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{{Breakdancing moves}}
The '''''Flare''''' (sometimes called "Thomas" after [[Kurt Thomas (gymnast)|Kurt Thomas]]) is a difficult [[breakdancing]] [[power move]] borrowed from [[gymnastics]]. The breaker supports his body with his arms and swing his legs around his stationary torso in continuous circles. It resembles the use of a [[Pommel Horse]], but is performed without one. 

==Step-by-step==
(contracted; show full) a circular path. There is dispute about whether this move is different from the [[Windmill (breakdancing move)#Air Track|Air Track]]. Some say that Air Flares have the body traveling on an x- and y-axis, while with an Air Track the body only travels on an x-axis. Others contend that the moves are one and the same, and that the name difference is merely based on the evolutionary history of the moves.

==See also==
*Wikipedia's [[List of breakdance moves]] for this and other moves.

==External links==

*[http://www.bboyzone.com BBoyZone - breakdance move guides] Various guides to flares
*Spray.se clips (Quicktime)
**[http://hem.spray.se/sammorling/flare.html Six flares]
**[http://hem.spray.se/sammorling/miniflare.html Three miniflares]
*[http://www.bboy.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=f91762d3c60dc0cf99d0a50f34c9620c&forumid=21 Breakdancing forum] with flare section
*[http://dopemoves.com/readarticle.php?article_id=4 Dope Moves Central] Flare - Complete Flare Guide
**[http://www.dopemoves.com/readarticle.php?article_id=1 Air Flare video]

[[Category:Breakdance moves]]

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