OUR STORY

Here’s the tea

That girl is Jess Evans, our Founder & CEO.

Jess was a professional dancer and celeb fitness instructor in NYC. She danced for big-name choreographers, toured internationally with Carnival Cruise Lines, and popped up in national commercials and on TV. After welcoming her first baby with her husband Tyler in 2017, she moved to Cincy and launched Dance Factory pretty much right away.

For five and a half years she grinded, teaching her Dance Cardio class all over town in rented spaces, breweries, fitness events, pop ups and even the park (hey Covid) building her name and her following one day at a time.

This was always her dream…a studio of her very own where she could share her love of dance and fitness and inspire others to live a healthy life...and maybe try something a lil bit different.

Jess Evans, founder of Dance Factory, holding a disco ball
Jess and four dancers mid-move on a pink backdrop inside the Dance Factory studio

Dance Factory today

In 2024 Jess finally got the keys to a studio of her own, and the rest is history. What started as one Dance Cardio class is now adult classes, kids dance and camps, parties and events, and the best community in Cincy (we’re a lil biased).

Meet the fam

Jess is a mom of three, and Dance Factory is a family affair. When you take a class, book a party or send your kid to camp, you’re supporting a local, woman-owned small business, and we love you for it.

We can’t wait to welcome you into our community!

Jess, her husband Tyler and their three kids in Dance Factory gear