CAAM Chinese Dance Theater
@caam-cdt.bsky.social
Non-profit dance academy dedicated to preserving and celebrating Chinese cultural heritage. Located in St. Paul, MN.
https://caamcdt.org/
https://caamcdt.org/
Our fall semester has begun!
Chinese dance is a great activity for all ages and all genders. See our class schedule at caamcdt.org . Prospective students can attend their first class for free to see if it's a good fit before registering.
Photo by Ronald Tu from Med City Art Festival.
Chinese dance is a great activity for all ages and all genders. See our class schedule at caamcdt.org . Prospective students can attend their first class for free to see if it's a good fit before registering.
Photo by Ronald Tu from Med City Art Festival.
September 2, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Our fall semester has begun!
Chinese dance is a great activity for all ages and all genders. See our class schedule at caamcdt.org . Prospective students can attend their first class for free to see if it's a good fit before registering.
Photo by Ronald Tu from Med City Art Festival.
Chinese dance is a great activity for all ages and all genders. See our class schedule at caamcdt.org . Prospective students can attend their first class for free to see if it's a good fit before registering.
Photo by Ronald Tu from Med City Art Festival.
Catch CAAM Chinese Dance Theater at the Med City Art Festival in Rochester Minnesota today! We will perform from 3-4pm on the East Plaza Stage.
August 22, Peace Plaza,100 1st Ave SW, Rochester, MN 55902
August 22, Peace Plaza,100 1st Ave SW, Rochester, MN 55902
August 22, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Catch CAAM Chinese Dance Theater at the Med City Art Festival in Rochester Minnesota today! We will perform from 3-4pm on the East Plaza Stage.
August 22, Peace Plaza,100 1st Ave SW, Rochester, MN 55902
August 22, Peace Plaza,100 1st Ave SW, Rochester, MN 55902
Thank you to all of our dancers, families, volunteers, and teachers for making yesterday's spring show a success!
Photos by Ronald Tu
Photos by Ronald Tu
June 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Thank you to all of our dancers, families, volunteers, and teachers for making yesterday's spring show a success!
Photos by Ronald Tu
Photos by Ronald Tu
Our spring show Radiant Spring, Blossoms of Tradition is tomorrow in Eden Prairie. It is free and open to the public, though as space is limited, you must reserve your ticket(s) in advance.
Support and enjoy local cultural artists of all ages!
www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-caam-...
Support and enjoy local cultural artists of all ages!
www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-caam-...
June 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Our spring show Radiant Spring, Blossoms of Tradition is tomorrow in Eden Prairie. It is free and open to the public, though as space is limited, you must reserve your ticket(s) in advance.
Support and enjoy local cultural artists of all ages!
www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-caam-...
Support and enjoy local cultural artists of all ages!
www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-caam-...
CAAM Chinese Dance Theater will be celebrating Asian and Pacific Island (AAPI) Heritage Month at the Inver Glen Library this evening, Monday May 7, from 6:30-7pm.
May 7, 2025 at 7:16 PM
CAAM Chinese Dance Theater will be celebrating Asian and Pacific Island (AAPI) Heritage Month at the Inver Glen Library this evening, Monday May 7, from 6:30-7pm.
Congratulations to CAAM Chinese Dance Theater dancers Vivian and Ariel for taking for taking second place and first place in the folkloric competitive solos at Showstopper in Minneapolis yesterday!
March 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Congratulations to CAAM Chinese Dance Theater dancers Vivian and Ariel for taking for taking second place and first place in the folkloric competitive solos at Showstopper in Minneapolis yesterday!
CAAM Chinese Dance Theater is the oldest Chinese dance school in the Midwest, and we take pride in providing performances that are of a semi-professional level.
February 25, 2025 at 2:14 AM
CAAM Chinese Dance Theater is the oldest Chinese dance school in the Midwest, and we take pride in providing performances that are of a semi-professional level.
Spring classes start this week, some have already started.
If you live in the Twin Cities and are interested in learning Chinese dance, visit caamcdt.org for schedule and registration information, or stop by a class to see if it's a good fit for you.
If you live in the Twin Cities and are interested in learning Chinese dance, visit caamcdt.org for schedule and registration information, or stop by a class to see if it's a good fit for you.
February 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Spring classes start this week, some have already started.
If you live in the Twin Cities and are interested in learning Chinese dance, visit caamcdt.org for schedule and registration information, or stop by a class to see if it's a good fit for you.
If you live in the Twin Cities and are interested in learning Chinese dance, visit caamcdt.org for schedule and registration information, or stop by a class to see if it's a good fit for you.
CAAM Chinese Dance Theater provided several dances at Asia Mall's wonderful Lunar New Year celebration on January 25 and 26.
Video by Shareen
Music: Wishing You Prosperity by Background Music Lab (Pixabay)
Dance description in the comments.
Video by Shareen
Music: Wishing You Prosperity by Background Music Lab (Pixabay)
Dance description in the comments.
February 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM
CAAM Chinese Dance Theater provided several dances at Asia Mall's wonderful Lunar New Year celebration on January 25 and 26.
Video by Shareen
Music: Wishing You Prosperity by Background Music Lab (Pixabay)
Dance description in the comments.
Video by Shareen
Music: Wishing You Prosperity by Background Music Lab (Pixabay)
Dance description in the comments.
CAAM Chinese Dance Theater is the oldest Chinese dance school in the Midwest! Our classes start this week, with an adult ethnic dance class this evening. You're welcome to stop in and try it out to see if it's a good fit for you!
Visit caamcdt.org to view our schedule.
Visit caamcdt.org to view our schedule.
February 4, 2025 at 6:16 PM
CAAM Chinese Dance Theater is the oldest Chinese dance school in the Midwest! Our classes start this week, with an adult ethnic dance class this evening. You're welcome to stop in and try it out to see if it's a good fit for you!
Visit caamcdt.org to view our schedule.
Visit caamcdt.org to view our schedule.
Happy Lunar New Year!
Consider taking a class with CAAM Chinese Dance Theater to make your Year of the Snake more fulfilling.
We are the Midwest's original and longest running Chinese dance studio, and we'd love to dance with you! Visit caamcdt.org for class information.
Consider taking a class with CAAM Chinese Dance Theater to make your Year of the Snake more fulfilling.
We are the Midwest's original and longest running Chinese dance studio, and we'd love to dance with you! Visit caamcdt.org for class information.
February 3, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Happy Lunar New Year!
Consider taking a class with CAAM Chinese Dance Theater to make your Year of the Snake more fulfilling.
We are the Midwest's original and longest running Chinese dance studio, and we'd love to dance with you! Visit caamcdt.org for class information.
Consider taking a class with CAAM Chinese Dance Theater to make your Year of the Snake more fulfilling.
We are the Midwest's original and longest running Chinese dance studio, and we'd love to dance with you! Visit caamcdt.org for class information.
We offer dance classes for all ages, genders, and experience levels. You do not need to be able to speak Chinese to participate.
Spring semester classes start this week; check out our schedule to find a class that works for you. You can attend the first class for free to decide if it's a good fit.
Spring semester classes start this week; check out our schedule to find a class that works for you. You can attend the first class for free to decide if it's a good fit.
February 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We offer dance classes for all ages, genders, and experience levels. You do not need to be able to speak Chinese to participate.
Spring semester classes start this week; check out our schedule to find a class that works for you. You can attend the first class for free to decide if it's a good fit.
Spring semester classes start this week; check out our schedule to find a class that works for you. You can attend the first class for free to decide if it's a good fit.
Don't miss this weekend's Lunar New Year celebration at the Mall of America! Many local Asian performing groups will rotate through on the stage in the rotunda, including CAAM Chinese Dance Theater.
February 1, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Don't miss this weekend's Lunar New Year celebration at the Mall of America! Many local Asian performing groups will rotate through on the stage in the rotunda, including CAAM Chinese Dance Theater.
You can catch several of our dances tomorrow (Saturday, February 1) at the Mall of America between 12:30 and 2:30pm! This event always features some amazing Asian performers from all around the Twin Cities.
January 31, 2025 at 9:59 PM
You can catch several of our dances tomorrow (Saturday, February 1) at the Mall of America between 12:30 and 2:30pm! This event always features some amazing Asian performers from all around the Twin Cities.
Green Snake and White Snake, one of our dances at Asia Mall's Lunar New Year celebration on January 25.
Video by Shareen
Music: Ripple Chinese Ancient Style Music by ET11LX (Pixabay)
Video by Shareen
Music: Ripple Chinese Ancient Style Music by ET11LX (Pixabay)
January 30, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Green Snake and White Snake, one of our dances at Asia Mall's Lunar New Year celebration on January 25.
Video by Shareen
Music: Ripple Chinese Ancient Style Music by ET11LX (Pixabay)
Video by Shareen
Music: Ripple Chinese Ancient Style Music by ET11LX (Pixabay)
Wishing you a happy and prosperous Year of the Snake!
Our Golden Snake dancers will be at the Mall of America's Lunar New Year celebration this Saturday at noon. You will not want to miss it!
Our Golden Snake dancers will be at the Mall of America's Lunar New Year celebration this Saturday at noon. You will not want to miss it!
January 29, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Wishing you a happy and prosperous Year of the Snake!
Our Golden Snake dancers will be at the Mall of America's Lunar New Year celebration this Saturday at noon. You will not want to miss it!
Our Golden Snake dancers will be at the Mall of America's Lunar New Year celebration this Saturday at noon. You will not want to miss it!
We provided several dances at Asia Mall's wonderful Lunar New Year celebration on January 25 and 26. In this dance, Yi women gather to drink homemade rice wine, sing, and dance to welcome visitors to their mountain village.
Video by Shareen
Music: New Year Morning by Background Music Lab (Pixabay)
Video by Shareen
Music: New Year Morning by Background Music Lab (Pixabay)
January 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
We provided several dances at Asia Mall's wonderful Lunar New Year celebration on January 25 and 26. In this dance, Yi women gather to drink homemade rice wine, sing, and dance to welcome visitors to their mountain village.
Video by Shareen
Music: New Year Morning by Background Music Lab (Pixabay)
Video by Shareen
Music: New Year Morning by Background Music Lab (Pixabay)
Dancers at Midtown Global Market's Lunar New Year celebration on January 25. This dance reenacts the Yi ethnic minority group's Torch Festival. This annual festival is held in honor of a legendary hero in Yi culture.
Video by Shareen
Music: Ziboliboli by Kaizen N, 33Nano (Pixabay)
Video by Shareen
Music: Ziboliboli by Kaizen N, 33Nano (Pixabay)
January 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Dancers at Midtown Global Market's Lunar New Year celebration on January 25. This dance reenacts the Yi ethnic minority group's Torch Festival. This annual festival is held in honor of a legendary hero in Yi culture.
Video by Shareen
Music: Ziboliboli by Kaizen N, 33Nano (Pixabay)
Video by Shareen
Music: Ziboliboli by Kaizen N, 33Nano (Pixabay)
Here are some of our younger dancers performing at Midtown Global Market's Lunar New Year celebration on January 25.
Goldfish playfully leap after one another, their swaying tails sparkling with sunlight.
Video by Shareen
Music: Ziboliboli by Kaizen N, 33Nano from Pixabay
Goldfish playfully leap after one another, their swaying tails sparkling with sunlight.
Video by Shareen
Music: Ziboliboli by Kaizen N, 33Nano from Pixabay
January 27, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Here are some of our younger dancers performing at Midtown Global Market's Lunar New Year celebration on January 25.
Goldfish playfully leap after one another, their swaying tails sparkling with sunlight.
Video by Shareen
Music: Ziboliboli by Kaizen N, 33Nano from Pixabay
Goldfish playfully leap after one another, their swaying tails sparkling with sunlight.
Video by Shareen
Music: Ziboliboli by Kaizen N, 33Nano from Pixabay
A small team of our dancers performed the Yi enthic Hand Box dance at Midtown Global Market's Lunar New Year celebration on January 25. Dancers rhythmically tap these boxes, creating a distinctive sound that accompanies their movements.
Video by Shareen
Music: 婆莫呆啦哉 by LOHE
Video by Shareen
Music: 婆莫呆啦哉 by LOHE
January 27, 2025 at 1:07 PM
A small team of our dancers performed the Yi enthic Hand Box dance at Midtown Global Market's Lunar New Year celebration on January 25. Dancers rhythmically tap these boxes, creating a distinctive sound that accompanies their movements.
Video by Shareen
Music: 婆莫呆啦哉 by LOHE
Video by Shareen
Music: 婆莫呆啦哉 by LOHE
A small team of our dancers were delighted to perform at Midtown Global Market's Lunar New Year celebration yesterday. Here, they perform a dance celebrating the traditional Chinese folk art of paper cutting.
January 26, 2025 at 2:41 PM
A small team of our dancers were delighted to perform at Midtown Global Market's Lunar New Year celebration yesterday. Here, they perform a dance celebrating the traditional Chinese folk art of paper cutting.
We had a great time at Asia Mall's Lunar New Year event today! We'll be back tomorrow afternoon for more Asian culture and performances.
January 26, 2025 at 3:17 AM
We had a great time at Asia Mall's Lunar New Year event today! We'll be back tomorrow afternoon for more Asian culture and performances.
Thank you to everyone who showed up to make Reminiscence a success!
Here's a peek of the props waiting in the stage right wing before our final show.
Here's a peek of the props waiting in the stage right wing before our final show.
January 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Thank you to everyone who showed up to make Reminiscence a success!
Here's a peek of the props waiting in the stage right wing before our final show.
Here's a peek of the props waiting in the stage right wing before our final show.
We had a great first performance of Reminiscence last night! There's still time to catch today's matinee.
Tickets are available at www.etix.com/ticket/e/104...
Tickets are available at www.etix.com/ticket/e/104...
January 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
We had a great first performance of Reminiscence last night! There's still time to catch today's matinee.
Tickets are available at www.etix.com/ticket/e/104...
Tickets are available at www.etix.com/ticket/e/104...
Welcome the Year of the Snake with CAAM Chinese Dance Theater, the Midwest's oldest Chinese dance studio.
Children's tickets start at $5. Adult tickets can be purchased for $7 off the advance price until 11:59pm on January 16 by using the code 7OFF. Tickets available at www.etix.com/ticket/e/104...
Children's tickets start at $5. Adult tickets can be purchased for $7 off the advance price until 11:59pm on January 16 by using the code 7OFF. Tickets available at www.etix.com/ticket/e/104...
January 14, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Welcome the Year of the Snake with CAAM Chinese Dance Theater, the Midwest's oldest Chinese dance studio.
Children's tickets start at $5. Adult tickets can be purchased for $7 off the advance price until 11:59pm on January 16 by using the code 7OFF. Tickets available at www.etix.com/ticket/e/104...
Children's tickets start at $5. Adult tickets can be purchased for $7 off the advance price until 11:59pm on January 16 by using the code 7OFF. Tickets available at www.etix.com/ticket/e/104...