In addition, there were few opportunities for choreographers of Asian American contemporary dance In 1974, Yung founded AADT as both a performance venue and a producer of Asian-American works.
In 1974, AADT started a dance performance season in New York featuring works from Yung and guest choreographers.
Dancers who participated in the AADT seasons include Marie Alonzo, Annie Bien, Fa ChingChu, Lauren Dong, Tomie Hahn, Sharon Hom, Junko Kikuchi, Young Soon Kim, Julio Leitao, Yen Leung, Lynn Macri, George Mars, Pam Noschese, Nancee Sasaki, Ray Tadio, Nayo Takahashi, Michiyo Tanaka, Helen Tran, Muna Tseng, Yung Yung Tsuai, and Dwight Wigfall.. During the 1980s, the AADT Traditional Repertoire toured Texas, Ohio, North Carolina, New Mexico, Wisconsin, and Massachusetts, and others, performing to large audiences, both outdoor and indoor.
The tour dancers included Najma Ayasha, Deena Burton, Ananya Chatterjie, Arundhati Chattopadhyaya, Kuang Yu Fong, Chen Guo, Sachiyo Ito, Nancy Latuja, Young Lan Lee, Janaki Patrick, Marlene Pitkow, Carla Scheele, and Kathy Serio.
AADT started a lecture demonstration program of traditional Asian dance for the New York Public School System.
In 1985, AADT started the Pointed Brush program, a visual arts workshop, conducted by Nora Shih for public school students.
The first D’Asia vu presentation took place at the Balinese American Dance Theater in New York before moving back to AADT space.