Biography
Olivia Anderson is a Seattle-based dancer, choreographer, educator, and stage manager. Olivia studies dance in her kitchen / on the stage / in the street / on the bus / in the club / in the rain / as spirit calls her to do so. Her passion for physical storytelling has led her to perform with various companies and artists, such as dani tirrell and the Congregation, Keyes Wiley and the NOGOODDOERS, EL SUEÑO, Gansango Dance Company, Malacarne, Chamber Dance Company and badmarmarDANCE, among many others. She has presented her own solo works in CO— Show 8 and BOOST Dance Festival. Olivia holds a BA in Dance with Honors and a Minor in Diversity from the University of Washington.
Olivia currently teaches dance at the Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences and the University of Washington, where she derives great joy from witnessing people explore their own relationships to the language of dance. Olivia is moving through the world with care, intention, and a great curiosity that drives her love of people.