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Jann Davis is a nationally recognized dance education consultant and social media AI influencer who specializes in supporting dance educators, studio owners, and enrichment program directors. She is known for helping organizations organize, strengthen, and advance their instructional practices.

Her areas of expertise include the development of classroom benchmarks, lesson plans, assessments, curriculum frameworks, and effective classroom management strategies. With decades of experience across private studios, public education, and professional organizations, Jann bridges artistic excellence with educational best practices.

Dance Professional Experience

Jann Davis owned and operated the Jann Davis Dance Center in Westwood, Canton, and Easton, Massachusetts for over 35 years. She was also the owner and founder of the American Dance Invitational®, studio dance competition, which operated from 1977 to 2006.

Her choreography and directing credits include Annie Junior at Bourne Middle School and The Wizard of Oz at Mashpee High School. She also served as a dance team coach at Mashpee High School and developed the “Dance Moves” program for the Mashpee and Chatham Recreation Departments, as well as through YBrand in Stoughton, East Bridgewater, and West Barnstable.

Jann was a member in good standing of Dance Masters of America, Chapters #5 and #18, and the Dance Teachers’ Club of Boston. She has served as an Executive Board Member of Dance Masters of New England Chapter #5, First Vice President of DMA Chapter #5, and Chairperson for DMA #5 Performing Arts, Petite, and Junior Miss Dance Competitions. She worked extensively as a faculty guest teacher and competition judge for Dance Masters of America Chapters #2, #5, #8, and #18, and as an adjudicator for Andy Yosinoff’s New England Cheer & Dance Competition.

Public Education & Academic Background

In public education, Jann served as an Intel Teach to the Future Master Teacher and Senior Trainer for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. She is a scholarship recipient of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School.

Her teaching experience includes roles as an English Teacher and Technology Integration Specialist at Mashpee High School and Cape Cod Technical High School, as well as an English Teacher for Virtual High School. She has also completed Disney Institute professional development courses in leadership, employee engagement, and customer service.

Jann holds a Bachelor of Science from Northeastern University, a Master of Arts in Education from Northeastern University, a Master of Fine Arts from Smith College, and a Master of Education through Harvard University’s T.I.E. Program. She is certified at the professional level in five fields of education, including dance, by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Education.

Dance Education Program Development & Innovation

Jann Davis is a pioneer in dance education systems and assessment. In 1977, she created the original adjudicated score system for studio dance competitions. She is the developer of EXPECTATIONS for Dance Curriculum Frameworks®, an integrated assessment, achievement, and adjudication system designed specifically for dance education.

She is the founder of American Sport Dance Games®, an innovative alternative to traditional studio dance competitions

American Sport Dance Games®

American Sport Dance Games® created by Jann, she is leading the first major change in studio dance competitions in over 50 years. American Sport Dance Games® events are open to and OWNED exclusively by members of the American Association of Dance Instructors (AADI), which has a unique model for studio dance competitions including a RUBRIC SCORE system evaluating entered routines on the values of the CONTENT of the routine. All entries are TEAM based, no solos, duo-trios or productions. Events are called DANCE MEETS and are scheduled from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with studios competing against other studios who have a similar size based on where they are located and their overall enrollment size.

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