, using everyday objects and sleight of hand.
Misdirection
Misdirection
Misdirecting the audience's attention to create the illusion of something impossible.
Switching
Switching
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Card Flourishing
Card Flourishing
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Card Throwing
Card Throwing
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Cheating with Cards
Cheating with Cards
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Sleight of Hand Artist
Sleight of Hand Artist
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Banned Magician
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Sleight of Hand: An Overview
- Sleight of hand refers to fine motor skills used by performing artists to entertain or manipulate, often associated with close-up magic, card magic, card flourishing, and stealing
- Sleight of hand pioneers include Dan and Dave, Ricky Jay, Derek DelGaudio, David Copperfield, Yann Frisch, Norbert Ferré, Dai Vernon, Cardini, Tony Slydini, Helder Guimarães, and Tom Mullica
- The phrase "sleight of hand" means "quick fingers" or "trickster fingers," and it is often used in close-up magic, where the audience is close to the magician
- Sleight of hand depends on everyday items as props and the use of psychology, timing, misdirection, and natural choreography to accomplish a magical effect
- Sleight of hand during stage magic performances is not common, but the most common magic tricks performed with sleight of hand on stage are rope manipulations and card tricks
- Sleight of hand is notoriously used to cheat at casinos and gambling facilities throughout the world, and common ways to cheat at card games using sleight of hand include palming, switching, ditching, and stealing cards from the table
- Cardistry is closely related to sleight of hand, and it is the art of card flourishing that is intended to be visually impressive and to give the appearance of being difficult to perform
- Card throwing is meant to be visibly impressive and does not include magic elements, and it consists of throwing standard playing cards with excessively high speed and accuracy, powerful enough to slice fruits like carrots and even melons
- Magician Ricky Jay popularized throwing cards within the sleight of hand industry with the release of his 1977 book Cards as Weapons
- Some magic tricks, both close-up and on stage, are heavily connected to throwing cards
- Sleight of hand is not a branch of magic but a separate genre of entertainment, and many artists practice sleight of hand as an independent skill
- The term "sleight of hand" frequently carries negative associations of dishonesty and deceit at many gambling halls, and many magicians known around the world are publicly banned from casinos, such as British mentalist and close-up magician Derren Brown, who is banned from every casino in Britain.
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