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Jason Gilkison is an Australian professional ballroom dance champion and choreographer.
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Jason Gilkison is an Australian professional ballroom dance champion and choreographer.
Gilkison was born in Perth, Australia.[ when? ] [1] He was raised by his single mum, Kay. [2] At age 4, he began dancing at the Perth ballroom dance studio, founded by his grandparents Sam and Ronnie Gilkison, the first of its kind in Australia. [3] [4] Gilkison has lived in Sydney, London, England and Los Angeles, United States. He realised he was gay when he was 16 or 17. [2]
At the age of 7 Gilkison was first paired with Peta Roby.[ when? ] [3] Gilkison formed a professional partnership with Peta Roby in 1980 and were undefeated Australian Latin champions from 1981 to 1997. [3] [5] At age 23, Gilkison and Roby were the ranked pair in Ten-Dance Competition. [4]
In 1990, Gilkison and Roby received the "Young Australian of the Year" Award. In 1991, they became the residing teachers at one of London's most prestigious ballroom schools, where they remained for seven years, training many of the world's leading dancers. [5]
Gilkison has served as choreographer and director for the ballroom dance stage show Burn the Floor [3] Gilkison's longtime dance partner Roby served as associate producer of the show.[ when? ] [4] Burn the Floor began touring in 1999 and reached Broadway, Manhattan in 2009. [4]
In 2012, Gilkison choreographed Dancing with the Stars: Live in Las Vegas, a live stage show at the Tropicana in Las Vegas featuring celebrities and dancers from ABC's Dancing with the Stars. [6] The production opened in April 2012 and ran for twelve weeks. [6]
In 2008, Gilkison became a contributing choreographer for Australian version of the American reality dance-off series So You Think You Can Dance . Months later he joined the US version. Superstars of Dance , which he co-choreographed [2] with Nakul Dev Mahajan.
As of 2014, Gilkison worked as the director of choreography on BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing . [1]
| Season | Week | Dancers | Dance style | Music |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 8 | Courtney Galiano Mark Kanemura | Viennese Waltz | "The Time of My Life"—David Cook |
| Katee Shean Joshua Allen | Paso Doble | "Filet" from Le Rêve | ||
| 9 | Courtney Galiano Joshua Allen | Jive | "The Dirty Boogie"—The Brian Setzer Orchestra | |
| 6 | 0 | Karen Hauer Ashleigh Di Lello Ryan Di Lello | Samba | "Everything I Can't Have"—Robin Thicke |
| 1 | Channing Cooke Phillip Attmore | Jive | "Rockin' Robin"—The Jackson 5 | |
| Brandon Dumlao Pauline Mata | Smooth Waltz | "You Light Up My Life"—Whitney Houston | ||
| 7 | Kathryn McCormick Ryan Di Lello | Cha-Cha | "Put Your Hands on Me"—Joss Stone | |
| Mollee Gray Jakob Karr | Viennese Waltz | "Ordinary Day"—Vanessa Carlton | ||
| 8 | Kathryn McCormick Ryan Di Lello | Samba | "Magalenha"—Sérgio Mendes | |
| Ellenore Scott Russell Ferguson | Paso Doble | "Village Attack" from Blood Diamond | ||
| 7 | 0 | Anya Garnis Pasha Kovalev Cristina Santana | Samba | "Work" (Freemason remix)—Kelly Rowland |
| 8 | 0 | Iveta Lukosiute Pasha Kovalev | Ballroom Medley | "Ven a Bailar (On the Floor)"—Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull |
| 1 | Miranda Maleski Robert Taylor Jr. | Jive | "Runaway Baby"—Bruno Mars | |
| Iveta Lukosiute Nick Young | Quickstep | "The Ballroom Blitz"—Sweet | ||
| 6 | Chelsie Hightower Marko Germar | Samba | "Cinema Italiano (The Ron Fair Remix)"—Kate Hudson | |
| Melanie Moore Pasha Kovalev | Viennese Waltz | "Everybody Hurts"—Tina Arena | ||
| 9 | 0 | Lindsay Arnold Nick Bloxsom-Carter Witney Carson | Ballroom Medley | "Dance Again"—Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull |
| 1 | Amber Jackson Nick Bloxsom-Carter | Viennese Waltz | "Nights in White Satin"—Tina Arena | |
| Lindsay Arnold Cole Horibe | Paso Doble | "Unstoppable"—E.S. Posthumus |
| Season | Week | Dancers | Dance style | Music |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jemma Armstrong Rhys Bobridge | Waltz | "A New Day Has Come" from Celine Dion |
| Stephanie Golman Marko Panzic | Jive | "Untouched"—The Veronicas | ||
| 2 | Kate Wormald Hilton Denis | Foxtrot | "2 Hearts"—Kylie Minogue | |
| 3 | Jemma Armstrong Rhys Bobridge | Paso Doble | "O Verona" from the film Romeo + Juliet | |
| Top 16 | Ballroom | "Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)"—Louis Prima | ||
| 4 | Henry Byalikov Vanessa Sew Hoy | African Samba | "Lo-Lo Dzama"—Sum Svisti | |
| 8 | Kate Wormald Rhys Bobridge | Rumba | "Message to My Girl"—Split Enz | |
| 9 | Demi Sorono Jack Chambers | Cha-cha-cha | "Mercy"—Duffy | |
| 2 | 1 | Talia Fowler Emmanuel Rodriguez | Cha-Cha | "Hound Dog"-Smoky Joe's Cafe |
| 2 | Top 18 | Rock and Roll/Latin Ballroom | "Objection (Tango)"-Shakira | |
| 3 | Amy Campbell Damien Samuel | Rumba | "Stepping Stone"-Duffy | |
| 4 | Penny Higgs Charlie Bartley | Viennese Waltz | "I Have Nothing"-Whitney Houston | |
| 6 | Talia Fowler Charlie Bartley | Quickstep | "Valerie"-Mark Ronson feat. Amy Winehouse | |
| Penny Higgs Ben Veitch | Foxtrot | "Rock with You (Frankie Knuckles Remix)"-Michael Jackson | ||
| 7 | Top 8 | Foxtrot | "Ain't That A Kick in the Head"-Robbie Williams | |
| 8 | Kat Risteska Charlie Bartley | Tango | "Gotta Get Thru This (Acoustic)"-Daniel Bedingfield | |
| Amy Campbell Ben Veitch | Paso Doble | "Overture"-Australian Cast of Jesus Christ Superstar | ||
| 9 | Ash-Leigh Hunter Damien Samuel | Foxtrot | "Hurt"-Christina Aguilera | |
| 3 | 0 | Jessica Prince Kieran McMahon Matt Geronimi Will Centurion | Viennese Waltz | "Never Tear Us Apart"—INXS |
| 4 | Robbie Kmetoni Ivy Heeney | Paso Doble | "Sweet Disposition"—The Temper Trap | |
| 7 | Nick Geurts Jessie Hesketh | Cha-cha-cha | "Istanbul 1:26 am"—Orient Expressions |
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