Performing in the principal theaters of the world, partnered by renowned artists such Rudolf Nureyev,[2] and filmed in the repertory, she was chosen by Graham for the company in 1976.
On the faculty of The Juilliard School since 1993, she is currently faculty at The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater School in New York, guest teacher at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ailey II, and is known internationally as a teacher and guest artist; since 1981 maintaining a special relationship with the Mexican dance community as teacher, and choreographer with the Ballet Nacional de México,[5] Universidad de Colima’s Ballet Folklórico de México (Dir.
Guest performer with Compañía Ciudad Interior (Dir Alejandro Chávez), ‘choreographic guide’ at Encuentro de Creación Coreográfica EnTiempoReal2017.
Her choreography in collaboration with Mexican composers and scenic designers has premiered in Mexico City and the International Festival at St. Luis Potosí.
Dakin has written and directed a film, La Voz del Cuerpo/The Body Speaks, her personal poetic of Martha Graham's dance; with an international collaboration of dancers and musicians.