Surreyya Hada was born in Chicago, raised in Texas, and relocated to the Bay Area in the 1990s. Her first encounter with Pilates was via a progressively minded physical therapy practice in Marin, CA, after surgery for a major soccer-related knee injury. As a dancer, athlete, and all-around fitness junkie, Pilates totally rocked her fitness world.

Surreyya completed her certifications through IM=X Pilates of New York, NY, Balanced Body University in Lafayette, CA, Turning Point in Walnut Creek, CA, and Club Pilates, and is NPCP/PMA Certified. Her specialties are sports and dance-related injuries, as well as joint recovery/range of motion and hip/knee replacement. Surreyya received her AA and Dance Major Certification through the Izzy (Isadora Duncan) award-winning City College of San Francisco, and her BA in Dance/Kinesiology at Saint Mary's College of Moraga as a LEAP program awardee, where she is completing her MA in Dance. She also holds certificates in TRX, Zumba, Barre Above, Spin and African and Contemporary Dance, and a Guinness Book World Record in Roller Skating.

A lifelong dancer and performer, Surreyya teaches and dances throughout the Bay Area and has performed and taught in Iceland, Japan, and throughout the USA, and has recently been honored as a SPECTRA artist by the Santa Cruz Arts Council. She has written several comprehensive pilates training programs and has authored several manuals for US and international pilates programs. Surreyya has trained and certified many of the Bay Area's leading pilates instructors, and currently develops and mentors master trainers for the brands she is affiliated with.