Career
Born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Bears joined the Houston Ballet in 1988. She was awarded the silver medal at the International Ballet Competition in 1991 and promoted to principal dancer four years later. In 2001, Bears took a two-year hiatus from performing with the Houston Ballet to teach dance and to choreograph her own ballet, Speaking In Strings, for her company.
Bears retired from the Houston Ballet in 2009.
