In 1965, she joined the Paul Taylor Dance Company (PTDC), being the first and only African-American member at the time, and she remained a dancer there until 1982.
In 1965 joined the Paul Taylor Dance Company (PTDC), while attending her final year at Sarah Lawrence College.
[1] Adams gained recognition as a dancer, and taught choreography workshops in London and Denmark.
In 1973, while continuing her career as a dancer, she founded the Harlem Dance Studio and Foundation with her sister Julie Adams Strandberg.
[5] Adams is a curator at the American Dance Legacy Institute at Brown University, an organization founded by her sister.