Thursday, April 25, 2024

Andrew Cyrus – Flip Flop and Fly Alumn

Andrew Cyrus, M.Ed
Andrew Cyrus, M.Ed

Andrew Cyrus, Jr started tumbling at the age of 9. He quickly developed and joined the competition team in 1999. By 2003 he reached the elite level of tumbling and represented Maywood Fine Art by trying out for the national team that year.  Although he did not make it, Andrew saw other windows of opportunity. By 2011 he graduated from Morehouse College and Auburn University with a Bachelor of Arts in health and a Master of Education in Kinesiology, with concentrations in motor behavior and sports psychology. Currently, he is a professor at Shorter College in Little Rock, Arkansas and a well known personal trainer around the city. Andrew continues to tumble and use trampoline for his third job working for the NBA. Andrew took his trampoline and tumbling skills and added a basketball and rim. He is an acrobatic slam dunker for 5 NBA teams including the Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Bobcats, Memphis Grizzlies, New York Knicks, and the Toronto Raptors. He has also done international shows in Shanghai, Tianjin, and Beijing, China; Taipei, Taiwan and Cancun, Mexico.