Omar Olivas

Born and raised in Santa Ana California, Omar Olivas currently resides in Edwardsville, Illinois (USA). He has studied Countertechnique since 2005, participating in the One Body One Career in 2007, 2019 and 2022. Omar attended and successfully completed the Countertechnique Teacher Training program in 2022.

Omar has a Masters in Kinesiology from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and graduated with a Bachelors in Fine Arts in Dance Performance at the University of California, Irvine. As a professional, Omar has performed nationally and Internationally with such distinguished groups as Diavolo Dance Theater, BackhausDance, Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Company, and Neglia Ballet. Omar has been a guest artist at several institutions including La Salle College of the Arts in Singapore, Ballet Centrum in Fürth Germany, Brigham Young University (BYU), University of California Irvine, Chapman University, Webster University, and Jon Lehrer Dance Company Summer Intensive. Omar continues to perform self-produced works and is a guest performer for Diavolo Dance Theater and Neglia Ballet. The majority of Omar’s time is spent educating aspiring dancers for the department of Theater and Dance at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, where he is a full-time professor.