JENNIFER OLIVAS

Jennifer Olivas is a highly accomplished dancer, educator, and fitness professional with an extensive background in performance, choreography, and coaching. Originally from Festus, Missouri, she earned her BFA in Dance from Webster University in St. Louis.

As a performer, Jennifer has toured internationally, showcasing her artistry across Europe, the United States, China, Korea, and Australia. She has collaborated with esteemed companies, including David Dorfman Dance, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal’s The Nutcracker, Paul Taylor 2 in Esplanade, Inaside Chicago Dance Company, and Neglia Ballet’s The Nutcracker. A founding company member of Lehrer Dance, she toured for three years before joining Diavolo Architecture in Motion in Los Angeles, where she performed for five seasons. She continues to engage with the company and was featured in their finals performance on America’s Got Talent (Season 12).

Jennifer is also an experienced educator and choreographer, having set works and taught classes at Brigham Young University, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Webster University, LA Contemporary Dance Company, Backhausdance, Lehrer Dance, and in Fürth, Germany. She served as an adjunct professor at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Webster University for five years.

Now based in the fitness industry, Jennifer is an L2 CrossFit Trainer, actively managing a CrossFit Affiliate while competing as a weightlifter and coaching her Acrobatic Gymnastics team. Outside of her professional endeavors, she enjoys spending time with her husband and four children.


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