ABOUT ME

ABOUT ME

Bonnie Ruddock is a certified Pilates Instructor, with extensive experience working in the dance, education and events industry. 

Having been active and passionate about dance from a young age at school, Bonnie went on to achieve a BA (Hons) in Dance and Culture at the University of Surrey. It was during this time that she first came across Pilates, undertaking regular classes, immersing herself in the technique and learning about the history and core principles. 

In 2012 Bonnie became an accredited Pilates instructor. Bonnie has always taught Pilates alongside her full time work with a passion to make it accessible to all, helping people to correct their posture, build flexibility, core strength and endurance.

 

Bonnie has worked in the dance sector for many years and has previously been employed at East London Dance and The Royal Ballet, London.  During this time, she had many roles and responsibilities, with key highlights being:

  • Obtaining the position of Learning and Participation Manager for The Royal Ballet. This involved planning and delivering large successful events and creative learning projects.
  • Managing the Royal Opera House’s largest education project Chance to Dance, introducing young children to ballet.
  • Responsible for presenting and launching the official Royal Ballet book for children ‘Ballet Spectacular’ at Waterstones Piccadilly London in 2014.
  • Organising international learning events alongside the Royal Ballet tour Shanghai 2014 and New York 2015.
  • Produced performances at the Royal Opera House (Linbury Studio Theatre and Main Stage).
  • Managed a large team of 30+ people, artists, creative facilitators, administrative and event staff.
  • Acted as a trustee to Dance Woking providing leadership and direction to festival activities.
Most recently 2015-2019, Bonnie was managing a range of events for the University of Surrey (including Guildford School of Acting), organising lecture demonstrations, exhibitions, workshops, conferences, festivals, school events, graduations and contributing to the organization of large scale open day events attracting 12,000+ prospective students. In 2018 on behalf of the University of Surrey Bonnie collaborated with The Royal British Legion to launch the poppy appeal in Surrey choreographing 100 staff and students to come together to mark the end of the First World War.
 
Whilst maintaining a busy career, Bonnie has taught individual and group classes at a range of gyms and fitness venues, including Fitness First, Virgin Active, Nuffield Health, Fit4Less, Curtis & Staub, Aldershot Garrison and corporate company away days. After becoming a mum in 2016 Bonnie launched her own classes BActivePilates in an area she has lived for over 25 years, with a passion to encourage people to ‘be active, strong and flexible’ helping people to achieve more in their daily lives through the practice of Pilates. In 2019 after having a second child Bonnie decided to focus on Pilates and launch a home studio to offer a range of individual and group classes to the community and promoting health and wellbeing in the workplace, collaborating with local companies. She has been fortunate to develop a career doing the things she loves and truly believes in the many benefits of Pilates and how it can help everyone. Bonnie is enthusiastic, ambitious and takes great pride in the work she does, delivering with passion and creating meaningful relationship with clients to nurture them to the best of their ability.
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About BActivePilates

Be Active for Life, Stay Strong and Flexible!

MISSION

Our mission is to empower everyone to be active, achieve greater body awareness, fitness and good mental health through use of pilates exercises.

OUR APPROACH

BActivePilates has been teaching Pilates classes since 2012. We are focused on providing clients with the original work of Joseph Pilates, using modified versions of his classical exercises, as a foundation and framework for our classes. We believe that this approach ensures Pilates is accessible to clients of all ages and abilities. Pilates can help you though all stages of life. 

We thrive on bringing people and communities together. Through the enjoyment of exercise and socializing we can build networks and create meaningful relationships.

Providing Pilates classes around Mytchett, Frimley, Camberley, Farnborough and the surrounding area.