Jazz Performance Masterclass with Olivia Higham
April 19 2025 5:00 pm
Overview
Olivia, now a choreographer, began her career in the industry as a dancer. She has worked with major global production companies, touring Europe with shows like Musical Rocks and appearing in music videos for internationally renowned artists, including Ellie Goulding and Mimi Webb.
Her television credits include a range of high-profile commercial shows, such as Alan Carr’s New Year Spectacular, Michael McIntyre’s Big Show, Surprise Surprise, and The Voice on both BBC and ITV. In 2016, Olivia performed at the esteemed Royal Variety Performance to promote the new musical Christmasauras at the Hammersmith Apollo in London, watched by members of the Royal Family. The performance was choreographed by Ashley Wallen, known for his work on The Greatest Showman. In 2017, Olivia danced for global music stars Rita Ora and Camila Cabello at the European Music Awards. She also performed at the Brit Awards in 2018 for Dua Lipa, followed by performances for Jason Derulo and Hailee Steinfeld at the European Music Awards later that year. Olivia has worked with the extraordinary artist Melanie Martinez, under the choreographic direction of Brian Friedman, for her movie K-12. She also performed at the MTV EMA’s, dancing for Akon and Dua Lipa. More recently, Olivia danced for rising British artist Mimi Webb, who currently has eight chart singles in the U.K.
In addition to her performance career, Olivia served as assistant choreographer for the music video Beyoncé Walk by Dominic Lawson. She also co-wrote and assisted in choreographing the 2016 commercial dance syllabus for the UK’s Associated Board of Dance. Olivia worked as assistant choreographer on Seasons 3 and 4 of the hit Dutch TV show Dance Dance Dance. Currently, she is choreographing music videos for several European artists set for release later in the year. Olivia has also worked as the movement director for Mimi Webb and danced professionally for her. Additionally, she collaborated with one of Russia’s biggest pop stars, Sergey Lazarev, for his tour. Most recently, Olivia choreographed five incredible shows for MSC Cruises, which now tours internationally.
As a well-respected teacher and choreographer, Olivia began her teaching career in New York, training dancers aged 6-18 for six months. She then went on to teach at various dance schools and colleges across the UK, choreographing for large-scale performances like Move It and Can You Dance. In 2019, Olivia founded her own all-female lyrical company, The O.H.C., which has gained significant recognition on Instagram and has grown four times its original size since its inception.
We can’t wait to see the magic in her Masterclass this year.
Venue
Dubai American Academy
GEMS Dubai American Academy
Hessa Street, Sheikh Zayed Rd,
Barsha,
Dubai