About Carolina Bonilla
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Carolina Bonilla is a professional dancer from Colombia. She has been dancing since the age of four, starting her dance journey with classical ballet, tap and jazz at a small dance studio in Mantua, New Jersey in 1993. She moved to Maryland in 1997 and focused her dance training on classical ballet at the Maryland Youth Ballet until 2007. During her summer vacations she would leave to attend the Miami City Ballet for their summer intensives to further develop her skills and knowledge. Throughout her ballet career, Carolina stared in major roles such as “Flower Queen” in The Nutcracker and also competed in the Youth America Grand Prix. Due to an injury her senior year, Carolina was forced to give up her dream of becoming a prima ballerina and ended up finding a new passion-Ballroom dancing.
Carolina started her ballroom training in 2007 with Arthur Murray Dance Centers. She quickly moved from a beginner instructor to an advanced instructor developing students at all levels! She has worked with wedding couples, students just looking for a fun new hobby and students who wanted to dance at a competitive level. She has develop countless wedding routines, exhibition routines and competitive choreography. She has had students win top student awards at local and international events. Carolina was also the District Dance director where she was in charge of dance training for other professionals in her area. Along with teaching, Carolina was also an Arthur Murray Open Professional finalist in the American Smooth and American Rhythm divisions. Carolina joined the Ferocity Dance Company in the Fall of 2016 as part of a performance team and later joined the professional competitive team in 2017. She has since performed and competed at a variety of events and competitions and has won two World Championship titles with the Ferocity Professional Co-Ed team (Professional Bachata, Non-Cabaret) and One World Championship title with the Professional Ladies team (Professional Ladies Bachata, Non-Cabaret.) She is currently one of the principal dancers, the Assistant Manager and Kat Arias's same gender professional partner at the Ferocity Dance Company. Carolina hopes to share her love and passion for dance with everyone she has the privilege to work with! Carolina is Available For:
Group Classes
Performances Private Lessons Pro-Am Competitions Quinceñera Choreography Social Dance Demos Wedding Choreography Workshops 
Private Lesson Rates
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"Dance beneath the stars as you drink in the night.
Let the thunder overtake you as lightning fills the sky. Feel the force of nature penetrate your skin, spin with the world as the magic sinks in." - Christy Ann Martine Carolina Bonilla
Assistant Manager & Professional Dancer at Ferocity Dance Company carolina@ferocitydance.com Pronouns: she/her 
Competition Results2017 Euroson Latino
Finalist Professional Bachata Team (Ferocity) 2017 World Latin Dance Cup 1st Place Professional Bachata Team - Non Cabaret (Ferocity) 2018 Ultimate Latin Dance Championship 1st Place Professional Bachata Team (Ferocity) 2018 World Latin Dance Cup 1st Place Professional Bachata Team - Non Cabaret (Ferocity) 1st Place Professional Ladies Bachata Team - Non Cabaret (Ferocity) 2nd Place Same Gender Professional Ladies Bachata (Carolina & Kat) 2021 World Latin Dance Cup 2nd Place Same Gender Professional Ladies Bachata (Carolina & Kat) 2022 Liberty Dance Championships 1st Place Open Same Gender Female Bachata Couple (Carolina & Kat) 1st Place Rising Star Bachata Showcase (Carolina & Frankie) 1st Place Professional Mixed Gender Shines (Ferocity) 1st Place Ladies Open Team Shines (Ferocity) 1st Place Mixed Gender Bachata Shines (Ferocity) 2023 The Summit Championship 1st Place Professional Ladies Same Gender Bachata Showcase (Carolina & Kat) 1st Place Professional Rising Star Ladies Same Gender Bachata Showcase (Carolina & Kat) 1st Place Just Bachata (Carolina & Frankie) 3rd Place Professional Rising Star Bachata Classic Showcase (Carolina & Frankie) |