Jason gilkison biography wiki

Australian dancer

Jason Gilkison is an Australian professional ballroom dance champion and choreographer.

Early life

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]

Dance career

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 th Jason Gilkison - Biography - IMDb REDYL