Guest Artist

Olivia was born and raised in Cary, North Carolina, where she trained at Triangle Academy of Dance for eleven years. She then moved on to train pre-professionally with Boston Ballet School and The School of Carolina Ballet, where she had the privilege of training with Margaret Tracey, Debra Austin, Miranda Weese, Kathleen Mitchell, and Margaret Severin Hansen. Upon graduating high school, Olivia joined BalletMet as a trainee for two seasons. There she had the opportunity to perform with the company in Gerard Charles’ The Nutcracker, as well as Edwaard Liang’s Tributary and Swan Lake. After dancing with BalletMet, she danced with Ballet Des Moines for a season as a trainee.

In the fall of 2024, Olivia joined DE LA Dance Company as a company artist and spent two seasons dancing under the direction of Mario de la Nuez and Meridith Benson. A few of her favorite roles she performed with DE LA include Snow Queen in The Nutcracker, Jazzed Up!, Fairy Godmother in Cinderella, and Moyna in Giselle.

Olivia recently moved to the St. Louis area and is very excited to be working with Ballet 314.