Olivia received her MFA in Ballet with an emphasis in Teaching and choreography, May of 2010, as well as her BFA in Ballet with an emphasis in Performance, May of 2008. Both degrees were completed at the University of Utah. During her time as an undergraduate she performed with Utah Ballet for three years and participated in the cultural exchange with Kyung Hee University in Seoul, South Korea. She has had valuable experience working with guest choreographers through the University of Utah as well as American Ballet Theater's and Ballet Regent’s Summer Intensives. She has had the honor of performing with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra Christmas show in Salt Lake City, Utah, with East West Dance Theater in Maryland, a benefit for the Chinese Embassy, and at the Baltimore Museum of Art in Maryland. At the University of Utah Mrs. Allen taught several courses including ballet technique for non-majors at the beginning level, freshman ballet technique for modern majors, and advanced ballet technique for modern majors. Currently Allen is a Teaching Artist at Colby College in Wateville, ME. She also enjoys teaching at Dance Unlimited in Augusta, ME and MusicalArts in Dover and Exeter, NH. Mrs. Allen is Les Mills Certified in BodyStep, Sh'Bam and CXWORX and BodyFlow and currently teaches group fitness at The Sweatshop in North Hampton, NH.