Born to Erlinda and Arthur Cruz on August 24, 1983, in Montclair, California, Jon was the youngest of three brothers. The family then moved to Moreno Valley California, where Jon was influenced into the break dancing scene by his older brother. Throughout High School, dancing was Jon's life, by using it as his escape from school he believed that dancing would be able to make his dreams come true.Aside from attending numerous Bboy competitions, it was suggested by a good friend of Jon to start auditioning for a dance agency. Landing a spot at KSA Agency, CTG (Clear Talent Group) Agency, and MSA (McDonald Selznick Associates), he was able to dance for different artist's such as Christina Aguilera and Jennifer Lopez.Jon's dancing career started to breakthrough, when he entered the CBS hit talent show Star Search which boosted such artists as Usher, Justin Timberlake, and Aaliyah. Hosted by Arsenio Hall, Jon Cruz was the first contestant ever to win Starsearch three times in a row. The show rolled out numerous possibilities for Jon, performing as a guest dancer for such shows as "The Ellen Degeneres Show" and "The Vegas Show with Sheena Easton & Brian McKnight". He landed rolls in commercials such as Ipod and Spam, and was a featured dancer in movies such as "You Got Served", "Stomp The Yard", and "Meet The Spartans". As well as touring with such artists as Anastacia, Paul McCartney, & Fergie around the world, Jon believed he needed to break away from being behind the scenes and step up to the front of the curtains where he could introduce to the world his other talents.