Background
Dunbar, Diana Diane L. was born on March 2, 1954 in Troy, Alabama, United States. Daughter of Donal Steuben and Sara Lee Dunbar.
artist dancer educator videographer writer
Dunbar, Diana Diane L. was born on March 2, 1954 in Troy, Alabama, United States. Daughter of Donal Steuben and Sara Lee Dunbar.
Attended, Model Agency School, District of Columbia, 1974—1975. Bachelor in Fine Arts, College Charleston, 1979. Postgraduate, College Charleston, 1979—1981.
Master of Arts in Creative Arts, New York University, 1990. Studied dance and dance history with Lavinia Williams, New York University, 1981—1989. Studied classical East Indian Dance with Indrani Rahman, Vija Vetra, Arundhati & Uttara Coorlawala, New York University.
Studied modern dance, choreography, pre-classic dance with Mary Anthony. Studied with Anna Sokolow. Studied with Daniel Maloney.
Elementary High School teacher K-12 New York City Public School 106, 1991—2001, New York City Public School 94, 2001—2002, Hospital Schools, 2002—2008, New York City Public School 401, 2002—2008, Sloan-Kettering, 2002—2004. Elementary High School teacher K-12 department education New York University Medical Center Tisch, 2004—2005. Administrative assistant Congress on Research in Dance, 1982—1984.
Co-president Eric & Company Video, New York City, 1983—2006. Teacher, video consultant Youth Can, New York City, Troy, Alabama, 1997—1998. Volunteer teaching assistant Digital Clubhouse, 1998—2000, literature teacher, poet.
Dancer, choreographer modern, classical E. Indian, Afro-Haitian, ballroom, hip-hop, world folk dance, jazz, reggae, tap, musical comedy beg. ballet Children's Dance. Teacher consultant with Eric Miller University Pennsylvania and India, 2004.
Founding sponsor Martin Luther King Junior National Memorial, since 2006. Active United Federation Teachers. Volunteer teaching assistant Classical East Indian Dance adjunct professor Indrani Rahman, New York University, New York City, 1988—1991.
Leadership council Southern Poverty Law Center, East Village, since 2003. Legislation intern Capitol Hill, 1974. Worked to save and preserve community gardens and parks New York City, since 1997.
Member Albert's Garden, 1997—1999, since 2006. Member of League of Women Voters, United Federation Teachers, Sacred Dance Guild, Medicine Show Theatre, Smithsonian, GreenGuerillas, Audubon Club, Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority (life Highest Grade Point Average Award at Troy State University for 1973).