Background
Barnes, Dawn Cooper was born on April 18, 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of Henry Nehemiah and Izetta (Roberts) Cooper.
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Dawn Cooper Barnes
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Bachelor in Theatre-French with distinction, University of Michigan, 1978; Master of Arts in Theatre, CUNY, 1980; Doctor of Philosophy in Cinema Studies, U. Maryland., 1992.
Career
Lecturer, Fisk U., Nashville, 1980-1983;
adjunct instructor, Montclair (New Jersey) State College, 1983-1986;
adjunct instructor, Seton Hall U., 1983-1984;
adjunct assistant professor, County College Morris, Randolph, New Jersey, 1986-1987;
associate professor performing arts, Howard Community College, Columbia, Maryland., since 1990. Director, choreographer Dawn Barnes Dancers, Nashville, 1980-1983. Dance panelist Tennessee Arts Commission, Nashville, 1982-1983.
Instructor African dance Howard County Parks and Recreation Department, Ellicott City, Maryland., since 1991. Board directors Maryland. Council for Dance, dance panelist, 1993-1996.
Founder, artistic director Aurora Dance Company, Columbia, since 1995.
Achievements
Membership
Actress Back Alley Players, Ann Arbor, 1976-1978. Member county, chairman faith development St. John United Methodist/Presbyterian Church, since 1990. Member Society for Cinema Studies.
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Married Milton Nathaniel Barnes, December 30, 1979. Children: Nyema, Julien, Henry, Zwannah.
