Meet Our Team
At the heart of our team, you'll find highly talented instructors and Coaches. With our years of experience and expertise, we bring a wealth of knowledge and passion to every class. Dedication to our craft is evident in our ability to inspire, challenge, and guide our dancers and athletes towards excellence.
Our passion extends beyond our own skills and accomplishments. We are deeply passionate about helping our sdancers and athletes excel. We believe in their potential and are committed to providing them with the tools, guidance, and support they need to reach new heights. We take pride in nurturing their growth, instilling confidence, and celebrating their achievements, both big and small.
At Creative Dance Workshop and Ultimate All-Stars, we are united in our pursuit of excellence. We create a warm and inclusive environment where every dancer and athlete feels valued and supported. We foster a sense of belonging, encouraging teamwork, respect, and collaboration. Together, we celebrate each other's successes, uplift one another during challenges, and create lifelong connections that extend beyond the studio.
Co-Director
Ana McKenna
Ana (Cutting) McKenna was raised in Concord, New Hampshire. She began her dance training at the age of two and has continued to live her love of dance for over forty years. Ana has shared her passion for dance and performance all over the New England and New York areas with children and adults of all ages and abilities. She earned a Master's Degree from Granite State College and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communications from Saint Bonaventure University, where she was a Division I cheerleader for the legendary Bonnies. Ana continues her service in the US Army with a military career spanning 23 years--currently serving as a Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army Reserve.
Ana is completely dedicated to growing and developing children to become resilient, capable and confident leaders-- in dance/cheer, in school and in life. She recently founded an assistant teaching and leadership program at CDW, where she applies skills learned along her journey to help kids become the best version of themselves.
Ana has taught dance to all levels for over twenty-five years in New York, Boston and New Hampshire. Ana continues to further her dance education locally and in Boston and New York. Ana has loved teaching dance to the wider Capital Area for over almost 20 years, first with McKenna Dance Center, and now with Creative Dance Workshop.
The Creative Dance Workshop is committed to age-appropriate movement, music and costuming, as well as fostering an inclusive, warm environment where everyone has the opportunity to shine.
Co-Director
Bridget Edinger
Bridget Edinger has been dancing since the age of 3. She studied dance at Bradford College where she was a member of the Bradford Dance Company, performing in numerous events throughout the Boston Area. In order to combine her love for dance with her love for children, Bridget went on to get her degree in Early Childhood Education. Bridget has taught dance for over 26 years. She has taught locally at her own studio, as well as classes in Massachusetts before founding Creative Dance Workshop of Bow.
Working with Community Arts is very important to Bridget, and she has choreographed many shows for the Concord City Auditorium fundraisers under the Direction of Irene Deschenes. She also choreographed performances to raise money for the American Red Cross, Concord Public Library and the Rotary Club of Concord. Bridget encourages her dancers to give back to their community as she does, by participating in numerous community service events each year and directing a charity performance during the Holiday Season to raise money for the Friends of Forgotten Children and other local non-profit organizations in our community.
Bridget is an active member of the Womenade of Concord, past board member of the Junior Service League and is a member of The Dance Teachers Club of Boston. Bridget is thrilled to merge this year with McKenna Dance Center, and to touch even more lives through the art of dance. When not in the studio, Bridget enjoys spending time with her family, boating on the lake and watching her son play hockey.
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Instructor / Enrollment Coordinator
Sarah Flewelling
Sarah Flewelling grew up dancing in Scarborough, ME, and Dover, OH, before getting her degree in Dance Performance and Choreography from Hope College in Holland, MI. Since graduating, she has taught and choreographed at various studios in New Hampshire for over ten years. She has a passion for choreographing and loves working through the creative process with young artists; as well as helping dancers realize their potential and unlocking a new love for dance. She lives in Northfield, NH, with her husband, Scot, and daughter, Sylvie. She is so thrilled to be a part of the Creative Dance Workshop team!
Instructor
Devon LeCompte
Devon LeCompte began dancing at age 2 and has never stopped. She grew up in Concord dancing with her mom, Ms. Bridget at Creative Dance Workshop of Bow. She started assistant teaching followed by developing and setting choreography for the studio at the young age of 16. She attended Dean College and earned her Associates in Dance, studying all the genres- hip hop, ballet, modern, tap, jazz and improvisation, and she was the Captain of "Synergy," the Dean College Hip Hop Team while in school.
Devon is certified to teach through the Dance Teachers Club of Boston, and now directs our Hip Hop Program at CDW, where her dynamic, up-to-date and fresh choreography regularly stands out from the rest and wins top awards and recognition wherever our dancers go.
Instructor
Heather Dow
Heather lives in Contoocook, NH with her husband Brandon and daughter Olivia. She graduated from Hopkinton High School in 2009 and Franklin Pierce University in 2013. She has two
degrees-Elementary Education and US History, and currently teaches Pre-K at Lempster
Community School in Lempster, NH.
Heather’s dancing career started at age 4 locally in Concord, and she was a member of the competition team at her studio from ages 10-19. She danced with the Franklin Pierce University dance team, and then returned to teach locally at areas studios until 2023, when she joined the CDW family!
Instructor
Kristine Larocque
Kristine Larocque began her dance training at age 3. She grew up studying all styles and levels of dance. This brought her to the realization that she had found her passion, Expression through Dance!
Kristine became an Assistant Dance Teacher at The Sally Zyla Dance Studio in Manchester N.H. during her Junior Year of High School. When she graduated, she began teaching, selecting music and choreographing performance pieces in a range of techniques and dance styles from beginner to advanced levels. While teaching, she attended dance Intensives, master classes and trainings throughout New England and New York.
Kristine has her degree in Early Childhood Education and her Certification in Childcare Administration. She has been an Early Childhood Educator for 25 yrs. She was the former owner and manager of the Kindertree Learning Center, Early Childhood Program in Manchester NH for 18 years and currently is the Center Director for Southern NH Services Child Development Program in Manchester NH. Presently, she is attending Southern NH University pursuing her bachelor's degree in human services with a concentration in children and families.
Kristine’s passion for teaching will help foster an outlet for creativity, personal expression and growth. She is very excited to be part of the Creative Dance Workshop Team!
Instructor
Sue Harrington
Sue, primarily a New Hampshire native, has been dancing since the age of 5 with education in N.H., Florida, Boston, and NYC with well-known dancers such as Pam Raff, Catherine Rapp, and Maurice Hines. While her training and instruction experience include many different genres in the dance education field, tap dance has emerged as her true creative fascination. After teaching for several dance studios throughout New Hampshire over the years, she opened her own dance studio Creative Steps School of Dance from 1998-2020 with her husband in the Lakes Region area of New Hampshire. She currently Choreographs and teaches across the New England area.
During her 40-year career as a choreographer and educator Sue ‘s students and choreography continuously receive top accolades winning the highest scoring awards at a regional and national level from well-known dance competitions such as American Dance Awards, Dancers Inc., Star Quest, Groove, Turn It Up, and more.
Sue’s students have gone on to become members of professional dance companies, The LA Charger & N.E. Patriots Cheerleaders, and instructors/choreographers for other well-known studios across the United States. One of the highlights of Sue’s teaching career was in 2019 when one of her students Eddie Hoyt made it to the top 5 boys for the hit Fox show “So You Think You Can Dance”.
Dedicated to lifelong learning, she regularly attends classes to expand her own knowledge. In her classroom, Sue shares not just her love for dance, but a life philosophy built on resilience and determination- because in her vocabulary, ‘can’t
simply does not exist.”
Instructor
Melissa Castonguay
Melissa began dancing at age 3 at Melissa Hoffman Dance Center and has carried her love of dance throughout her life. In high school, she choreographed competitive cheerleading routines and led dance workshops during intramural weeks. She continued performing and leading in college as captain of both the Step & Dance Team and the Cheerleading Team. Melissa also created and managed the first elementary cheerleading program in her hometown of Litchfield.
Known for her choreography and musicality, Melissa enjoys helping all ages and abilities build confidence, express themselves, and find joy through music and movement. Melissa lives in Pembroke with her husband and three children and currently works as a Senior HSE Specialist for a global manufacturer.
Summer Camp Coordinator
Diane Levesque
Diane Levesque is a treasured member of our staff and has been assisting our combination classes and
summer camps for many years. Diane has run wildly successful dance programs in Capital Area schools
and with her patient, loving demeanor, she is an invaluable member of our CDW team.
Instructor, Office Manager
Amanda Egan
Amanda Egan is not only our Office Manager- she's also a lifelong dancer and an engaged, inspiring teacher here at CDW. Dancing for over 40 years, she started with the beloved Sally Zyla in Manchester over 40 years ago, learning every genre and sprinkling in some dance fitness along her journey.
A lifelong learner and proud educator, Amanda has her Doctorate in Educational Leadership and Administration, a Master's Degree in Education, a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, and she is currently department head and math teacher at Manchester School of Technology.
Careers at CDW
We are always looking to connect with dynamic and experienced teachers, choreographers, coaches and staff who love children. Interested in joining a supportive, creative team of professionals? Please send us your resume and reel if you have one.
