Hollywood Jade is one of Toronto’s greatest visionary talents who continues to find new and exciting ways to present his timeless creativity to the masses. This dancer/choreographer turned artistic director has showcased his multidimensional artistic creations on both the big and small screen, stages locally and internationally and has worked with many organizations, companies, artists and talents. He works continually to cultivate new and exciting collaborations and push the boundaries of his creations.
Hollywood Jade’s ability to excel as a dancer on projects such as Save The Last Dance 2, Camp Rock 2, Make Your Move and the smash hit blockbuster Hairspray as well as sharing stage and screen with the likes of Nelly Furtado, Divine Brown, Rihanna, Janelle Monae, Kelis and Canadian Idol finalist Gary Beals. All this combined with his natural leadership skills opened up opportunities for him to start choreographing and assisting other choreographers.
Working with some of the most elite choreographers in north America on various projects (TV performances, tours, music videos and award shows) for artists such as Keshia Chante, Snoop Dogg, Estelle, Bebe Rexha & Meghan Trainer led Hollywood to secure the position of artistic director and choreographer to Canada’s Queen of R&B Jully Black And The Black Diamond Ball for five consecutive years.
In 2011 “Hollywood Jade Presents” launched with the successful company premier of Urbanesque. Since then this performance company has orchestrated several sold out shows which fuse the classic style of Burlesque with modern and contemporary music and movement.
Hollywood reminds himself daily of a quote he heard from one of his idols Debbie Allen “If you stay ready, you never have to get ready” and this is exactly what he is doing – remaining constantly ready for the next phase of his career.
