Born in New York City, Bonnie studied with master teachers such as Phil Black, Frank Hatchett, Danny Daniels, Shimon Braun, Andrea Brown, Mia Michaels, Doug Caldwell, Jackie Sleight, A.C., Slam, Choe, Madame Darvash and Luigi. Bonnie holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Dance from Mercyhurst College. Bonnie has taught and choreographed for a number of colleges including Stephens College, Perry-Mansfield, Dickinson College, Temple University, Penn State, and Elizabethtown College. Her roster of Master Classes includes James Madison University, Crickets Performing Arts Center, Georgetown Day School, Sandy Spring Friends School and New Cumberland Ballet. Bonnie performed in Summer Stock Theatre and was dance captain for Equity Theatre productions in L.A. She danced for A&M Records in MTV videos and choreographed a number of fashion videos while teaching in L.A. studios. In Washington, D.C. Bonnie danced with numerous professional dance companies. Teaching all throughout the DC Metro area she continued to choreograph stage shows, industrials and concert works. Bonnie was chosen as a “Critic’s Pick” by The Washington Post, was honored to be a part of the National Dance Institute’s Washington residency and received the Governor's School for Visual and Performing Arts Outstanding Educator Award. Bonnie created Motion Mania Dance Theatre in 1988. They have performed for twenty years for entities such as the Corcoran Gallery of Art, AT&T, Xerox and The Kennedy Center's Open House.