The Thomas or the "Flare" in English is a complex movement which consumes a lot of energy in a powermove combo. Some breakdancers choose not to necessarily use it as a bboy pocket, one of the best in the world of the discipline. Simply because certains physicals morphologies are more or less suited to it, or because the movement is not in the style of the dancer.

The flare is the in-between of the high and low powermove (windmill vs airflare). Some powermovers like bboy kaku specialized in low phases with his headspin or bboy bruceLee /punisher/ the end who are more specialized either in high phases are two categories of breakdancer who use the flare but for different purposes.

But if you are comfortable with this movement, it is truly magnificent when executed well and provides a really powerful transition phase to maintain speed.