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 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, and Turning Point in Walnut Creek, CA. 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, Spin, Barre Above 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, Canada and throughout the USA. She is Master Trainer and Lead Instructor for Club Pilates West San Jose, Saratoga, and Santa Cruz, CA, and Master Trainer for many bay area CP studios, Power4 Pilates of Los Gatos, and Core Pilates/Desert Dream Dance in Santa Cruz, CA. She has trained and certified many of the Bay Area's leading Pilates instructors. She continues to dance and sing professionally both locally and internationally.