Annapolis Dance Factory in Cape St. Claire

Did you know that we have a dance studio in Cape St. Claire? located in the Cape St. Claire shopping center, provides quality dance instruction to children and adults while focusing on having fun. 

Sue Anderson is the owner of the Annapolis Dance Factory and her daughter, Stephanie, has been dancing at the studio since 1997. 

“We loved the studio ... it felt like a second family to us," Sue Anderson said. "In those early years, all the kids seemed to get along and support each other.”

When the previous owner decided to sell the dance studio in 2007, Sue Anderson bought it to ensure it stayed at the same “home away from home” location that she and her daughter had come to love.

They renamed the studio the Annapolis Dance Factory and a couple years later, the Anderson family moved to Cape St. Claire. Now, Stephanie Anderson is one of the most beloved instructors at the Annapolis Dance Factory.

With classes for both children and adults, some of the offerings include ballet, jazz, tap, acro, lyrical and hip-hop. The studio is continuously looking for new classes to offer, and instructors to teach them. They have offered classes in ballroom dancing, as well as belly dancing. They also have an instructor who teaches martial arts, currently Japanese Sword (Kenjutsu) and self-defense classes.

They also feature parties for children and teens with themes such as princesses, hula and hip-hop. This summer, the studio offers day camp and classes. An updated fall schedule of classes can be found on the studio's website. 

“I love kids and I love to see them come back year after year, and improve their technique as well as all the other life skills they are learning here,” Sue Anderson said.

She is also inspired by the adults who take classes and progress with their interest in learning more technique. 

Sue Anderson says she also loves that the Cape is a very close community, and that “everyone knows each other and supports each other because the Cape is like its own little town.”  

When she opened Annapolis Dance Factory, her goal was to provide a place for kids and adults to come to learn good dance technique—and have fun. Based on the looks on the young dancers’ faces at dance summer camp, and at their end of the year recital, Annapolis Dance Factory has done exactly that!