Nicholas bondar
Nicholas bondar
I am an 18 year old dance major at Dreyfoos School of the Arts who loves dance and theater among my other developing interests, including physics and aerospace engineering.
I am a classically trained ballet dancer, and over the last seven years I have performed leading roles in a number of productions by Paris Ballet & Dance of Jupiter under the direction of Jean-Hugues Feray. One of my most memorable moments in dance was performing in a lead role of the Prince in the Nutcracker alongside my talented older brother, Sebastian Bondar, who performed the role of Cavalier, and who is now a ballet dancer with the Boston Ballet Company.
From 2018 to 2021, I was a theater major at one of the best art schools in Florida, Bak Middle school of the Arts (MSOA) in West Palm Beach. I began theater because of my passion to express myself on stage in front of an audience. This passion led me to take acting classes at a local art studio in Jupiter, Art Stage Performing Arts, and subsequently at Performing Arts Academy of Jupiter, where I had some of my first real on stage performances in front of audiences, albeit mostly friendly parents. In addition to my training at Bak, from 2018 to 2021, I trained and performed at the award-winning Maltz Jupiter Theatre. I enjoyed training at the Maltz because of their intense professionalism and a fun, nurturing environment. Also, I was selected to become a member of The Maltz Youth Touring Company, which performs about 150 shows per year, though I only had a chance to perform in a few of them before the Covid-related closures.
Having had the opportunity and privilege of attending and experiencing some of the best arts and dance programs, I have also become more aware that access to and funding for the arts is limited. In recent years, I have personally had numerous community arts engagements which have led me to start my own effort to aid in addressing this issue.
Art Reach Foundation Corp., a Jupiter based non-for-profit organization, which I founded and lead, offers free ballet and other arts classes (guitar, voice, piano, etc.) during aftercare hours to Title 1 elementary school students in the area. Art Reach also provides dance clothes and other necessities to those students who may not be able to afford them. My team and I look forward to growing and expanding the Art Reach efforts to other schools in Palm Beach County, Florida and eventually other US states. Please reach out to us if you would like to partner or assist us in any way.
I am easily recognized for my wavy, bright red hair. But I have heard that people remember me for my intensity and work ethic, which allows me to successfully attend to my numerous pursuits in life.
Now, as a senior in high school, I am preparing for the next chapter of my life. I am excited to find the best fit for a college program and have the opportunity to grow, contribute and learn from some of the brightest professors in the world alongside a diverse group of talented students. In this next chapter, I will have a chance to pursue my other passions - physics and aerospace engineering. To many people these may seem worlds apart from dance and theater. In the multiverse of my brain they peacefully coexist, and I have no doubt that I can leverage the many lessons I learned from the arts in my college, research and future applied pursuits. Still, I will never lose the arts, and will continue to dance and act whenever and wherever I have a chance...
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 150 lbs
Brick Red Hair
Brown Eyes
Dance - Ballet, Contemporary, Modern
Voice: Baritone
Show Role Director
Don Quixote Suite (2024) Basilio (lead) Jean-Hughes Feray
The Nutcracker (2023) Sugar Plum Cavalier (lead) Jean-Hughes Feray
Swan Lake Suite (2023) Prince Siegfried (lead) Jean-Hughes Feray
The Nutcracker (2022) Sugar Plum Cavalier (lead) Jean-Hughes Feray
Cinderella (2022) Count Jean-Hughes Feray
The Nutcracker (2021) Prince Jean-Hughes Feray
Show Role Director
Shuddersome: Tales of Poe (2019) Young (lead) Leanna Oliveira
In the Heights (2019) Ensemble Ricky Nahas
CATS (2019) Pouncival Brian Andrews
Bak on Broadway (2019) Sir Galahad Arthur Mendini
Bye Bye Birdie (2019) Harvey Johnson Elizabeth Brockwell
Best of Broadway Revue (2018, 2019) Ensemble Brian Andrews
The Wizard of Oz Jr. (2018) Ensemble Ricky Nahas
A Christmas Carol (2018) Ensemble Jesse Furman
Shine (2018) Ensemble Linda White
The Beat Goes On (2017) Ensemble Linda White
A. W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts, dance major, West Palm Beach, FL (2022-2025 graduation), 4.0 GPA (5.18 weighted GPA) - top 5% of class, 1540 SAT, National Honor Society
Bak Middle School of the Arts, theater major, West Palm Beach, FL (2018-2022) - honor roll, 4.0 GPA, International Thespian Society member (ITS), 2nd place - Florida ITS competition
Paris Ballet and Dance, Mr. Jean-Hugues Feray, Jupiter, Fl - 2017-present (classical ballet)
Miami City Ballet Summer Intensive, Ms. Lourdes Lopez, Miami, FL - 2023 - Full Scholarship (ballet and contemporary dance)
Magnifique Ballet Intensive, Mr. Charles Jude and Mr. Jean-Hugues Feray, West Palm Beach, FL - 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023 (classical ballet)
Performing Arts Academy, Mr. Jesse Furman and Ms. Elizabeth Brockwell, Jupiter, FL - 2018-2020 (acting, musical theater, improv, on-camera film)
Maltz Theatre Intensive, Mr. Ricky Nahas, Jupiter, Fl - 2018, 2019 (musical theater)
Art Stage Performing Arts, Ms. Linda White, Jupiter, FL - 2017-2018 (voice, acting, improv, tap, jazz, ballet)
Classical ballet (advanced)
Piano (intermediate)
Lacrosse (travel lacrosse level)
Scuba Diver (PADI Certified Open Water)
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Photography courtesy of Rhi Lee, Joseph J. Bucheck