Darling Squire

Darling Au'saun Aya "Shear" Squire is an American dancer and choreographer.

Early life and education Squire was born in Naperville, Illinois and grew up between Chicago and Atlanta. She attended North Springs Charter High School of Arts and Sciences in Sandy Springs, Georgia, where she trained in ballet, modern, jazz, and African dance. She graduated from Harold Washington College with a degree in liberal studies in 2013.

Career Squire moved back to Chicago from Atlanta in 2011 and founded Suna Dance, a collaborative artist group. As a dancer and choreographer, Squire has worked with The Fly Honeys of the Inconvenience, BodyCartography Project, Links Hall, Victoria Bradford, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, DePaul Art Museum, the University of Chicago, the University of Illinois Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Bubba Carr, Rhonda Henriksen, Salonathon, and Open TV Beta.

In 2017, Squire was a recipient of the 3Arts Make a Wave grant.

In 2022, Squire starred in Hauke Berheide and Amy Stebbins' experimental short film "Windy City" at the Tonhalle Düsseldorf.