Mimi Hardin

Mimi Hardin, a native of Colorado, began training at Colorado Ballet Academy in 2008 and joined the pre-professional program in 2017. Mimi trained in numerous intensive programs, including Alonzo King LINES Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Ballet Austin, Boston Ballet, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Dutch National Ballet, The Nutmeg Ballet Conservatory, and Vaganova Ballet Academy. Mimi is a member of the National Honor Society for Dance Arts and was a Youth America Grand Prix New York City Finalist in 2017 and 2018.

Training in New York City, Mimi studied with esteemed professionals Karin Averty, Al Blackstone, Andy Blankenbuehler, Leslie Browne, Kurt Froman, Karen Gayle, Linda Gelinas, Heather Hawk, Chris Jarozs, Desmond Richardson, and Debbie Roshe. She joined New York Dance Project for the 2018–2019 season with Directors Davis Robertson and Nicole Duffy and the Steps on Broadway pre-professional program with a Director’s Merit Scholarship for the 2019–2020 and 2020–2021 seasons under Pamela Levy. In 2021, Mimi joined Ballet Theatre of Maryland as a Trainee, became an Apprentice in April 2022, a Corps de Ballet member in April 2023, and a Demi-Soloist in April 2024.

Mimi’s repertoire includes roles in Colorado Ballet’s The Nutcracker, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Septime Webre’s Alice in Wonderland, Raymonda, Swan Lake, Coppélia, Twyla Tharp’s Movin’ Out, Gerald Arpino’s Birthday Variations and Viva Vivaldi, Robert Battle’s The Hunt and Battlefield, America from West Side Story, excerpts from George Balanchine’s Ballo della Regina, Stars and Stripes, The Four Temperaments, and Who Cares?, and repertoire from Complexions Contemporary Ballet. At Ballet Theatre of Maryland, Mimi has performed in Diana Cuatto’s The Nutcracker, Coppélia, and Italian Symphonette; Roman Mykyta’s The Little Slippers, Elizabeth, as well as Giselle, Les Sylphides, Don Quixote, The Firebird, Sleeping Beauty, August Bournonville’s Napoli, Lindsey Bell’s Smiles of a Summer Night, Swan Lake, Nicole Kelsch’s The Nutcracker, and La Esmeralda, where she performed the role of Megara, Queen of the Nomads.

In 2026, Mimi made her professional choreographic debut with Au Crystal, created for Ballet Theatre of Maryland’s Momentum 2026, marking an exciting expansion of her artistic career into choreography.

Outside of dance, Mimi has studied math theory at Columbia University and is pursuing an Economics degree. Mimi is excited for another season with Ballet Theatre of Maryland.