The Origin of the Flare The first Flare was done by Canadian gymnast Phillip Delassal in the mid-1970's. It was seen and bit by American Kurt Thomas and competed at the World Gymnastics Championships. The skill is often referred to as a Thomas, or a Thomas Flare because he was the first to use the skill at the World Championships, but props need to be given where they are due and Delassal was the …showed first 75 words of 2630 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2630 total…Gogoladse into a Full Spindle into a Windmill. Ben is now a performing artist with Cirque du Soleil in Los Vegas. Trevor from the Canadian Floor Masters was the first person I ever saw do Flare to Turtle to Flare in the Mid 80's All the common ones like; Flare to Swipes Swipes to Flare Flare to Windmill Windmill to Flare Flare to 1990 And Variations on the Above...ie. Flare to Halo instead of Windmill