Olivia grew up in Yardley, Pennsylvania, a small town right outside Philadelphia. She began her dance training at age 7 attending ballet, jazz, contemporary, and tap classes at a local studio. At age 13, Olivia went to Ballet Technique in Hamilton, New Jersey under the leadership of Julie Caprio to focus solely on her ballet training. From there, she trained with the school of Philadelphia Ballet under Arantxa Ochoa and The Rock School for Dance Education under Bo and Stephanie Spassoff before joining Charlotte Ballet as a trainee for two years. She has attended summer intensives at Washington Ballet, The Art of Classical Ballet, Charlotte Ballet, and Chautauqua Institution. During her training, Olivia has had the opportunity to perform in Paquita, Ben Stevenson’s Cinderella, Don Quixote, Raymonda, and multiple of George Balanchine’s ballets including her favorites: Nutcracker and Who Cares.
