JILLIAN MEYERS is an Emmy nominated choreographer, academic educator, and world class performer, who works at the nexus of commercial, stage, film, and site-specific experiences.
Photo by Jino Abad
Biography
Jillian Meyers began her professional career touring internationally with Janet Jackson and has since performed everywhere from global arena tours and major televised events — including American Idol, Dancing with the Stars, Good Morning America, Oprah, The American Music Awards, The Billboard Awards, The Emmys, and The Oscars — to intimate stages and unconventional spaces around the world.
A sought after choreographic voice across a wide range of projects, Jillian is known for her musicality, attention to detail, and collaborative process. She received a 2024 Olivier-nomination alongside Michelle Dorrance and Tiler Peck for Timespell, a work described by See Chicago Dance as “the ultimate love letter to what the human body, and the music create by it, can achieve.”
Recent credits include “I’m Just Ken” at the 2024 Oscars, Hozier's "All Things End" music video, and the TV series Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist (Associate Choreographer), and film credits Hollywood Stargirl (Choreographer), Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas (Co-choreographer), Babylon (Associate Choreographer), and LA LA Land (Assistant Choreographer). Jillian's work spans collaborations with artists such as Paula Abdul, Kesha, The Lumineers, Half Alive, Active Child, and Hozier, as well as campaigns for brands like Apple.
Jillian wears many hats and makes many faces, both reconciling and indulging in all of these disciplines in her collaborative ongoing genre-bending project, The Seaweed Sisters. Known for their bright comedy and striking precision, the trio’s work has been presented by CONGRESS, Heidi Duckler Dance, Jacob Jonas’ To The Sea Festival, McCallum Theatre, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Soho House, among many others. Their short films have received widespread recognition, including multiple awards from the San Francisco Dance, Film Festival, Dance Camera West, and Toronto’s 8-Count Film Series. In June 2026, the trio premiered their first full-length live show WEED OH NO!, co-produced by The Center for Provocative Thought.
A dedicated educator, Jillian teaches her class Rhythmic Tendencies bi-weekly at Movement Lifestyle, leads workshops throughout Los Angeles and abroad, and serves as a professor within Pace University’s Commercial Dance Program. Jillian is honored to advocate for the future of the field as a Board Member of the Choreographers Guild.
“Building individuality and choice into the choreography while also sustaining unison, technique, musicality and general togetherness is a tall order… Meyers accomplished both.”
- Celine Kiner, LA Dance Chronicle
Story (Un)Structured — Photographed by Taso Papadakis for LA Contemporary Dance Company