About the Director

My name is Jessica Free. I am the proud owner of Tap~N~Toe School of Dance. At an early age I began taking tap, ballet and jazz classes. It didn’t take long for me to expand into pointe, hip hop and cheerleading.

I decided very young that I would grow up to own my own dance company and share the gift of dance with children of all ages. The extremely positive, enjoyable and rewarding experience I took from my dance classes impacted me so much so that I set a goal for myself to later become a role model and coach to others.

I never let go of that dream and studied dance for 12 years before becoming an instructor at a local studio as I studied dance at Texas Tech University. In 2000 I moved to Austin to make my dream of teaching dance to children a reality. By August 2001, I was holding my first classes as the owner/director of Tap~N~Toe School of Dance!

I feel there is a need to make the classes as convenient as possible for the parents, while still providing professional, knowledgeable, structured, fun classes to all ages and levels. I have a huge love for children and want to provide a place that will bring them only positive and happy memories in an environment that encourages education in each specific program. It is a priority that I show parents that I am a professional dance company that they can grow with and trust.