Bud & Patty Cody Desonie have owned & operated the gym since 1985. Their additional staff consists of former students we call our extended family.
Patty Desonie
Phone: 870 534-3151
Email: flipflopgymandcheer@yahoo.com
Position: Owner/Head Coach
Patty is a former Pine Bluff gymnast and was the 1977 Arkansas State High School Champion. She was also a collegiate gymnast for UCA.
Patty is the elected chairperson for the Arkansas USA Gymnastics Junior Olympic Program, a Certified Meet Director and Program Coordinator, for the last 12 years she has worked as a sales rep for Varsity Spirit Fashion, the National Chearleeders Association and the Universal Cheerleaders Association and judges cheer and dance team tryouts all over Arkansas.
Taylor Rai Harrison
Phone: 501-230-6880
Email: taylorharrison62919@gmail.com
Position: Main Team Head Coach
Taylor is from Cabot, AR, where she graduated high school and went on to pursure a Bacherlors degree in Exercise Science from the University of Arkansas at Monticello where she also cheered for 2 years. She and her husband Hayden will be having a sweet little baby girl in July! Taylor is a former level 10 gymnast, she competed at 5 Regional competitions and 2 Western competitions .She started taking gymnastics when she was 4 years old and competed all the way through to her senior year. She joined our FFGC team in 2016. Fun fact about Taylor is that her favorite holiday is Halloween, she and her husband camp at Cane Creek the whole month of October for Halloween!