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CAROLYN ADAMS CAROLYN ADAMS, Curator of The American Dance Legacy Institute, was a principal dancer with the Paul Taylor Dance Company from 1965 to 1982, and created roles in such Taylor masterpieces as Esplanade, Big Bertha, and Arden Court. In addition to Esplanade, she is perhaps most remembered for her performances in Taylor's classic, Aureole, which she performed throughout the world with Mr.Taylor and with Rudolf Nureyev in his 1975 season of NUREYEV AND FRIENDS in New York City. Ms. Adams teaches at The Juilliard School, and is Artistic Director of The New York State Summer School of the Arts School of Dance. She further serves the professional dance community as a board member of Dance Theatre Workshop and The Parsons Dance Company She was Chairperson of the Dance/USA Task Force on Dance Education, was Education Director for the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival >from 1991-1995, and directed the BFA Dance Program at The City College of New York. In 1973 she co-founded the Harlem Dance Foundation, a community based arts facility and has spent the past 20 years creating and developing dance and multi arts projects and curricula with a focus on issues in professional training. Ms. Adams is the author of many articles on dance and related topics, and is a frequent lecturer and arts consultant. She is listed in Who's in America. With her sister, Julie Adams Strandberg, she co-authored American Education and The Arts: A Balancing of Visions for Cultural Transformation. She has served on panels for The New York State Council on the Arts and The National Endowment for the Arts. She is a graduate of the Ethical Culture Schools, and holds a BA Degree from Sarah Lawrence College.

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