Our Studio's
Instructors
Katie Paul Anderson - Owner/Director
Katie Paul Anderson has been the proud owner of the Studio since 2007! She took her first dance steps at the Studio as a child and her love of dance grew quickly from there! She returned to the Studio after graduating from the University of New Hampshire to teach everything and anything! Katie also taught dance at Bedford High School for 13 years where she developed and implemented the dance curriculum. Katie has taught and choreographed for countless shows, corporate events, wedding dances, and school programs. She has also taught cardio jazz at Bentley University and currently teaches dance at the Lincoln Senior Center. When not dancing, Katie can be found cheering on her 3 kids at their various sporting events and activities and relaxing on the beautiful Cape Cod beaches with her family.
Jesse Bastarache
Jesse Bastarache holds a degree in Theatre Education From Emerson College and a Master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Western New England University. She has been teaching in the Waltham Public Schools for the last 15 years, every grade level and almost every school! She spent many years as the McDevitt Middle school as the drama teacher and after school theatre director.
She is currently the Theatre Teacher and one of the Dance Teachers at Waltham High. She has spent much of the last 20 years producing, directing and choreographing multiple plays and musicals at all levels including Middle School, High school (currently) as well as multi grade summer theatre performances.
Jesse has extensive theatrical and dance experience, training alongside many professional and Broadway dancers, choreographers and directors. No stranger to Creative Movement, she has been dancing here since she was two years old and teaching Jazz and Tap for the last 13 years. In the last few years her Creative Movement family has come full circle, with her own two daughters taking the stage! She adores her students and is so happy to be able to share her love of dance and performing with the children of Waltham!
Shannon Orifice
Shannon Orifice earned her Associates Degree in Dance from Dean College and her Bachelors Degree in Dance Arts from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She has trained in ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary and hip-hop since she was 3 years old. Shannon has taken many master classes with notable dancers and choreographers, including tap extraordinaire Savion Glover and contemporary legend Mia Michaels.
Shannon started her dance education at the Studio of Creative Movement as a young child and was thrilled to return in the role of teacher. “Miss Shannon” loves sharing her passion for dance to the many youth and adults in her various classes. She continues to dance in the Studio’s upper level classes as well as perform with the Creative Movement Dance Company. Outside of the Studio, Shannon teaches dance at Bedford High School where she produces and directs their annual Dance Showcase.
Grace Gehrenbeck-Shim
Grace Gehrenbeck-Shim started dancing at age 3, and began dancing at Creative Movement in the second grade. She graduated from Waltham High School in 2010, and went on to study Psychology at Boston University, where she graduated in 2014. She currently works full time for the Boston Public Schools.
She is also the choreographer for both the Kennedy Middle School and McDevitt Middle School’s annual musical productions. Grace has experience in teaching at local dance studios as well as various musical theatre groups. During the summer, she is a dance counselor at the Creative Arts at Park summer program. Grace is also a member of the Creative Movement Dance Company and was a member of the award-winning Creative Movement Dance Team. Grace looks forward to sharing her passion for dance with all of her students!
Korinne Robertson
Korinne Robertson is an active choreographer/performer and she shares her passion for dance by teaching a variety of age levels at The Studio of Creative Movement. She also lends her time to several other studios, as well as local and regional theater companies. “Miss Korinne” is a member of the Creative Movement Dance Co. and was accepted into the most competitive, weeklong “pre-Rockette” training program.
As a resident choreographer, Korinne now shares this prestigious training with local dancers through her annual staging of Reagle Music Theatre’s beloved, It’s ChristmasTime. She has worked beside numerous professional as well as Broadway choreographers and her recent credits include: No, No, Nanette, 42nd Street, A Salute to Rogers and Hammerstein, Mame, La Cage Aux Folles and Hair Spray! Korinne has danced at The Studio of Creative Movement for nearly three decades and volunteers each year to compete in Waltham’s very own “Dancing with the Stars”. Korinne is happiest when she is dancing and sharing her passion for performance with her students and colleagues.
Jaime Douglas
Jaime Douglas started dancing when she was 3 years old and grew up dancing at the Studio of Creative Movement. She continued to pursue her passion for dance at the University of New Hampshire where she received her Masters degree in Occupational Therapy and a minor in Dance. She has studied jazz, tap, hip-hop, contemporary, ballet and aerial dance.
Jaime was a long time member of Creative Movement’s dance team “Fire” where she competed at the Dance Worlds two years in a row. She is also a member of Creative Movement’s non-profit Dance Company. Jaime was excited to return to the Studio as a teacher to share her love for dance!
Lindsey Boudrot
Lindsey Boudrot is a lifelong student of the Studio of Creative Movement who began dancing at the Studio in 1993 and later joined the Studio’s non-profit Dance Company. She was also a part of Creative Movement’s Open Hip Hop Dance Team, “Fire,” winning multiple titles and has performed twice in the Dance Worlds Competition. Lindsey participated for many years as both a dancer and a teacher in the Reagle Player’s annual production of “It’s Christmas Time.”
She has also coached youth football cheerleading as an assistant cheerleading coach for Waltham Pop Warner and Waltham High School. Most recently, Lindsey has provided dance instruction for the “Dancing with the Waltham Stars” fundraiser, which benefits the Waltham Senior Center. In addition to her full-time job as a dental hygienist and her classes at Creative Movement, Lindsey is also a youth dance instructor at Josiah Hayden Recreation Centre in Lexington, MA focusing on tap, jazz and ballet. Lindsey couldn’t be happier to be a part of the Studio’s creative team and continues to enjoy working with Waltham’s talented dancers!
Brittany Salvo
Brittany Salvo was born and raised in Waltham and has been dancing since she was 3 years old. Brittany started dancing at the Studio of Creative Movement in 2001. She became a dance assistant in 2009 and the front desk receptionist in 2010. After taking many advanced level classes, she became a member of the Creative Movement Dance Company in 2014. Brittany is proud to now be on the teaching staff at Creative Movement and enjoys teaching her pre-ballet, tap, ballet, and acrobatics classes.
She is also a lead teacher at Creative Movement’s Dance/Arts summer camp. Brittany has previously been a dancer on Creative Movement’s award-winning Open Hip Hop Competition Team as well as the Dance Captain for Waltham High School’s Dance Theatre. Brittany is currently an instructor and performer for Dancing With the Waltham Stars. Brittany graduated from Regis College with a degree in Health Science and is currently pursuing her graduate degree while also working as a Paraprofessional at Kennedy Middle School. Brittany loves spreading her passion for dance with her young students and is looking forward to another great year at CM!