Director - Andi Bonura
Mrs. Bonura began her dance
career at the age of 5, taking ballet and tap. After a few
years, she took a break, deciding to focus on her growth
in Brownies until a doctor's visit concluded she needed
to get back into dance to help straighten a crooked spine or
look into surgery. Her parents chose dance class where she
remained in the studio for 9 years, becoming a member of the
Ballet Company and performing on pointe in such performances
as The Nutcracker and Cinderella. Her family then moved to
Houston where she attended Jersey Village High School,
dancing as a Gold Duster and becoming an officer. After
graduating, she attended the University of Houston, starting
out as an Elementary Education major and being a member of
the Chi Omega Sorority. After a two year absence from
dance, she signed up for a ballet and modern class. After
realizing that dance was not going to leave her heart, she
switched majors and graduated with a Kinesiology and Dance
degree. While at U of H, she choreographed for the Student
Concert as well as Frontier Fiesta and received numerous
awards at various campus events. She was an active member
of the Dance Department and a charter member and officer
of
the Kinesiology Club, participating in multiple activities
including Intramural sports where she pitched her team to
the Sorority League Championship, thanks in part to her
childhood surrounded by four brothers and a father who were
all active and encouraging in sports throughout her life.
After college, she was immediately recruited to create the
dance program and write the curriculum at a new magnet
school in Aldine ISD. She taught there for one
year and then took over as drill team director at Tomball
High School where she has been since 1997. While directing at
Tomball, her team has won numerous awards and honors,
including being repeatedly invited to perform at Disney
World. She has been selected as a Who's Who Among America's
Teacher 4 times and is a member of TDEA. She has
choreographed for her team as well as local area teams and
as been an adjudicator for the past 10 years. She is
married to Thomas and the adopted "mommy" to 4 kitties named
Sassy, CC, Casey and Little Bear.
Assistant Director - Meagan
Liles
Meagan
Liles has been a teacher at Tomball High School for four years. During her
tenure here, she has been involved in the Tomball Charms and
the Interact Club, as well as the Morale Committee. Ms.
Liles has also graduated from Tomball High School. While
attending, she was involved in a myriad of extracurricular
activities: Tomball Cougar Pride Marching Band, Tomball Drumline, Winterguard, Yearbook, Student Athletic Trainer.
She attended Texas A&M University where she completed her
studies with a double major in International Studies and
Spanish. While at Texas A&M University, she found her love
of ballet and started taking classes. Ms. Liles recently
finished her Masters Degree from University of Houston in
Hispanic Culture and Language and has taught almost all
levels of Spanish at the high school level. She continues to
further her dance education by taking class during the
summers.