About
Annapolis Dance Academy is a local year-round dance studio that offers dance instruction and exercise classes for adults and children. The program includes American Style Ballroom dancing, International Style Ballroom dancing, Rhythm (Latin-social), East Coast Swing, West Coast Swing, club styles, salsa, ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, and lyrical. Additional offerings include corrective exercise, postural training, Dynamic Body Balancing, myofascial release, wedding preparation, reception group instruction, birthday parties, date night, social through competitive ballroom dancing, personal training, barre fitness, and group exercise.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
Annapolis Dance Academy is owned and operated by Jennifer S. Gooding, who is a Certified Ballroom Dance Instructor, Personal Trainer, Dynamic Body Balancing Practitioner, and Corrective Exercise Specialist. In ballroom, she is certified through the NADTA and NDCA and holds member and associates certifications in American Style Ballroom and Rhythm. She is also a Dynamic Body Balancing Practitioner using cranial sacral unwinding and myofascial release, and she previously worked as a Registered Nurse specializing in Labor and Delivery and Same Day Surgery for over 8 years.
Jennifer S. Gooding opened Annapolis Dance Academy part-time in April 1996 while also working as a nurse and continued both for 6 years before leaving nursing in 2006. The studio has offered “Everything Dance/Everything Fitness” for over 29 years and participates in bi-yearly recitals that showcase students from young children through seniors. The studio provides social through competitive American and International Style Ballroom dancing and specializes in American Style Ballroom, including wedding preparation for bride and groom, father and daughter, and full wedding parties, as well as reception group instruction and bridal shower gift certificates. Gift certificates are available, and the most current information is listed on the Annapolis Dance Academy Facebook page.
The mission at Annapolis Dance Academy is described as “Everything dance, everything fitness,” with a focus on alignment, posture, and development of grace, and the belief that “Posture is everything in dance, fitness and overall health.” Jennifer S. Gooding continues her ballroom, dance, and fitness training and states that she believes all kids should learn to dance. She says, “I really love what I do, and I hope the passion and joy I feel from dancing, comes out to my students and encourages them to develop their own love and joy of dance,” and also says, “To me, Dancing is truly living!!” and “For me, dance is truly healing emotionally, physically and spiritually!” She describes herself as “truly blessed.”
In the wider community, Jennifer can be found dancing with her partner Eamonn Knights and her students in Maryland and Virginia at various showcases and competitions. The studio offers Dynamic Body Balancing energy work and myofascial release, and it features dance instruction and exercise classes for both adults and children.
Last updated January 21, 2026.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
Annapolis Dance Academy is owned and operated by Jennifer S. Gooding, who is a Certified Ballroom Dance Instructor, Personal Trainer, Dynamic Body Balancing Practitioner, and Corrective Exercise Specialist. In ballroom, she is certified through the NADTA and NDCA and holds member and associates certifications in American Style Ballroom and Rhythm. She is also a Dynamic Body Balancing Practitioner using cranial sacral unwinding and myofascial release, and she previously worked as a Registered Nurse specializing in Labor and Delivery and Same Day Surgery for over 8 years.
Jennifer S. Gooding opened Annapolis Dance Academy part-time in April 1996 while also working as a nurse and continued both for 6 years before leaving nursing in 2006. The studio has offered “Everything Dance/Everything Fitness” for over 29 years and participates in bi-yearly recitals that showcase students from young children through seniors. The studio provides social through competitive American and International Style Ballroom dancing and specializes in American Style Ballroom, including wedding preparation for bride and groom, father and daughter, and full wedding parties, as well as reception group instruction and bridal shower gift certificates. Gift certificates are available, and the most current information is listed on the Annapolis Dance Academy Facebook page.
The mission at Annapolis Dance Academy is described as “Everything dance, everything fitness,” with a focus on alignment, posture, and development of grace, and the belief that “Posture is everything in dance, fitness and overall health.” Jennifer S. Gooding continues her ballroom, dance, and fitness training and states that she believes all kids should learn to dance. She says, “I really love what I do, and I hope the passion and joy I feel from dancing, comes out to my students and encourages them to develop their own love and joy of dance,” and also says, “To me, Dancing is truly living!!” and “For me, dance is truly healing emotionally, physically and spiritually!” She describes herself as “truly blessed.”
In the wider community, Jennifer can be found dancing with her partner Eamonn Knights and her students in Maryland and Virginia at various showcases and competitions. The studio offers Dynamic Body Balancing energy work and myofascial release, and it features dance instruction and exercise classes for both adults and children.
Last updated January 21, 2026.
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