A phenomenon in his own right, Jaime has been plucked from Latin obscurity, and has transformed himself into one of Sydney's most respected dancer, choreographer and instructor within Australia.

Born in Uruguay, of Brazilian and Uruguayan descent, Jaime moved to Australia when he was 5 years old. Constantly surrounded by South American people and influences, Jaime remained in close contact with his Latin roots.

Born with flavour in his hips and fire in his feet, Jaime showed amazing talent in his favourite sport, soccer. At 18yrs old, a young and hopeful Jaime was contracted to play soccer in Uruguay. Making one of the biggest decisions in his life, he returned to his native country to pursue his dream.

It was in Uruguay that Jaime's passion for Salsa really ignited. Despite daily intensive training, he found time to indulge in his newly found pastime - Jaime took to salsa like a fish to water.

Jaime's natural timing and awareness of Salsa and Rueda led to his rapid improvement and he began teaching for LDA in April 2001.

In June 2001, after only 5 months of training with LDA, Jaime came 1st in NSW at Marconi Club Salsa Competition. Also in 2001, Jaime was a finalist in the “Australian Selections”, competing against Australia's best.

In September 2001 at the LDA GALA BALL, he was awarded with the title of the Best Male Talent of the Year. That’s why people stop to watch this Latin dynamo as he burns the floor wherever he goes.

Today, he is the male Head Teacher, Performer, Choreographer and Artistic Director of LDA.

In 2002 he won first place at the Fox Studio’s Salsa competition and earned the rights to represent Australia in the World Salsa Congress in Milan, Italy. This award brought him to the attention of some European Salsa experts who contacted LDA and invited him to represent Australia in 3 more European countries such as Italy, Germany and Norway. Jaime Jesus became Australia’s first International Salsa Instructor in 2002 when he was contracted to teach workshops in Munich, Germany before heading off to perform In Milan.

In January 2003 he won first place at the Cave Nite club Salsa Competition. During that same period of time Jaime Jesus was invited to represent Australia at the World Salsa Kongress in Zurich, Switzerland. His performance earned him an invitation to perform at the 5th Annual West Coast Salsa Congress in Los Angeles. Upon return Jaime competed in and won the 1st Annual Brisbane Salsa Championships on the 27th April 03. This was the 1st national Salsa Competition which was represented by dancers coming from every state in Australia.

In May 2003 Jaime performed at the LA Salsa Congress amongst some of the best dancers in the world. He has now been invited to perform all over the world in cities such as Miami, New York, London, Marseille, Toronto and San Juan Puerto Rico.

Jaime has earned the respect of Latin teachers and dancers alike everywhere he has travelled. He is an outstanding young talent and is already considered top dancer in Australia.



Media

ABC- A Salsa dancing for a special Latin scene into the program called: Head Stars it was on air on Sunday 22nd July 2001.
ABC – Ouch TV program – 20 minutes special Salsa, Samba and Lambada class, featuring Jaime Jesus and Marcia Pinheiro
Channel 31 – Romperemos TV- Winning competition at Fox Studios 2002
Channel 31 – En Vivo – Interview on Jaime and Marcia about the biggest Latin Dance School in Sydney.
Channel V – Foxtel – Bacardi Latino Summer show featuring the top dancers in Sydney Marcia Pinheiro, Jaime Jesus and Nathalie Kelley
Channel 31 – Romperemos TV- Full covered on Latin Dance Australia dance schools with Jaime and Marcia international experiences.

Palacio De La Salsa, Munich Germany 2003
Congresso Mundiale De La Salsa Milano, Italy 2002
Zurich International Salsa Congress, Switzerland 2003
West Coast Salsa Congress Los Angeles, USA 2003



In June 2001, after only 4 months of training with LDA, Jaime came 1st in NSW and 3rd overall at the Marconi Club Salsa Competition.

In 2001, after only 4 months of training with LDA, Jaime was a finalist in the “Australian Selections” to the World IDO Salsa Championships.

In 2002 he won 1st place at the Fox Studio’s Salsa championships

In 2002 he won 1st place at the Fox Studio’s Salsa Rueda Championships.

January 2003 he won first place at the Cave Nite club Salsa Competition – Bacardi Latino Festival Salsa Competition

Jaime also won the 1st Annual Brisbane Salsa Championships on the 27th April 03.