[3][4] Gilkison has lived in Sydney, London, England and Los Angeles, United States.
][3] Gilkison formed a professional partnership with Peta Roby in 1980 and were undefeated Australian Latin champions from 1981 to 1997.
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.
[6] In 2008, Gilkison became a contributing choreographer for Australian version of the American reality dance-off series So You Think You Can Dance.
[1] In 2014, Jason Gilkison joined the judging panel on the 4th season of So You Think You Can Dance Australia alongside Aaron Cash, Shannon Holtzapffel and Paula Abdul.