Suzy Piani began gymnastics at seven before training in Jazz and Contemporary Dance, performing locally and competing nationally in physical culture. She earned her B.Sc and Grad.Dip.Ed from University of New England, Cert. Dance in Ed. from UNSW, and Certificate III in Dance, Musical Theatre and Performance from Melbourne’s Dance Factory.

Suzy built a diverse professional career as dancer, model, singer, actor, dance captain and choreographer across stage shows, corporate productions, TV and film. Between contracts, she taught high school Dance, Science and Mathematics, co-writing the VCE Dance course for Distance Education Centre Victoria.

For two decades, Suzy has taught at private studios across Melbourne and Canberra while choreographing corporate events and dance theatre productions. Her students consistently excel at state and national competitions, with many accepted into pre-professional programs throughout Australia.

In 2013, Suzy partnered with Bonnie Neate, developing their distinctive innovative and quirky choreographic style. This led to The Training Ground’s formation in 2020 and their critically acclaimed pre-professional training programs. Together they created the award-winning works Unveiled (2021), Unravel (2022), Unhinged (2023), and Wired (2024)earning Canberra Critics Circle and Theatre Awards recognition for their originality and demanding choreography.

Suzy is renowned for her meticulous elite-level training in Jazz, Contemporary Dance and Acrobatics. She and Bonnie are celebrated for their commitment to Canberra’s dance community, boundary-pushing choreography, and unique training programs that consistently produce professional-level results.