List of dance companies


This is a list of notable dance and ballet companies.
CompanyStyleBased in city/regionCountryFounder
Artistic director
Choreographer		Active
3e étageParisFranceFounder & AD Samuel Murez2006–present
Ability UnlimitedIndian classical danceNew DelhiIndiaFounder & Director Syed Sallauddin Pashaearly 1980s–present
Abby Lee Dance CompanycontemporaryLos AngelesUnited StatesFounder & Director Abby Lee Miller1980–present
Aglajacontemporary danceBrugesBelgiumFounder Jan Dewulflate 1960s–present
Agnes de Mille Dance Theatreballet and Broadway-style dance theatreWinston-Salem, North CarolinaUnited StatesFounder Agnes de Mille1953–1954 and 1974–1975
Alameda Civic BalletballetAlameda, CaliforniaUnited StatesAD Abra Rudisill2003–present
Alberta Ballet CompanyballetEdmonton, AlbertaCanadaearly 1950s–present
Alonzo King LINES Balletcontemporary balletSan Francisco, CaliforniaUnited StatesFounder & AD Alonzo King1982–present
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatermodern danceNew York CityUnited States1958–present
American Ballet Theatre balletNew York CityUnited States1937–present
American Chamber BalletballetNew York CityUnited StatesFounder Joel Benjamin–1976
American National BalletballetDuluth, MinnesotaUnited StatesAD Armando Maldonado2001–2006
Arcane Collectivecontemporary danceFounder Morleigh Steinberg and Oguri2011–present
Aspen Santa Fe Balletcontemporary balletAspen, Colorado
Santa Fe, New Mexico		United StatesAD Tom Mossbrucker2000–present
Atlanta BalletballetAtlanta, GeorgiaUnited StatesAD John McFall1929–present
Atlanta Festival BalletballetStockbridge, GeorgiaUnited StatesCo-ADs Gregory Aaron & Nicolas Pacaña1989–present
Atlantic Ballet Theatre of CanadaballetMoncton, New BrunswickCanada2002–present
balletMelbourneAustraliaAD David McAllister1962–present
Australian Dance TheatrecontemporaryAdelaideAustralia1965–present
AXIS Dance CompanycontemporaryOakland, CaliforniaUnited StatesFounders Bonnie Lewkowicz, Thais Mazur, Judith Smith & others1987–present
Ballet Austin balletAustin, TexasUnited StatesAD Stephen Mills1956–present
Ballet Deviarecontemporary balletNew York CityUnited StatesFounders & co-ADs:
Laura Kowalewski & Andrew Carpenter		-
Ballet FantastiqueballetEugene, OregonUnited StatesAD Donna Marisa Bontrager2000–present
Ballet HispanicocontemporaryNew York CityUnited StatesFounder Tina Ramirez, AD Eduardo Vilaro1970–present
Ballet Jörgen CanadaballetOntarioCanadaAD Bengt Jörgen1987–present
Ballet Magnificat!Christian dance companyJackson, MississippiUnited States1986–present
Ballet Nacional de CubaballetHavanaCubaFounder Alicia Alonso1948–present
Ballet Nouveau Coloradocontemporary ballet
contemporary dance		Broomfield, ColoradoUnited StatesAD Garrett Ammon2002–present
Ballet PhilippinesballetMetro ManilaPhilippinesAD Paul Alexander Morales1969–present
Ballet Russe de Monte-CarloballetMonte CarloMonacoFounders René Blum & Wassily de Basil1932–1968
Ballet Theatre of QueenslandballetQueenslandAustralia1937–present
Ballet WestballetSalt Lake CityUnited StatesFounder Willam F. Christensen1963–present
BalletcollectiveBallet, Artist collective, Contemporary balletNew York CityUnited StatesFounder and Director Troy Schumacher2010–present
Les Ballets de Monte-CarloballetMonte CarloMonacoAD Jean-Christophe Maillot1985–present
Les Ballets Nègresblack danceLondonUnited KingdomBerto Pasuka1946-1953
Ballets RussesballetParisFranceAD Sergei Diaghilev1909–1929
balletNew York CityUnited States1974–present
Ballets with a TwistballetNew York CityUnited StatesFounder and AD Marilyn Klaus1996–present
Bangarra Dance TheatrecontemporarySydneyAustraliaAD Stephen Page1989–present
Bat-Dor Dance CompanymodernTel AvivIsraelFounders Baroness Batsheva de Rothschild & Jeannette Ordman1968–present
Batsheva Dance CompanycontemporaryTel AvivIsraelFounders Baroness Batsheva De Rothschild & Martha Graham
AD Ohad Naharin		1964–present
Bay Pointe BalletballetSouth San Francisco, CaliforniaUnited StatesAD Bruce Steivel2013–present
Béjart BalletballetLausanneSwitzerlandAD Gil Roman1992–present
Bellydance Superstarsbelly danceLos Angeles, CaliforniaUnited States2003–present
Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance CompanymodernNew York CityUnited StatesFounders Bill T. Jones & Arnie Zane1983–present
Birmingham Royal BalletballetBirminghamEnglandAD David Bintley1931–present
Black GracemodernAucklandNew ZealandFounder Neil Ieremia1995–present
Bolshoi BalletballetMoscowRussiaAD Yuri Burlakacurrent
Boston BalletballetBoston, MassachusettsUnited StatesAD Mikko Nissinen1963–present
Brighton Ballet TheaterballetNew York CityUnited States1987–present
Camille A. Brown and DancersmodernNew York CityUnited StatesFounder Camille A. Brown2006–present
CandococontemporaryStanmore, LondonEnglandFounders Celeste Dandeker & Adam Benjamin1991–present
Caracalla Dance TheatrecontemporaryBeirutLebanonFounder Abdel-Halim Caracalla1970–present
Carolina BalletballetRaleigh, North CarolinaUnited States1984–present
Carte BlanchecontemporaryBergenNorway1984–present
Cedar Lake Contemporary BalletballetNew York CityUnited States2003–2015
Centre Chorégraphique National de NantescontemporaryNantesFranceAD Claude Brumachon and Benjamin Lamarchepresent
Cheremosh Ukrainian Dance CompanyUkrainian danceEdmonton, AlbertaCanada1969–present
Chicago Dance Crashhip hopChicago, IllinoisUnited StatesAD Jessica Deahr2002–present
Chicago Festival BalletballetChicago, IllinoisUnited StatesFounder & AD Kenneth von Heidecke1989–present
Chunky MovecontemporaryMelbourneAustraliaFounder & AD Gideon Obarzanek1995–present
Cincinnati BalletballetCincinnati, OhioUnited StatesAD Morgan, Victoria1963–present
CityDance Ensemblemodern danceWashington, D.C.United StatesAD Paul Gordon Emerson1996–present
Cloud Gate Dance TheatermodernTaiwanRepublic of ChinaFounder & AD Lin Hwai-min1973–present
Cluj-Napoca Romanian OperaballetCluj-NapocaRomania1919–present
Columbia City Jazz Dance Companyjazz and contemporaryColumbia, South CarolinaUnited StatesFounder & AD Dale Lam1990–present
Companhia Nacional de BailadoClassicLisboaPortugal1977–present
Complexions Contemporary BalletcontemporaryNew York CityUnited StatesFounders & ADs Dwight Rhoden & Desmond Richardson1994–present
Contemporary Dance Company of AngolacontemporaryAngola1991–present
CorbinDancesmodernNew York CityUnited StatesFounder Patrick Corbin2005–present
Cullberg BalletballetHallunda Sweden1967–present
D Underbellytheatre, modern dance; varied disciplinesBrooklyn, New YorkUnited StatesCurator Baraka de Soleil1997–present
Dance AlloymodernPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaUnited StatesAD Greer Reed-Jones1976–2012
Dance Theatre of HarlemballetHarlem, New York CityUnited States1971–present
Dancenorth contemporaryTownsville,
North Queensland		Australia1969–present
Danza Contemporanea de CubamodernHavanaCubaFounder Ramiro Guerra1959–present
Danza Voluminosamodern, balletHavanaCubaFounder Juan Miguel Mas1996–present
Darpana Academy of Performing ArtsClassical Bharata Natyam and contemporaryAhmedabadIndiaFounder Mrinalini and Vikram Sarabhai1949–Present
DC CowboysvariousWashington, DCUnited StatesFounder Kevin Platte1994-2012
DreamboysvariousLondonUnited KingdomAD Jordan Darrell1987–present
Dutch National Balletclassical ballet and contemporary dance AmsterdamNetherlandsAD Ted Brandsen1961–present
DV8 Physical Theatrecontemporary dance with visual mediaLondonEnglandAD Lloyd Newson1986–present
ECNADcontemporarySouth East AsiaSingaporeAD Lim Chin Huat & Tan How Choon1996–present
Editta Braun Companybody theatreSalzburgAustriaFounder Editta Braun1989–present
Eifman Balletcontemporary balletSaint PetersburgRussiaFounder Boris Eifman1977–present
English National BalletballetLondonEngland1955–present
Eryc Taylor DancemodernNew York CityUnited StatesFounder Eryc Taylor2007–present
Eugene BalletballetEugene, OregonUnited StatesAD Toni Pimble1978–present
Fire of Anatoliamodern dance & balletIstanbulTurkeyFounder & AD Mustafa Erdoğan1999–present
Folsom Lake Civic BalletballetFolsom, CaliforniaUnited StatesAD Deirdre Hawkins-
modern balletDresdenGermanyAD William Forsythe2005–present
Full Radius Dancemodern, physically integratedAtlantaUnited StatesFounder & AD Douglas Scott1995–present
Gallimaufry Performing Artscontemporary and classicLaguna Beach, CaliforniaUnited StatesFounder Steve Josephson2004–present
Garth Fagan Dancecontemporary modernRochester, New YorkUnited StatesFounder Garth Fagan1970–present
Gary Palmer Dance Companycontemporary modernSan Francisco, San Jose United StatesFounder Gary Palmer1977–98
Grupo Corpomodern danceBelo Horizonte, Minas GeraisBrazilPaulo Pederneiras1975–present
Les Gens du quaicontemporaryMontpellierFranceFounders Anne & François Lopez1993–present
Giordano Dance ChicagojazzChicago, IllinoisUnited StatesFounder Gus Giordano
AD Nan Giordano		1963–present
balletMontreal, QuebecCanada1957–present
Goldwyn Girlsfilm musical danceHollywood, CaliforniaUnited StatesFounder Samuel Goldwyn1930s–1950s
Hamburg BalletballetHamburgGermanyFounder & AD John Neumeier1973–present
Hot ShotsswingStockholmSwedenFounders Anders Lind & others1985–present
Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre site-specific modernLos AngelesUnited StatesFounder Heidi Duckler1985–present
Houston BalletballetHouston, TexasUnited States1969–present
Houston Metropolitan Dance Companycontemporary, jazzHouston, TexasUnited States1995–present
Hubbard Street Dance ChicagocontemporaryChicago, IllinoisUnited States1977–present
Ice Theatre of New Yorkmodern dance on iceNew York CityUnited States1984–present
James Sewell BalletballetMinneapolis, MinnesotaUnited StatesFounders James Sewell & Sally Rousse1990–present
variousPortland, OregonUnited Statesearly 1980s–present
Joffrey BalletballetChicago, IllinoisUnited StatesFounders Robert Joffrey & Gerald Arpino1965–present
Judson Dance Theaterpostmodern danceNew York CityUnited StatesFounder Robert Ellis Dunn1962–1964
Junk EnsembleDance theaterDublinRepublic of IrelandFounders Megan and Jessica Kennedy2004–present
K-balletballetTokyoJapanAD Tetsuya Kumakawa1999–present
Kage Physical Theatrephysical theatreMelbourneAustraliaFounders Kate Denborough & Gerard van Dyck1996–present
Kambrastango TanztheaterBuenos AiresArgentina GermanyFounders Gonzalo Orihuela, Julián Rodriguez Orihuela & Solange Chapperon2005–present
Katherine Dunham CompanyAfrican American modern danceUnited StatesFounder Katherine Dunham1939–1960
Kansas City BalletballetKansasUnited StatesAD William Whitenerearly 1957–present
Kaunas Dance Theatre AuramodernKaunasLithuaniaFounder Birutė Letukaitėearly 1980s–present
Kibbutz Contemporary Dance CompanyContemporaryGa'atonIsraelFounder Yehudit Arnon, Artistic Director Rami Be’er1970–present
La Cebra Danza GayMexico CityMexicoJosé Rivera Moya1996–present
La La La Human StepscontemporaryMontreal, QuebecCanadaFounder Édouard Lock1980–present
Laleget DanzaMexico CityMexicoDiego Vázquez2005–present
Lar Lubovitch Dance CompanymodernNew York CityUnited StatesFounder Lar Lubovitch1968–present
Leigh Warren & DancerscontemporaryAdelaideAustraliaFounder Leigh Warren1993–present
Light Motion Dance CompanyexperimentalSeattleUnited StatesFounder Charlene Curtiss1988–present
Live Action SetexperimentalMinneapolis, MinnesotaUnited StatesFounders Noah Bremer & others2003–present
Louise Bédard DansecontemporaryMontreal, QuebecCanadaFounder Louise Bédard1990–present
Lydia Johnson Dancemodern dance & balletSouth Orange, New JerseyUnited StatesFounder Lydia Johnson1999–present
Lyon Opera Ballet balletLyonFranceAD Yorgos Loukos1969–present
Mariinsky Ballet
prev. Kirov Ballet and Imperial Russian Ballet		classical balletSaint Petersburg RussiaAD Valery Gergiev1740s–present
Marion Rice Denishawn DancersmodernFitchburg, MassachusettsUnited StatesFounder Marion Rice1940s
Mendocino BalletballetMendocino County, CaliforniaUnited StatesFounder Mary Knight Morris1984–present
Mark Morris Dance GroupmodernBrooklyn, New YorkUnited StatesFounder Mark Morris1980–present
Merce Cunningham Dance CompanymodernNew York CityUnited States1953–Dec. 31, 2011
MIHRcontemporaryYerevanArmenia
Founders Shoghakat & Tsolak MLKE-Galstyans		2003–present
Miami City BalletballetMiami, FloridaUnited States1986–present
Milwaukee BalletballetMilwaukee, WisconsinUnited States1969–present
Misnomer dance theatermodern danceBrooklyn, New YorkUnited StatesFounder Chris Elam1998–present
Minnesota BalletballetDuluth, MinnesotaUnited States1965–present
Minnesota Dance TheatrecontemporaryMinneapolis, MinnesotaUnited States1962–present
Mirramu Dance CompanycontemporaryLake George, New South WalesAustraliaFounders Elizabeth Cameron Dalman & Vivienne Rogis2002–present
Moldova National Opera BalletballetChişinăuMoldova1957–present
Momixcontemporary, illusionWashington, ConnecticutUnited StatesFounder & AD Moses Pendleton1981–present
Moscow Ballet balletUnited States1993–present
MotionhousecontemporaryLeamington SpaEnglandFounders Louise Richards & Kevin Finnan1988–present
Motorafolk danceJoensuuFinland1968–present
Mystic Balletcontemporary, TIC TheaterStonington, ConnecticutUnited StatesFounder & AD Goran Subotic1997–present
National Ballet of CanadaballetToronto, OntarioCanada1951–present
National Ballet Theater of Puerto RicoballetGuaynabo, Puerto RicoUnited States2005–present
National Dance Company of KoreaKorean danceSeoulSouth Korea1962–present
National Dance Company Wales
contemporaryCardiff BayWales1983–present
National Dance Institute of New MexicovariousSanta Fe, New MexicoUnited States1990–present
National Opera and BalletballetSofiaBulgaria1928–present
Nederlands Dans TheatercontemporaryThe HagueNetherlands1959–present
New AdventurescontemporarySadler's Wells Theatre, LondonEnglandAD Matthew Bourne2002–present
New York Baroque Dance Companyhistorical balletNew York CityUnited StatesAD Catherine Turocy1976–present
New York City BalletballetNew York CityUnited StatesFounders George Balanchine & Lincoln Kirstein1948–present
New York Theatre BalletballetNew York CityUnited StatesFounder & AD Diana Byer1978–present
The New Zealand Dance Companycontemporary danceAucklandNew ZealandCo-founders Shona McCullagh and Frances Turner2011–present
Northern Ballet balletLeedsEngland1969–present
Nunzio Impellizzeri Dance CompanycontemporaryZurichSwitzerland2014–present
NW Fusion Dance Companyjazz, modern & tap dancePortland, OregonUnited StatesFounder & AD Brad Hampton2008–present
Oakville Ballet CompanyballetOakville, OntarioCanadaAD Amanda Baylisscurrent
ODC/DancecontemporarySan Francisco, CaliforniaUnited StatesFounder & AD Brenda Way1971–present
Oregon Ballet TheatreballetPortland, OregonUnited StatesFounder James Canfield
Interim AD Anne Mueller		1989–present
Pacific Northwest BalletballetSeattleUnited States1972–present
Paris Opera Ballet balletParisFranceDirector Brigitte Lefèvre
as of Oct. 15, 2015 Benjamin Millepied		1669–present
Parsons Dance CompanycontemporaryNew York CityUnited StatesFounder David Parsons1985–present
Patti Rutland Jazzcontemporary jazz & hip-hopDothan, AlabamaUnited StatesFounder Patti Rutland2005–present
Paul Taylor Dance CompanymodernNew York CityUnited StatesFounder Paul Taylor1954–present
Pennsylvania BalletballetPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaUnited StatesFounder Barbara Weisberger1963–present
traditionalGuinea1987–present
Philippine Ballet Theatreclassical balletMetro ManilaPhilippines1987–present
Pick Up Performance CompanyNew York CityUnited StatesChoreographer David Gordon1971–present
PilobolusmodernWashington Depot, ConnecticutUnited StatesAD Robby Barnett1971–present
Pittsburgh Ballet TheatreballetPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaUnited StatesFounders Nicolas Petrov, Frederic Franklin1968–present
Placer Theatre BalletballetPlacer County, CaliforniaUnited StatesFounder & AD Pat Colgatecurrent
Prince Dance GroupBerhampur, OrissaIndiaT. Krishna Mohan Reddycurrent
Queensland Ballet balletBrisbaneAustralia1960–present
Raks Geekbelly danceChicago, IllinoisUnited StatesFounder Dawn Xiana Moon2012–present
Rambert Dance CompanycontemporaryLondonEngland1926–present
Remix Dance Projectcontemporary, integratedCape TownSouth AfricaFounders Nicola Visser, Malcolm Black2000–present
Rennie Harris Puremovementhip hopPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaUnited StatesFounder Rennie Harris1992–present
Restless Dance Theatre contemporary, integratedAdelaideAustralia1991–present
Richard Alston Dance CompanycontemporaryLondonEnglandAD Richard Alston1994–present
Ririe-Woodbury Dance CompanycontemporarySalt Lake City, UtahUnited StatesJoan Woodbury & Shirley Ririe1964–present
RiverdanceIrish DanceDublinIrelandComposer Bill Whelan Producer Moya Doherty Director John McColgan1995–present
precision dance, variousNew York CityUnited StatesFounder Russell Markert1925–present
classical balletLondonEngland1931–present
Royal Danish BalletballetCopenhagenDenmarkAD Nikolaj Hübbe1748–present
Royal New Zealand BalletballetWellingtonNew Zealand1953–present
Royal Swedish Ballet balletStockholmSwedenAD Madeleine Onne1773–present
Royal Winnipeg BalletballetWinnipeg, ManitobaCanadaAD André Lewis1939–present
Sacramento BalletballetSacramento, CaliforniaUnited StatesFounders Barbara Crockett & Deane Crockett1954–present
experimentalMalta2009–present-
San Francisco BalletballetSan Francisco, CaliforniaUnited StatesAD Helgi Tomasson1933–present
Savannah Danse TheatreballetSavannah, GeorgiaUnited StatesFounder Suzanne Braddy1998–present
Scottish Ballet balletGlasgowScotlandAD Ashley Page1957–present
Scottish Dance TheatrecontemporaryDundeeScotlandAD Janet Smith1986–present
SensedancecontemporaryNew York CityUnited StatesAD Henning Rübsam1991–present
Serbian Cultural Association Oplenacfolk danceMississaugaCanada1987–present
Shanghai Ballet CompanyballetShanghaiChina1966–present
Shobana Jeyasingh Dance CompanycontemporaryLondonEnglandAD & Choreographer Shobana Jeyasingh1988–present
tapHarlemUnited States
Siobhan Davies DancecontemporaryLondonEnglandFounder Siobhan Davies1989–present
sjDANCEcocontemporarySan Jose, CaliforniaUnited StatesFounders Gary Masters and Maria Basile2003–present
Snappy Dance TheaterpostmodernCambridge, MassachusettsUnited StatesAD Martha Mason1996–present
St Petersburg Ballet Theatreclassical balletSaint PetersburgRussiaFounder Konstantin Tachkin1994–present
Stephen Petronio CompanycontemporaryNew York City, New YorkUnited StatesAD Stephen Petronio1984–present
Stuttgart BalletballetStuttgartGermanyAD Reid Anderson1609–present
Suzanne Farrell BalletballetWashington, D.C.United StatesFounder Suzanne Farrell2000–present
Sydney Dance CompanycontemporarySydneyAustralia1969–present
Tanztheater Reinhild HoffmannTanztheaterHamburg, Bochum GermanyFounder & AD Reinhild Hoffmann1978–1995
Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch TanztheaterWuppertalGermanyAD Pina Bausch,
Dominique Mercy & Robert Sturm		1973–present
contemporaryWashington, D.C. and San SalvadorUnited States and San SalvadorFounders Miya Hisaka Silva & Francisco Castillo1994–present
Toronto Dance TheatrecontemporaryToronto, OntarioCanadaAD Christopher House1968–present
Tracks DancecontemporaryDarwin, Northern TerritoryAustralia1994–present
Trey McIntyre Projectcontemporary balletBoise, IdahoUnited StatesFounder & AD Trey McIntyre2008–present
Tulsa BalletballetTulsa, OklahomaUnited StatesAD Marcello Angelini1956–present
tumàka't Contemporary DancecontemporaryMexicoFounder Vania Duran2007–present
Urban Bush WomenvariousBrooklyn, New YorkUnited StatesFounder Jawole Jo Zollar.1984
Vienna State BalletballetViennaAustria
Washington BalletballetWashington, D.C.United States1976–present
West Australian BalletballetPerthAustraliaFounder Madame Kira Bousloff1952–present
Whim W'HimcontemporarySeattle, WAUnited StatesFounder Olivier Wevers2009–present
White Oak Dance ProjectmodernUnited StatesFounders Mark Morris & Mikhail Baryshnikov1990–2002
Whitey's Lindy HoppersswingHarlem, New York CityUnited StatesFounder Herbert "Whitey" White1935–1942
Yacobson BalletballetRussiaFounder Leonid Yacobson1969–present
Yin Mei DancecontemporaryNew York CityUnited StatesFounder Yin Mei1995–present
Zero Visibility CorpcontemporaryOsloNorwayFounders Ina Christel Johannessen & Jens Sethzman1996–present