Our Story
WELCOME TO THE FLAIR FAMILY
I’d like to welcome you to Flair Gymnastics. We’re a friendly bunch and we’re always happy to welcome a new addition to our Flair gym club family.
Our passion since our first club opened back in 1998, is building confident kids and we’re very enthusiastic about it!
My own background as both a South East gymnastics champion and a former stuntman with work including the Harry Potter franchise and Game of Thrones encouraged me to share my passion and expertise with as many families as possible and I’m on a mission to help as many children as possible grow in confidence through the awesome sport of gymnastics.
We have an esteemed reputation for coaching excellence, super-fun classes, exciting tumble and trampoline camps and staging record-breaking competitions and events.
I look forward to meeting you and welcoming you to the Flair family.
Richard Dwyer,
Founder & CEO
Watch our story about how Flair Gymnastics really got started!
Meet the original Flair family with words of wisdom from Flair Founder & CEO Richard Dwyer, his mum Kathy and his nan Sylvia.
Building Confident Kids Since 1998
MEET THE TEAM
RICHARD DWYER | Founder & CEO
Richard started Flair Gymnastics back in 1998 with a thirst to empower every child who walked through the doors with the confidence and independence that his own gymnastics journey had enabled him to achieve.
Richard was the South East of England gymnastics champion as a teen and then had a 20 year career as a professional stuntman with over 300 on movies and TV shows including Harry Potter, Sherlock Holmes, 28 Days Later and 24, Doctor Who.
Richard is the driving force behind Flair, passionate not just about gymnastics coaching, but also about helping children to learn vital life skills with confidence at the core. Richard also works as a motivational and 
TEDx Speaker with his specialist subjects being goal setting, mindset and children’s education.
Take a look at www.TumbleTV.co.uk to see Richards talks.
YOUR COACHING TEAM
LEAD COACHES
The Lead Coaches lead the coaching team, plan the classes and structure your little ones learning. There is a Lead Coach at each club and they are responsible for creating the exciting and balanced lesson plans for each term. The Lead Coaches are made up of our experienced coaches and former and current competitive gymnasts. Some of them are parents too, just like you!
COACHES
Out team of over 70 Coaches across our 5 venues are of the highest calibre having gone through vigorous and continued training at our Flair University. They guide your child through the fun, safe and structured lesson plans, Flair syllabus and awards, personalised to your child’s rate of learning that is specific to them. Our expert Coaches know how to get the best possible performance and development from your child and love to pass on their knowledge and guidance to our members whilst sharing their passion for the sport.
THE ULTIMATE GUIDE FOR GYM CLUB PARENTS
Created to help you decide if Gymnastics, Trampolining or Freestyle is the right fit for your child.
“Many proud moments watching the boys freerun, bounce and do gym! We spend a lot of time being active and Flair has helped build confidence and encourage a healthy lifestyle for both Ollie and Sam. Today Ollie came out so happy because he can do a backflip - one happy boy.”
“One year on, Lilah is as excited to come to gymnastics as she was on day one. She has made new friends and learnt amazing new skills.”
“Watching Georgie week by week improving her gymnastics skills, from forward rolls to back kickovers it is always exciting to see what she can achieve next. She really loves and looks forwards to classes.”
“My 10 year old joined Flair when she had just turned 4! It has been amazing watching her confidence grow along with her gymnastics skills and ability. There have been many magical moments from when she got her first badge, to joining the squad, to performing at GoFest to taking part in Flair competitions.”
“Flair Gymnastics has been fantastic with our daughter who has Down’s Syndrome. They have been very supportive and motivating through the various stages. Aimee thoroughly enjoys it and it’s lovely to see how she makes progress.”
“Kara has excelled in confidence and ability during her time at Flair due to the encouragement, support and expertise of all the coaching team. Thank you Flair and keep up the great work you are doing for children.”