RIFFLE SHUFFLE
Everyone at MFA has been amazed at the popularity of card sleights and flourishes. I guess everybody likes to impress!
If you want to get started on the road to learning flourishes then the riffle shuffle is a great place to start. When you have mastered this why not move on to the Waterfall Shuffle.

STEP 1
Cut the cards into equal piles and place them end to end as in Fig. 1.


STEP 2
Pick the cards up, holding them as in Fig. 2.



STEP 3
Now invert the cards on the table, lifting the front ends as in Fig. 4. Note the position of the fingers.

STEP 4
You will need to practise to get the distance between the cards right, but when you have that perfected it is a simple matter to slowly release the cards so that they interleave. Then simply push the cards together to complete the move.