



Jerome Esplana
(he/him)
Director - Choreographer - Creative Consultant
Representative Styles
Jazz | Ballet | Latin | Ballroom | Contemporary | Tap Tumbling | Jive | Swing
BIO
Megahouse Industry choreographer, director, and artist Jeff Dimitriou, is renowned for the energy and passion he instills within and around artistic projects that include Film, Television, World Ceremonies, Theatre, Live events, and art installations.
Jeff is co creator of 4 original shows currently being rehearsed with Creativiva, for Sandals Beaches Resort in the Turks & Caico’s, as well as the JDX original creation titled “SOZO”, which premiered at the Hillside Beach Club in Turkey for a 3 year permanent residency, with a world tour in the the development stages. Jeff also choreographed the World & Canadian National Tour of Return to Grace, and is also the stage director and choreographer on the North American touring show The 60’s Experience.
Recently, Jeff had a busy fall, Choreographing the new film version of Anne of Green Gables, choreography that was featured on the Netflix hit Degrassi, choreographer of Footloose and Mamma Mia, a national art installation campaign for BMO & Cineplex, A Middle Eastern Tour of the stage musical Cinderella, and also choreographed the Opening Piece for the 2016 Cultural Architect Awards.
Jeff was named Head Choreographer of the 2015 Pan American Games Closing Ceremonies and the 2015 Parapan Opening Ceremonies, which won a 2016 Canadian Event Award for best entertainment production produced by BAAM Productions.
He was a key member of the choreography team with Cirque Du Soleil, where they choreographed and directed the 2012 Opening Ceremonies for the FIFA World Cup in Azerbaijan.
Jeff’s recent film & Television work includes: The L.A. Complex (CW Network), Come Dance With Me (Hallmark/CTV), Warehouse 13 (Syfy Network), Carrie, Hallmark hit ‘Cowboy for Christmas, Emmy Award winning Odd Squad, Lucky Seven, Hemlock Grove, and has been the resident choreographer for Degrassi (Netflix) for over 8 seasons and 25 episodes.
Other stage credits include: The smash hit Cabaret (Mayfield Theatre), Sterling Award Nominee for best choreography, ‘Cabaret’ & Top of the Pops: British Invasion at Theatre Aquarius, the World Premiere of Summer in the City (Stage West Calgary), and Candide (Theatre Sheridan)
Other choreography credits include: Associate Choreographer on the CW’s: Hellcats, Sucker Punch (Warner Bros), So You Think You Can Dance Canada, Twilight: Breaking Dawn Saga, Human Target, and Girl Walks Into a Bar. Jeff was also part of the choreography team which worked on the feature film Mirror, Mirror starring Oscar Winner - Julia Roberts and Tony Winner - Nathan Lane, Imaginary Mary, and The Magicians.
Jeff was creative director of the 2014 World Pride Closing Ceremonies in Toronto. The largest pride festival in the World.
Artistic Director/CEO of JDX Entertainment - The driving force behind the award winning choreographer, director and Artistic Director Jeff Dimitriou, is his desire to actualize a vision, collaborate idea’s and inspire.