Teachers

The 2025-2026 dance year marks Ann Freeman Dance Academy's 64th year of dance education in the Hickory area.

However, Ann Freeman retired after 67 years of teaching, including 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, Ann Freeman Dance Academy continues the tradition of education in dance.