Adams, Carolyn (1943–)
Adams, Carolyn (1943–)
African-American dancer. Born Aug 6, 1943, in New York, NY; father was managing editor of the Amsterdam News; mother was a writer, pianist and composer; sister of Julie Adams Strandberg (dancer); studied at Martha Graham School and attended Sarah Lawrence College.
Joined Paul Taylor Dance Company as company's only black member (1965) and toured with repertory, creating roles in Post Meridian (1966), Orbs (1966), Public Domain (1968), Le Sacré du Printemps (1980), and others; taught dance composition in London and Denmark; founded Harlem Dance Foundation with sister, a school and center for community preservation and restoration that was originally located in family's historic brownstone residence.
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