Bonita Ballet
​About Sharon
Sharon Del Cid is the owner of Bonita Ballet and director of the children’s classical ballet program. She is an instructor, choreographer, and dancer with 24 years of experience in ballet, contemporary, folklore, and Latin dance.
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She earned a Bachelor of Arts from the Guatemalan Escuela Nacional de Danza Marcelle Bonge de devaux with a specialization in contemporary dance and specifically the Graham technique. She also studied Limon, Cunningham, and Release techniques.
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During her career as a dancer, she has performed in international dance festivals in 11 countries including Italy (CIOF festival), Spain (FITUR), Holland, Germany, U.S.A, Mexico, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, Honduras and El Salvador.
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Sharon began her teaching career at the prestigious municipal dance school “Gabriela Toriello" where she worked with renowned teacher Tulio de la Rosa who developed a specialized methodology for teaching ballet to children. It was here working with 8-year-olds that discovered her love for teaching classical ballet and to developing their physical and mental skills.
About Bonita Ballet
Bonita Ballet’s mission is to provide high quality education in Classical Ballet while inspiring a love for art in the dance field. This artistic, healthy, and fun program is tailored for children between ages 8 and 12 years old and is offered in both English and Spanish.
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The Bonita Ballet program uses a specialized method created in conjunction with psychologists, doctors, and ballet teachers that is specifically designed to maximize the positive impact on the young dancers’ development. The age of these students is critical for their physical and mental development. Classical ballet provides a framework that instills life long skills, including discipline, creativity, self-esteem, strength, and sociability.
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Above all, Bonita Ballet strives to ensure each child thoroughly enjoys each lesson and ensures they are eager to return for the next one.
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The number of dancers is limited to ten in each class in order to provide personal attentiveness and ensure the highest quality lesson.
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Classes meet twice each week. The lessons last one hour. The program is structured into four seasons; spring, summer, fall, and winter. Each season will culminate with a choreographic performance for friends and family members to see the children’s progress.
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The Bonita Ballet program continues to build the skill level each successive year. Dancers returning for additional years will continue to grow and be challenged.
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When students graduate from Bonita Ballet, they will be prepared to participate in a variety of extracurricular activities such as sports, performing arts, and cheerleading. They will learn to appreciate the art of dance and carry with them technical knowledge and skills of classical ballet. The life skills and tools they will have developed will give them the self-confidence necessary to succeed in all areas of their lives – from personal to professional.
