Founder/President

Suzy Stone is one very busy professional: Director, Creator, Visionary, Choreographer, Mentor, and Philanthropist. Suzy is credited with being the “originator of Hip Hop for Children.”

Since 1997, Suzy Stone’s epiphany came in the form of dancing little kids. “I was teaching a cardio dance class in a fitness club where there was a glass partition between the aerobics room and the nursery, recalls the former National Aerobics champion. I noticed that these little kids could hear the music through the glass and were bopping along, learning the routine.” That gave Stone the idea to start a Hip Hop dance program for children, and 27 successful years later, Stone’s Hip Hop Kidz program has hundreds of students enrolled in 8 locations in the tri-county area of south Florida.

Some of Stone’s dancers, who have grown up under her wing, have gone on to dance with major music artists and appeared on Broadway and on television shows, having very successful careers in New York, Los Angeles and abroad. Stone also provides her dancers with opportunities to build résumés a mile long, both locally and nationally, helping them to further their careers. Although many programs have tried to imitate Stone’s original idea, this one‐of‐a‐kind program has never been duplicated. That’s why she was selected by the South Florida Business Journal as one of the finalists for Businesswoman of the Year.

Before creating Hip Hop Kidz, Stone was a major leader in the fitness industry. Suzy has traveled to more than 21 countries, training thousands of fitness professionals worldwide. Suzy has earned the respect of children, parents, and community leaders a like for her unique teaching style and how it has changed the lives of thousands of children/teens. With her infectious energy and creativity, she continues to inspire kids and teens, year after year as the leader of Hip Hop Kidz.