OUR FACULTY
Sue Harrington
Mrs. Harrington's professional experience includes
many different areas in the dance education field. She
has been involved in dance for the past 32 years and had
been educated by many different instructors ranging from
Joe Tremaine to Frank Hatchett, Maurice Hines, and Pam
Raff. After developing a well rounded education in
dance, Mrs. Harrington has been able to teach at many
schools throughout New Hampshire, opening her own
studio, Creative Steps School of Dance, in 1998.
Mrs. Harrington organized students into performance
companies that compete at regional and national
competitions winning many gold and platinum medals as
well as choreography awards, entertainment awards, and
highest score overall awards with several of her
students picking up "Title" awards from many well known
national competitions. She has been awarded the
"Diamond Choreography" award from the American Dance
Awards national talent competition several times. Her "Creative Steps
Dance Company" students were also recently invited to
perform at Walt Disney World and Universal Studios,
Florida.
Mrs Harrington is a member of the Better Business
Bureau, New Hampshire Dance
Alliance and is continually expanding her education by
attending classes in Boston, MA, as well as dance
conventions and workshops throughout the New England
Region. This results in increased knowledge for Creative
Steps Students.
Lois Hanks
Lois Hanks has been with Creative Steps for 8 years
and is a wonderful addition to the Creative Steps staff.
Lois has danced with the Granite State Ballet, appearing
in such productions as; Peter and the Wolf, Cinderella, Vaise Fantasy by Blanchine, Sleeping Beauty, and The
Nutcracker. Lois was also head of the ballet program at
the Kathy Blake Studio in Nashua, NH. Before that she
took classes in the Vaganova Russian Ballet Method at
the Topeka Ballet Company in Topeka, KS. Lois also
received training from Virginia Williams at the Boston
Ballet School as well as the Robicheau Academy in
Boston, and Harriett Hoctor School of Ballet in Boston.
Lois, in addition to her instruction at Creative
Steps, is the Ballet Director for Plymouth State College
in Plymouth, NH
Tracy Harrington
Tracy Harrington has been with Creative Steps for 9
years and is an instructor of ballet, tap, jazz, and
tumbling for ages three to adult. Tracy has been dancing
for many years and has competed regionally as well as
nationally and has won many gold awards for her
performances. She has most recently choreographed
multiple pieces to be performed by the Creative Steps
Dance Company to win multiple prestigious awards.
She is able to bring her students to a
level of technique where dance is fun yet challenging.
Becka Archibald
Becka Newberry has danced with Creative Steps for
several years and is now instructing in jazz, tap,
lyrical, and tumbling. Becka has danced and competed for
several years receiving many gold, platinum, and highest
overall awards at well known national dance
competitions. She also performed at Walt Disney World
and Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida.
Her choreography has received many outstanding awards
from nationally renounced competitions as Headliners,
Starquest and American Dance Awards.
Nicole Carroll & Danielle McCarthy
Nicole and Danielle have been with Creative Steps
for 6 years and are known for their unique sense of
style in their hip hop classes. They provide a fun,
upbeat and physical work out to each class making each
student want to achieve a sense of accomplishment.
They have taken classes in all of the New England
area, studying with many well known names in the hip hop
field.
Aaron Tolson
Aaron is currently a professor of dance at Plymouth
State University. He is a writer and consultant of Dance
Spirit Magazine, a consultant and trainer for Riverdance
the Show, and he is the associate producer and assistant
choreographer of ImagineTap! He is also the director and
choreographer of New England Tap Ensemble.
