MaDonna Grimes was an American choreographer and personal trainer who became well known for her workout videos in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
In the mid-1980s Grimes began teaching a class called "Cardio Hip Hop" in New York City.
[1] Although hip hop dance dates back to the 1970s, Grimes has been celebrated as a pioneer for her work presenting hip hop dance in a fitness context as opposed to a performance context.
[2] MaDonna Grimes worked as a fitness instructor in Manhattan in the 1980s.
[3] Grimes' life and career has been discussed in the sociology of health by scholars such as Eric J. Bailey who published the following in 2008: MaDonna Grimes offers African American women a different ideal to work toward—one suited for their unique physiques.