Don Bondi

Don Bondi’s Life in a Nutshell 2

Name: Don Brady Bondi
Additional residences: Los Angeles, Savannah, South Korea, Malibu, New York
School:

Aragon Avenue Elementary – graduated = Jan 1945
Florence Nightingale Junior High (SB Boy’s VP) – graduated = Jan 1948
Benjamin Franklin High (ROTC All City Coronal) – graduated = Jan 1951
UCLA (Zoology major) BA– graduated Aug 1955
UCLA (Education major) General Secondary Credential -1959
USC (Dance/Physical Education major) MA – graduated 1969
NYU (Performance Arts major) 2 years (70 uiits towards Ph.D.)1982-1984
Ohio State University (Computer Dance) 1998

Jobs:

Sequoia National Park – (Summer 1952, ‘53) Bus Boy, Act Fountain Manager
Laboratory Technician UCLA labs (1955)
US Army Infantry (1st Lt.) – (1955 –1957) South Korea (Seoul, Anyang, Inchon,
Tongduchon, Kunsan) –

United Nations Inspection Team Leader,
Platoon Leader for 32nd Regiment, A Company, 1st Platoon,
Training Officer for 7th Quartermaster Company
Trained and taught Chemical Biological Radiological Defense(CBR)

Los Angeles High School – Biology teacher (1958 –1960)
Alexander Hamilton High School – Biology, Advanced Biology, Physiology, Drama, Dance, Musical Theatre Workshop teacher (1960 –1980)
California State University, Long Beach Summer school of Dance (1969)
University of Southern California – Lecturer in Dance & Theatre (1968 –1975)
Choreographed for Edinburgh Fringe Festival (1974,75,78,88,90,94)
Los Angeles City College – Choreographed West Side Story (1978), The Bachelor’s Maid (opera )University of San Francisco, Summer Dance and Movement Workshop (1975, 1977)
Mercer College, Atlanta, GA – Choreographer (Summer1976)
New York City ArtsConnection – Consultant (1980 – 1982)
Hunter College Teacher Corps, Developed and wrote program “Using the Arts to Teach Science” -workshops for NYC schools, Rockefeller grant (1981)
Muhlenberg College (Allentown PA) Choreographer –(1981 –1982)
Allentown School District – Elementary School Dance Consultant – 1982
New York City – Choreographer, 3 Guys’ Naked from the Waist Down – 1983-84
Choreographer, Brownstone – 1987
Los Angeles County High School for the Arts – Chair of the Dance Department, Curriculum development, dance and computer dance teacher, developed and implemented the ROP program (Regional Occupational Program) -first in the state of California for dance (1985-2000)
Moorpark College – taught dance history , choreographed (2000-2001)
China- Xian University, Zangzhou -dance, choreographed for Moon Festival
August 2005 and preformed duet
Spain – Salamanca -Taught English to professionals (2009)
Ballet Pacifico (LA) – lighting design/stage manager, choreographer, teacher
(2001 -2005)
Commercial and Infomercial Performer ( 2010- present)
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