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.

Recent Performances & Residencies
Rochester Tour Production
Minnesota International Center Year of China Gala
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 of Arts Family Day
Ironwood Theater, Ironwood Michigan

"You guys did a fantastic job! What can I say...the only two times in recent years that the auditorium has filled up on Family Day, you guys were involved!" ~Kari Sterling, Public Programs Associate, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Staff
Lili Teng, Artistic Director, School Principle, and Outreach Director
Ying Li, Teacher

"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
1410 Energy Park Drive
Suite 11
Saint Paul, MN 55108
Phone: (651) 774-0806