Augustine Hardison (she/they) is a dancer, choreographer, teacher, and outdoor enthusiast currently based in Chicago. Augustine is from Anchorage Alaska where they grew up exploring the outdoors which fostered their ongoing passion of bringing dance outside. 

Augustine holds a B.F.A. in dance performance and choreography from Towson University. At Towson they received training from Catherine Horta-Hayden, Runqiao Du, Nicole Martinell, Susan Mann, Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell, and Rob Kleinendorst. They also worked with and performed choreography by Dana Tai Soon Burgess, Ephrat Asherie, Susan Mann, and Runqiao Du along with performing in over forty student works. During her time at TU Augustine choreographed five works in a range of styles, post graduation she has presented work in Ardent dance company’s Women in Dance Festival, Ruth Page PDTP showcase, Bodies of Water’s Fluid Expressions Festival, and Ruth Page’s Fall show. They have attended multiple Summer Intensives where they worked with choreographers Mike Tyus and Luca Renzi, Alexander Anderson, Gianna Burright, Morgan Clune, and FLOCK. After College they joined the Ruth Page Professional Division Training Program where they worked with Victor Alexander, Maray Gutierrez, Birute Barodicaite, and Dolores Long. They also worked with and performed choreography by Paula Sousa and Braeden Barnes. Augustine is so excited to be starting this new chapter of dance with Aerial Dance Chicago!