Olympic gold medalist Dominique Dawes, 49, has opened the fifth location of her gymnastics academy, the Dominique Dawes Academy, in her hometown of Silver Spring, specifically in the White Oak neighborhood. The new gym joins her existing DMV area locations in Clarksburg, Columbia, Rockville, and Ashburn (which opened last fall).
The academy is also embarking on a significant national expansion. It plans to open two more gyms in the Atlanta and Houston areas later this year as part of a five-year strategy to establish a total of fifty locations across the country, according to Source of The Spring News.
Dawes said at the new gym’s announcement last fall, “Silver Spring is where my journey began. It’s my hometown, and it’s where I first fell in love with gymnastics. Bringing the Academy here feels deeply personal. I want local kids to experience the same joy, confidence, and sense of community that shaped my own childhood.”…