Originally from Houston, Olivia Wang received training from Houston Ballet Academy and Houston Contemporary Dance in their pre-professional training company called Houston Contemporary 2. During her time in Houston, she had the opportunity to perform in the Society for the Performing Arts preludes shows for the Mark Morris Dance Group (2020) and Alvin Ailey (2022,) as well as perform in the Houston Ballet’s Nutcracker under the direction of Stanton Welch. Olivia was named Dance Spirit’s Cover Model in April of 2021.

     She is currently a fourth-year dance major at The Juilliard School, where she studies various techniques including Ballet, Modern, Pointe, Partnering, Pedagogy, Hip-Hop, West African, Dance Composition, Music Studies, etc.

     Throughout her training and career, she has trained in professional settings directly with numerous renowned choreographers and educators including Ohad Naharin, Al Blackstone, Akira Uchida, Nick Palmquist, Madison Hicks, Medhi Walerski, Andrea Miller, Kyle Scheurich, Isadora Wolfe, to name a few. She has performed in the world premieres of original creations by Adam Barruch, Aszure Barton, Pam Tanowitz, Hope Boykin, Jamar Roberts, Juan Carlos Franquiz Jr., and Chanel DaSilva. She has also had the opportunity to perform the repertoire work “Fugue in Crimson” by Bobbie Jene Smith and Or Schraiber as well as “Chaconne” by José Limón. 

     She has created many works at Juilliard’s choreographic workshops. Most notably, she has had three of her works “In Contrast”, “Mad Rush”, and “Cyclical Tendencies”, selected to be performed at Juilliard’s Choreographic Honors in 2023, 2024, and 2025. She was also one of six choreographers selected to create for Juilliard's Choreographers and Composers in the fall of 2024 where she world premiered her work “Then, Now: Body Remember” in collaboration with composer Elise Arancio’s original musical composition. In May 2025, she was selected to present her work “Cyclical Tendencies” for the Steps Beyond Foundation Choreography Lab. Most recently, she was commissioned to create a new work for Columbus Modern Dance Company through an Emerging Choreographers' Residency in July 2025. 

     Olivia has trained at numerous intensives and programs over the years including Whim W’him Contemporary Dance, Springboard Danse, Orsolina 28, The Martha Graham School, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Houston Contemporary, Houston Ballet Academy, Orlando Ballet School, and been an artist in WhirlWind Dance’s company residencies. Olivia has taught around the country at numerous studios in New York City, Ohio, and Texas.