Dawn trained at Bush-Davies School, East Grinstead and London Contemporary Dance School. Throughout the years her many jobs as a choreographer, a performer and a teacher have taken her around the world including working with Bosnian children in exhile in Slovenia. She co-founded Incognita with Brigid McCarthy - a company that created and toured site specific work. From 1999 to 2006, Dawn worked as a Dance Artist with East Lothian Council based at Brunton Theatre and she also performed as part of Company Chordelia in 2003, 2004 and 2005.
Dawn joined the company as Education Manager in January 2007.