In the 1960s, Alvin Ailey, Talley Beatty, and Donald McKayle appeared at BAM. These artists were based at the Harlem Cultural Center with the New Dance Group when Chuck Davis arrived in the early 1960s.
During the 1960s, notable figures such as Alvin Ailey, Talley Beatty, and Donald McKayle performed at BAM. At that time, these artists were part of the Harlem Cultural Center's dance group alongside Chuck Davis, who arrived in the early 1960s.