Mississippian Cemiyon Barber received his BFA from SUNY Purchase in 2018. He has had the pleasure of dancing works by choreographers Bill T. Jones, Kyle Abraham, Azure Barton, Austin McCormick, Norbert De La Cruz, Christopher Williams, Liz Gerring, Megan Williams, the late Merce Cunningham, and George Balanchine. Cemiyon has also been featured in fashion editorials VOGUE Russia & Numero Berlin, and he has made guest appearances on TV networks PBS Social, HBO, and MTV. Cemiyon was mentioned in The New York Times twice in 2021 and 2022, as well as The New Yorker in 2017, 2021, and 2022.