Bon Ellis began her dance training with Sallie Carlson, founder of the Augusta Civic Ballet, as one of the Company’s youngest members. Continuing her studies with Ron Colton, she became a soloist with the Augusta troupe. While attending the North Carolina School of the Arts as a merit scholarship student, Bon spent her summers studying with the School of American Ballet, the Joffrey School, the Atlanta Ballet and the Twyla Tharp Workshop. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, Bon opened her own dance studio in Albany, NY and performed with a theater/jazz group there. From 1985–2001, Bon was a soloist and Ballet Mistress with the Augusta Ballet. Retired from the Company as a dancer and Ballet Mistress,
Bon continues as an Advanced Division teacher and Business Administrator of the
Colton Ballet School.