Matt is Co-Owner & Director of Bay State All Star Cheer & Dance.  He has been involved with cheerleading and dance for the past 18 years.  He has coached and choreographed at the Pop Warner, Jr. High, High School, College and All Star levels.  Matt is the current head coach of the Assumption College cheerleaders.  While in middle school and high school, Matt was a member of the Position One Performing Arts Troupe and has won numerous local, regional and national dance titles.  Matt was the recipient of the JamFest Coach of the Month Award in April 2008.  Matt was a member of the NCA staff for 3 years and was named Top Veteran Instructor in 2001.  Matt is a graduate of Dean College, '04.  He earned his B.A. of Fine Arts while also earning a minor in Psychology.  He is AACCA Safety certified, CPR and first aid certified as well as USASF levels 1-5 certified in tumbling, partner stunts and basket tosses.  Matt has been judging local and regional cheerleading tournaments for the past 9 years. Matt does all of the choreography at BSCD and is available for outside clinics or choreography.  His choreography has consistantly placed in the top three at the Rhode Island, Massachusetts and New Hampshire State Championships, as well as in the top 5 at the 2007 NCA Collegiate Cheer & Dance Championship in All Girl Division I.  

Karen Anastasi (“K-”) is Co-Owner of BSCD and is the Administrative Director of BSCD. Additionally, she is responsible for scheduling the gym for Private cheer clinics & camps, Birthday parties and special events. She is AACCA, CPR/First aid and a Registered Nurse. Karen has lived in Shrewsbury for over 20 years with her husband Paul and her 3 children Elizabeth, Nick and Caroline.

Karen was the founding Cheer Director for the Shrewsbury American Youth Football & Cheer Organization and was the Cheer Coordinator for Shrewsbury Pop Warner and still remains involved with many local recreational cheer programs. Karen is also involved with the “Spirit of Shrewsbury”, a community based non-profit organization.

Her love for dance and the sport of cheerleading is evident by her enthusiasm and dedication.

Erynn joins Bay State as the Youth All-Star and tumbling coach.  Erynn has been involved with cheerleading since 2001 as both a cheerleader and a coach.  She competed on the Assumption  College All-Girl team from 2006-2009 and was Cheer Captain from 2008-2009.  Prior to college, she cheered for Wachusett Regional High School and was Captain from 2004-2005.  In addition to coaching at Bay State, Erynn currently is the Head Coach for WRHS JV Football and Basketball.

Erynn has won multiple awards including best jumps, All-American, Top All-American and Top Rookie Instructor for National Cheerleaders Association Summer Camps.  She has performed at NCA college nationals with Assumption College and College Football National Championship half-time show alongside Kelly Clarkson, Trace Atkins, and Ashlee Simpson.

Erynn graduated from Assumption College in 2009 with her BA in Biology and is currently working towards her masters in Education at Worcester State College. Erynn is CPR certified, AACCA Certified and NFHS Certified.

Erynn coaches the Youth 1 and Junior 2 teams.

Caroline has been involved with dance since 1996 and cheerleading since 2001. Caroline cheered for Shrewsbury Youth Football and Cheerleading for 5 years and was a member of the FIRST TEAM from Shrewsbury to win First place at the CMPW local competition. She joined Bay State All Stars in 2003 and has been a member of several National Champion Cheer and Dance teams. Caroline has been awarded several bids to attend the Pro Bowl in Hawaii as well as winning “Best All Around Cheerleader” and “Coaches’ Choice” awards during her years cheering & dancing for BSCD. Caroline has coached the Bay State All Star’s Mini Team for 3 years as well as various tumbling classes. She is also responsible for managing and overseeing the Birthday Parties.  Caroline has been a volunteer student coach on local recreational cheer teams in Shrewsbury and is involved in her community. Caroline’s love for cheering and her strong sense of commitment make her a very valuable member of the Bay State All Star family.

Courtney has been involved with cheerleading since 2007. Courtney was a gymnast for 10 years, winning multiple awards. She joined Bay State All Stars in 2007 and has been a member of several National Champion Cheer teams. Courtney has been awarded several bids to attend the Pro Bowl in Hawaii. As well as cheering for BSCD, she cheers for Grafton High School Varsity team winning SWCL 4 times. Courtney has coached various tumbling classes at BSCD over the last year. Courtney’s love for cheering and her commitment to the team make her asset to the Bay State All Stars teams and staff.

Christian started cheering his junior year in high school on a whim and as a favor to a friend. Quickly a whim became a passion. In the year and a half that Christian cheered at Timpview High School in Provo, Utah, he captained for the varsity squad and placed third nationally in co-ed partner stunt at USA nationals. His success helped him get a teaching position with the United Spirit Association where he taught tumbling, stunting and crowd leading techniques for two years at camps in Utah, Idaho and California to all levels of teenagers.

During this time Christian also was an integral part of Brigham Young University's varsity co-ed cheer squad. At BYU, where Christian cheered for four and a half years, he got to further his own skills as well as his teaching abilities. Not only did Christian take part in numerous cheer clinics and stunt clinics for various ages, but he specialized in private stunting and tumbling instruction for high school cheerleaders in preparation for college. Teaching has become a skill and a passion that Christian takes seriously and he enjoys seeing people progress their own skills with his help. 

Nikki Grames has been dancing since age three.  She began her training in jazz and ballet in Boise, ID.  She continued
with her studio, Dance Unlimited, until age 15 where she made the team at her high school. With Centennial High School's Sweet Liberty Dance Team
she competed locally as well as in Utah and California. This team won various national titles during all three years that Nikki was a part of it.   After graduating, she began teaching summer camps for the United Spirit Association which had her teaching in Utah, Idaho and California.

After her first of two years with USA, she joined the Boise State University Mane Line Dance team taking sixth at USA nationals and began to teach for Dance Unlimited.  Nikki was introduced to Hip Hop through USA and Mane Line and has continued with it ever since.   At the end of her second year with USA she then moved to Utah to attend the University of Utah.  After a few years there she began to dance for the NBA Development League's Utah Flash, where she performed at a Utah Jazz game as well as time outs and halftimes for the Flash.  She also made various local appearances throughout the season while representing the Flash.  After two years with the D-league, she and her new husband moved back to Idaho where she found herself coaching for Sweet Liberty and choreographed their Hip Hop, and assisted in their Military, Dance and kick routines.

Nikki and her husband now live in Hudson, MA.  Nikki is so excited for her new beginning with Bay State and a chance to get to know all the boys and girls!  "Let's make this the best year ever!" 

Tina-marie was born into a performing arts family and began her dance training at Jo Ann Warren Studio at the age of 3. Her love for performing and football lead her to cheerleading at the age of 9. She cheered for a RI Pre-Teen Program then cheered 3 years on her High School Varsity Squad. Her junior year she was forced to stop cheerleading and dance due to an injury.

Knowing she could not continue without cheerleading in her life she volunteered to coach a local youth program and quickly discovered a passion for teaching. The Woonsocket Redskins were quickly becoming a successful and competitive program where Tina-marie was mentored by several of RI’s top high school and youth coaches. At the age of 18 Tina-marie coached the Junior Varsity Team to the first of 3 RI State Title. She then moved back to MA and began volunteering for Northboro Southboro Pop Warner. She has been the NSPW Cheerleading Coordinator for the past 8 years. She has coached at all age levels and each season her squads have met and exceeded their team goals. Most recently the 2009 Midget Squad earned Central MA Champs, Pre-Qualifier Champs and Regional Champions in their division. They represented New England in their first National Championship Appearance earning a third place Bronze Medal.

Tina-marie coaches her teams with a strong focus on proper technique, teamwork and dedication in a fun and positive environment. She strongly believes cheerleading is not just a sport it is an opportunity to build confidence and lifelong characteristic traits in our youth. 

Tina-marie is a coach for the Rising Stars team.

Toni began cheering in Middle School and continued through High School and College.  In 2003/2004, while cheering for Keene State College, Toni's team received 4th place in Daytona NCA Nationals.

Toni has received many awards including:  MVP, RICCA spirit award, and NCA all around.

Toni started coaching at Lincoln HS in Rhode Island in 2006 and continues to coach their cheer program for football and basketball, as well as the winter competitive season.  Toni also coaches at Bryant University and now, Bay State All Stars.

In addition to her interest in cheering, Toni has danced for 15 years and taught gymnastics for 5 years in RI.  

Toni is a graduate of  Rhode Island College (2007) and is a Junior High School teacher in Pawtucket, RI.

Certified: CPR/FIRST AID/AED and AACCA.

Toni is a coach for the Junior 3 and Senior 4.2 teams.