Since 1992, CAAM Chinese Dance Theater has served families and delighted audiences with some of the best locally-produced Chinese dance in the country. We are a community-based organization under the artistic direction of a world-renowned choreographer and teacher. A division of Chinese American Association of Minnesota (CAAM), the oldest, largest Chinese American community organization in Minnesota, we perform to 17,000 live audience members annually. In running a dance school, presenting annual concerts, and performing outreach programs, we have become the largest Chinese dance organization in the Midwest.
“I just wonder how many similarly community-based arts organizations would attempt to mount a show of this size and scope in a single evening. What’s more, how many could pull it off so well?” ~Donald Huttera, Asian Pages dance review
Mission Statement
CAAM Chinese Dance Theater is dedicated to preserving and celebrating our Chinese cultural heritage through the universal language of dance. We strive to maintain a dance school for youth and community development and to create a professional dance theater of national stature to enrich the cultural life of all Minnesotans.Past Performances
Rochester Tour Production of Arts Family Day
Minnesota International Center Year of China
St. Cloud State Chinese Student Association
Pullman Elementary School, St. Paul Park
Walker Art Center Free First Saturday
Rochester Chinese Culture Association
Minneapolis Aquatennial Parade
John A. Johnson Elementary School, St. Paul
Minneapolis Institute
Ironwood Theater, Ironwood Michigan
“At the heart of this dance theater are artistic integrity and the genuine desire to share culture. Through movement they speak and teach culture loudly and clearly. On this level of work, CAAM Chinese Dance Theater is unique in the nation.” ~Maria Cheng, Associate Professor of Dance at the University of Minnesota
Studio Location and Mailing Address
CAAM Chinese Dance Theater
800 Transfer Drive
Phone: (651) 774-0806
Email: admin@caamcdt.org
