Faculty

Our Director

Brianna Rogers is the Director and Founder of Dance Creations. She has 13 years of dance experience with training in ballet, tap, jazz, pointe, lyrical, contemporary, hip hop, and modern. She has been a member of the Academy of Movement Dance Company since 2002. Brianna has participated in many community service projects and performances. She has performed in many different venues including dance competitions, benefits, college exhibitions, and nursing homes. Brianna also participates at New England College in their annual dance performances. She has actively been involved with the CHaD benefits held by the Academy of Movment. She has also had the experience of participating in dance intensives and workshops in New Hampshire. She is currently studying the art of dance at the Academy of Movement in Nashua. She is also a student teacher at the Academy of Movement and has had the pleasure of working with Laurie Lacasse Lucier. Brianna also attended the Rockette Dance Workshop in New York City that was facilitated by Candice Pelletier. She just finished working with choreographer, Theo Martinez, as a dancer in Peacock Players production of Smokey Joe’s Café. She enjoys working with children and is glad to have the opportunity to run the Dance Creations program.

Teachers

Trina Cardamone is an assistant teacher at Dance Creations. She has 10 years of dance experience. She has competed in many competitions and performed in benefits and at nursing homes. She has received many awards in dance and is a student at the Academy of Movement. Trina has also taken The Rockette Experience Workshop and danced in different dance intensives in New Hampshire. Intensives include the Success Dance and Performing Arts Summer Intensive and the Melissa Hoffman’s Dance Center Summer Intensive. She was, most recently, a dancer in Peacock Players production of Smokey Joe’s Café where she had the pleasure of working with choreographer, Theo Martinez.

Lexus Earl has been dancing for 6 years now, 4 at which have been at Success Dance & Perfroming Arts Center. Although hip-hop is her best and favorite genre, she also studies all different types of dance including: hip-hop, breakdancing, tutting, waving, popping, cobra, ballet, belly dancing, modern, and acrobatics. In the summer of 2007 she won a scholarship to attend workshops in Las Vegas where she learned choreography from Mia Michaels, Criss Judd, Jeff Shade, & others. She has competed in many competitons and placed 6th top overall score out of 80 contestants at her most recent competition. She loves to choreograph routines and concentrates on what others would like to portray as they dance. She believes that dance is an important part of relieving stress and having fun because you can get your message across with out words.

Danielle Henrich-Brochu has been dancing for 13 years with training in modern, hip-hop, jazz, ballet, tap, lyrical, and modern movement. She is a dancer with the Academy of Movement and has competed with their company team since 2007. She has also been involved in the many shows that Academy of Movement presents such as their annual CHaD benefit, and their various community service projects throughout the year. She has also performed with various dance schools in Northern New Hampshire for their summer and winter showcases. In her freshman year of high school she started the Bishop Guertin Dance Team, with only a few girls interested. Under her direction and leadership they now are a qualified team, which performs at all football half-time shows, and most school pep-rallies. She has also had the pleasure of choreographing for a local middle schools show choir, for their spring performance.

Ashleigh Galiano is the newest member of our team. She began dancing at a young age and receives training in the styles of ballet and jazz. Unfortunately she had to stop dancing for a period of time. She always remembered how much she loved it and was able to get back involved in hip hop classes. She will be assistant teaching with Lexus Earl. She is thrilled to have the oppurtunity to work with the children involved in the Dance Creations program.

Our Ally

Tarryn Brandl is the ally of Dance Creations. Tarryn Brandl has received a degree in dance from Dean College. She has done many community projects and has choreographed several pieces. She has been employed by the City Dance Studio, Academy of Movement, and the Bedford Youth Performing Company. She was the Dance Director at the YMCA and the WBCC Community. She choreographed Annie Jr. at the Henniker Community Theater, the Wizard of Oz at the Hillsboro Theatre, High School Musical for BYPC, and Crazy For You at BYPC. She established the ASAP Dance Program, and is the founder of DanceSation summer dance camps. She is the founder and Director of the White Birch Community Center after school dance program. She also assisted in the beginning stages of the JSR Dance Team, and has taught for Easter Seals, 21st Century, and the CHS refugee program.