Ann Freeman Dance Academy

Wishing everyone a safe and fun July 4th holiday. It's a great country we live in. Celebrate it!

I'll be at Breakthrough Week this July and you should be too. It's a free three-day virtual conference for dance studio owners — July 14, 15, and 16 — and it is packed. We're talking real strategy, real systems, and real talk about what it takes to run your studio like a CEO instead of just surviving it. Grab your spot at https://breakthroughweek.studiohq.io/tickets and use code JACKIE15 at checkout for 15% off any paid ticket. And if you share this, tag us — we want to cheer you on!

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So I'm a little bit late to the party, since I took a vacation to see my new grandbaby, but please vote for us as the BEST DANCE STUDIO in the Catawba Valley area! The voting link is in the first comment below! We're under Beauty/Fittness, and scroll down to Best Dance Studio!

As most of my students know, I believe in opportunities to perform, but I'm not into the "trophy" or "awards" as much as I am in their actual journey from the first combinations learned to the actual performance where I can see their growth. And I always believe there are ways to use dance for so much more.

Yesterday was one of those opportunities. We held a contemporary class that students could take for a donation of any size to young woman named Sierra, who has a rare form of cancer. The class was taught by her former teacher in Illinois, Christina Lee. And it was an amazing class.

Thank you to students from Ann Freeman Dance Academy, Debbie Huffman Dance Academy, Destination Arts Dance Acadmey and Louis Nunnery School of Ballet. You guys were so kind, you danced amazing and your dancing benefitted Sierra. And a huge thank you to Christina Lee. 💕

Thanks to all our AFDA teachers over the years who have helped train the youngest so they can be our biggest!

The baby instructors are laying the ground work for everyone else🩵

Tag someone that does an amazing job with the tiniest dancers 🩵

Another AFDA Staff Birthday post! Everyone, say Happy Birthday to Mrs. Erika! She never filled out the questionnaire I gave everyone at the beginning of the 2025-26 Dance Season, so I don't have a "Meet the AFDA Staff" thing for her! However, Mrs. Erika took dance lessons here, starting at age 3 and continuing through high school! After college, she came back to us and has been teaching ever since. We cannot say enough great things about her - she is a consistent presence, our rock, if you will. Happy Birthday, Mrs. Erika!

AFDA is proud to announce that we are hosting a benefit for a dancer with a rare type of cancer (NUT Carcinoma) on Saturday, June 13th. The talented dance instructor, Christina Lee, will be teaching 2 Contemporary dance classes. The first class is for ages 7 to 10. The second class is for ages 11 to adult. All we ask is a donation - whatever you are comfortable with. You can pre-register at the number on the flyer, and if you can't come but still would like to donate, please use the QR code below. All proceeds will go straight to the dancer.

Another Recital Program goof! We left out our Preschool/Kinder Hip Hop Group! I'm not going to list their names, but I wanted to share the pictures of these cuties! These kids are awesome, and if you saw them onstage this past weekend, you know that they are adorable! Our apologies to the parents who were looking for their kids' pictures in the program! We messed up and sincerely apologize!

Another AFDA Staff Birthday Post! Everyone, please wish Mrs. Cookie a happy birthday when you come in for Drop-Ins today!

We inadvertently left out a Recognition Ad from our Recital Program. Juliet, our deepest apologies! Everyone at AFDA loves having you dance with us! You bring high energy to our studio!