The Olympic gymnast’s children’s academy promotes healthy movement in a safe environment.
Olympic gold medalist Dominique Dawes celebrated the grand opening of her fourth Dominique Dawes Academy last weekend in Ashburn. The academy at 20020 Ashbrook Commons Plz., Ste. 155, is the first Virginia location of the three-time Olympian’s gymnastics and Ninja gyms.
The academy offers expertly guided gymnastic and Ninja fitness classes, seasonal camps, birthday parties, and open-gym sessions for special events. Classes are open to children ages 7 months and up, with different levels of training and difficulty. The gym is full of equipment like balance beams, low and high horizontal bars, in-ground tumbling trampolines, a foam pit, a climbing half wall, and a number of Ninja obstacle courses…