Teachers

The 2024-2025 dance year will mark Ann Freeman Dance Academy's 64th year of dance education in the Hickory area.

However, Ann Freeman retired after 67 years of teaching total, which includes her time teaching in Asheville, North Carolina, for
Mr. Beale Fletcher.

Mrs. Freeman sold the studio to her daughter, Jackie Olson, in 2012. Along with Mrs. Freeman and nine other staff members

and office personnel continue the tradition of education in dance.