All of our instructors are professionals. They have performed professionally, are graduates of professional schools, and/or have degrees in dance.Moffitt, Heather
Heather Moffitt grew up in Georgia, and upon graduating high school moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career as a dancer and to attend college. She spent 15 years working as a performer, teacher, and choreographer in Los Angeles. During her time in Los Angeles, she obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology […]
Paillet, Joy
Joy Paillet Attended La Roche University, majoring in dance and minoring in education. During her time at LRU, she performed works by Melissa Tyler, Kelly Basil, Gia Cocalano, Callan Newman, and Christina DiMarco. She danced with Bodiography’s second company, BCB 2, for one season. Joy has been educating young dancers for years, and is dedicated […]
Resto, Shannel
Shannel Resto is an internationally based artist, who recently relocated to Atlanta from New York City as a photographer, choreographer, dancer, and artist activist. Resto grew up in Boston, MA, where she graduated from high school as a dance major at Boston Arts Academy, and graduated with her BFA in dance at Rutgers University from […]
Lungren-Walker, Kristi Ann
Kristi-Ann Lungren-Walker was raised in Miami, Florida with Jamaican roots. Though she would always dance at the family parties as a little girl, she joined her first dance class at the age of five. She began taking classes in hip-hop, jazz, ballet, lyrical and contemporary at Dance Attack Miami. In her high school years she […]
Salafia, Katarina
Katarina Salafia, born and raised in Massachusetts, grew up in the dance world from birth. Her grandmother owned Carole Seretto Dance Studio, which was solely run by the family. Being part of the “three generations” they called it, grandmother, mom, and daughter, dance was just what they did. Starting dance at the age of two, […]
Beverly, Caroline
Caroline Beverly has a BA in Dance Performance and Choreography, with a minor in Business Administration from the University of South Carolina. She also studied at the Institute of Arts – Barcelona, in Sitges, Barcelona, Spain and is a certified 200 ytt yoga instructor. Caroline danced with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra annually for 10 seasons. […]
Smith, Abigail
Abigail is a former Franchisee of Creative Movement and Dance, and owner of Pirouette, Inc. (2011-2016). After successfully starting the Columbia, SC territory, she sold that and opened another for CMD in Tampa. After having children, Abigail decided to sell that franchise. Due to her love of instructing children, she returned to CMD for that […]
Zayas, Maria
Maria began dancing ballet at the age of four, with Duluth School of Ballet. In high school, she was one of the founding members of Marist Dance Company, where she extended her training to include jazz and contemporary. While studying at UGA, Maria joined DanceFX, where she performed with contemporary, salsa, hip hop, and heels […]
Tolompoyko, Anna
Anna Tolompoyko was born and raised in Moscow, Russia. She started to dance at age 3 and never stopped. At age 10, she was admitted to Russia’s finest – Moscow Ballet Academy and started to perform in major theaters including Bolshoi Theater, Great Kremlin Palace, Stanislavskiy Music Theater, and others. Her favorite parts were in […]
McPhail, Alexis
Alexis grew up in the suburbs of Atlanta, GA and trained in various styles of dance from the age of 4. She attended studios, such as 5678 Dance, Chambers Performing Arts, and Heather Wayne’s Performing Arts, while also being involved in the Mill Creek HS Dance Department. In high school, she was on the Mill […]