Olivia Callander ‘26

Olivia Callander is a junior at Harvard from San Francisco, California. Olivia trained at the San Francisco Ballet School (SFBS) for 8 years under the instruction of Director Patrick Armand and Artistic Director Helgi Tomasson. She had the privilege of dancing alongside the company in many of San Francisco Ballet’s repertoires. Olivia made her début as Clara in Tomasson’s Nutcracker and danced the role for two consecutive years. She was also selected to perform in SF Ballet’s Giselle, Don Quixote, Romeo and Juliet, Coppélia, and Opening Night Galas. Additionally, Olivia danced in several SFBS Student Showcases and Spring Festival. Outside of San Francisco Ballet, Olivia has attended summer intensive courses at American Ballet Theater, Boston Ballet School, Royal Ballet School, and English National Ballet School. She took a gap year following high school and recently has continued her training at the Dance Training Center in San Francisco. Olivia is excited for her third year dancing and performing with HBC!