Dominique Dawes Academy hosts events, camps, and birthday parties, according to their website. (Ella Barnes/Community Impact.)
Olympic gold medalist opens gymnastics and ninja center Dominique Dawes Academy in Jersey Village.
The specifics
Open seven days a week, Dominique Dawes Academy offers a variety of programs geared towards varying ages and experience levels, including:
Recreational gymnastics
Junior Gymnastics
Ninja
Tumbling
Competitive gymnastics
Three time olympic gymnast and gold medalist Dominique Dawes said these academies are intended to be a positive experience where kids can learn about work ethic and commitment.
"It's really about an amazing community that we're building and fostering with coaches that care," Dawes said.
A grand opening event will be held May 30 from 9 a.m to 3 p.m. with an RSVP link on their website, with classes starting June 1.
Dominique Dawes and Carrie Jaquay, Dominique Dawes Academy's Jersey Village general manager, perform the ceremonial ribbon cutting on May 29. (Ella Barnes/Community Impact)
The backstory
Dawes said she created the academies as a way to make a positive change in the gymnastics community.
"We were finding a way to turn that pain into purpose," Dawes said "and that's what started the academies."
Dawes said the focus of the academies is not on what students couldn't do in the sport, but on what they are strong and good at.
Quote of note
"It's not about training the next Simone Biles or Dominique Dawes, or some elite level program and sacrificing your childhood," Dawes said. "It's about making sure that every young kid that walks through the doors recognizes how unique, and special they are and how they matter."
Looking forward
Officials confirmed an additional location in Spring is slated to open August 2026.
