This is a list of dance and ballet companies

Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

Company	Style	Based in city/region	Country	Founder Artistic director (AD) Choreographer	Active
Agnes de Mille Dance Theatre/ Agnes de Mille Heritage Dance Theatre	ballet and Broadway style dance theatre	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	USA	Founder Agnes de Mille	1953–1954 and 1974–1975
Alameda Civic Ballet	ballet	Alameda, California	USA	AD Abra Rudisill	2003–present
Alberta Ballet Company	ballet	Edmonton, Alberta	Canada	Founder Ruth Carse AD Jean Grand-Maître	early 1950s–present
Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet	contemporary ballet	San Francisco, California	USA	Founder and AD Alonzo King	1982–present
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater	modern dance	New York City	USA	Founder Alvin Ailey AD Judith Jamison	1958–present
American Ballet Theatre	ballet	New York City	USA	Founder Mikhail Mordkin AD Kevin McKenzie	1937–present [1][2]
American Chamber Ballet	ballet	New York City	USA	Founder Joel Benjamin	(unknown)–1976
American Indian Dance Theatre	Native American tribal dance	Colorado Springs, Colorado currently Los Angeles, California	USA	Founders Barbara Schwei and Hanay Geiogamah	1987–present
American National Ballet	ballet	Duluth, Minnesota	USA	AD Armando Maldonado	2001–2006
Anything Is Valid Dance Theatre	contemporary dance and improvisation	Perth	Australia	Founder Serena Chalker AD Quindell Orton	2006–present
Art of Dance Company	ballet, modern, lyrical	Paterson, New Jersey	USA	.	.
ARC Dance	contemporary ballet	Seattle, Washington	USA	AD Marie Chong	1999–present
Artesãos do Corpo	theatre dance	São Paulo	Brazil	Founder Mirtes Calheiros AD Ederson Lopes	1999–present
Asian American Dance Performances	contemporary dance	San Francisco, California	USA	.	1970s–present
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet	contemporary ballet	Aspen, Colorado and Santa Fe, New Mexico	USA	AD Tom Mossbrucker	2000–present (in current incarnation)
Atlanta Ballet	ballet	Atlanta, Georgia	USA	AD John McFall	1929–present
Atlanta Festival Ballet	ballet	Stockbridge, Georgia	USA	Co-ADs: Gregory Aaron and Nicolas Pacaña	1989–present
Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada	ballet	Moncton	Canada	Founder Susan Chalmers-Gauvin AD Igor Dobrovolskiy	2002–present
The Australian Ballet	ballet	Melbourne	Australia	AD David McAllister	1962–present
Australian Dance Theatre	contemporary dance	Adelaide	Australia	Founder Elizabeth Cameron Dalman AD Garry Stewart	1962–present
AXIS Dance Company	contemporary dance	Oakland, California	USA	Bonnie Lewkowicz, Thais Mazur, Judith Smith and others	1987–present

B

Company	Style	Based in city/region	Country	Founder Artistic director Choreographer	Active since
Balé da Cidade de São Paulo	contemporary dance	São Paulo	Brazil	Jonhy Franklyn AD Mônica Mion	1968 - present
Ballet Austin[3]	Ballet	Austin, TX	USA	AD Stephen Mills	1956 (as Austin Ballet Society) - present
Ballet de l'Opéra de Lyon	Ballet	Lyon	France	.	1980's - present
Ballet Deviare[4]	Ballet Contemporary ballet	New York City, NY	USA	Founders and Co- AD's Laura Kowalewski & Andrew Carpenter	2003 - present
Ballet Fantastique	Ballet	Eugene, OR	USA	AD - Donna Marisa Bontrager	.
Ballet Folklorico Aztlan	Mexican Folk Dance	Northridge, CA	USA	Founder - Hermina Enrique Acosta AD - Viviana Enrique Acosta	1967 - 1994 1997 - present
Ballet Gulbenkian	Ballet	Lisbon	Portugal	AD - Iracity Cardoso	1965 - 2005
Ballet Idaho[5]	Ballet	Idaho	USA	AD - Peter Anastos	.
Ballet Jörgen Canada	Ballet	Ontario	Canada	AD - Bengt Jörgen	1987 - present
Ballet Magnificat!	Christian dance company	Jackson, MS	USA	Founders - Keith and Kathy Thibodeaux AD - Kathy Thibodeaux	1986 - present
Ballet Nacional de Cuba[6]	Ballet	Havana	Cuba	Founder - Alicia Alonso	1948 - present
Ballet National de Marseille	Ballet	Marseille	France	.	.
Ballet Nouveau Colorado[7]	Contemporary ballet Contemporary Dance	Colorado	USA	Garrett Ammon	2002 to present
Ballet Philippines[8]	Ballet	Manila	Philippines	ADs - Alan Hineline & Max Luna III	1969 - present
Ballet Preljocaj	Contemporary ballet	Aix-en-Provence	France	AD - Angelin Preljocaj	.
Ballet Rejoice	Christian dance company	Rocklin, CA	USA	.	.
Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo	Ballet	Monte Carlo	Monaco	Founders - René Blum and Vassily de Basil	1932 - 1968
Ballet San Jose	Ballet	San Jose, CA	USA	AD - Dennis Nahat	1983 - present
Ballet Theatre of Queensland[9]	Ballet	Queensland	Australia	Founder - Phyllis Danaher ADs - Jodie-Anne and Boris Bivona	1937 - present
Balleteatro Nacional de Puerto Rico	Ballet	Guaynabo	Puerto Rico	AD - Miguel Campaneria	.
Les Ballets de Monte Carlo	Ballet	Monte Carlo	Monaco	AD - Jean-Christophe Maillot	1985 - present
Ballets Russes	Ballet	Paris	France	Sergei Diaghilev	1909 - 1929
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo	Ballet	New York City	USA	Founders - Peter Anastos, Antony Bassae and Natch Taylor AD - Tory Dobrin	1974 - present
Bangarra Dance Theatre	Contemporary	Sydney	Australia	Stephen Page	1989 - present
Battleworks Dance Company	Contemporary dance	New York City	USA	Founder & AD - Robert Battle	2001 - present
Bellydance Superstars (touring company)	Belly dance	Los Angeles, CA	USA	.	2003 - present
Béjart Ballet	Ballet	Lausanne	Switzerland	AD - Gil Roman	1992 - present
Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company	Modern dance	New York City	USA	Founders - Bill T. Jones & Arnie Zane	1983 - present
Birmingham Royal Ballet	Ballet	Birmingham	England	AD - David Bintley	1931 - present
BlackSheep Bellydance	Belly dance	California	USA	.	.
Bolshoi Ballet	Ballet	.	.	.	.
Boston Ballet	Ballet	Boston	USA	AD - Mikko Nissinen	1963 - present
Brighton Ballet Theater	Ballet	New York City	USA	.	1987 - present

C

Company	Style	Based in city/region	Country	Founder Artistic director Choreographer	Active
Cape Town City Ballet[10]	Ballet	Cape Town	South Africa	Founder Dulcie Howes AD's Keith Mackintosh & Robin van Wyk	1934 - present
Carolina Ballet[11]	Ballet	Raleigh, NC	USA	Founder Ann Vorus AD Robert Weiss	1984 - present
The Carpetbag Brigade[12]	Physical Theatre, Acrobatic, Stilts	Oakland, CA	USA	Founder & AD Jay Ruby Co-AD Kristen Greco	1998 - present
Cassandra Shaffer Dance Ensemble[13]	Contemporary ballet	Houston, Texas	USA	Founder & AD Cassandra Shaffer Associate Choreographers Amy Thornton Willa & Timothy Johnson	2006 - Present
Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet[14]	Ballet	New York, NY	USA	Founder Nancy Laurie AD Benoit-Swan Pouffer	2003 - present
Central California Ballet Company[15]	Ballet	Alameda, CA	USA	Founder & AD Diane K. Mosier	1989 - present
Las Chunguitas De Regla Sociedad Castropol
Chicago Festival Ballet	Ballet	Chicago	USA
Chunky Move	Contemporary dance	Melbourne	Australia
Cincinnati Ballet	Ballet
CityDance Ensemble			USA
Civic Ballet of Chicago	Ballet	Chicago	USA
Cluj-Napoca Romanian Opera	Ballet
Columbia City Jazz Dance Company	Jazz dance and Contemporary dance		USA
Complexions Contemporary Ballet	Contemporary dance		USA
CorbinDances	Modern Dance	New York City	U.S.A.	Patrick Corbin	2005 - Present
Cullberg Ballet	Ballet		Sweden

D

Company	Style	Based in city/region	Country	Founder Artistic director Choreographer	Active
D Underbelly
Dance Alloy
Dance Theatre of Harlem	Modern dance	New York City	USA
Debbie Allen Dance Academy		Culver City, California	USA	Debbie Allen	Current
Deeply Rooted
Diversions the Dance Company of Wales		Wales
dancenorth australia	Contemporary dance	North Queensland	Australia
Deborah's Stage Door Center for the Performing Arts	Everything	Michigan	USA	Deborah Agrusa	Current
Duquesne University Tamburitzans			USA
Dutch National Ballet	Ballet	Amsterdam	Netherlands
DV8 Physical Theatre		London	England	Lloyd Newson	1986 to present

E

Company	Style	Based in city/region	Country	Founder Artistic director Choreographer	Active
Echo Echo Dance Theatre Company	Contemporary	Derry	Northern Ireland	Stephen Batts, Ursula Laeubli	1991 to present
Ecnad Project Ltd
English National Ballet	Ballet
Eugene Ballet	Ballet
Esse Aficionado
European Dance Company

F

Company	Style	Based in city/region	Country	Founder Artistic director Choreographer	Active
FatChance Bellydance	Belly dance
Fire of Anatolia
Folsom Lake Civic Ballet	Ballet
Footprints Dance Project
The Forsythe Company	Modern ballet	Dresden	Germany	William Forsythe

G

Company	Style	Based in city/region	Country	Founder Artistic director Choreographer	Active
Galili Dance
Gallimaufry Performing Arts			USA
Geomantics Dance-Theater	Contemporary Dance (Modern)	Rochester, New York	USA	Richard Haisma	2005 to present
Les Grands Ballets Canadiens
Goldwyn Girls			USA

H

Company	Style	Based in city/region	Country	Founder Artistic director Choreographer	Active
Hawaii State Ballet	Ballet
Helios Dance Theater
Hot Shots	Swing
Houston Ballet	Ballet
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago	Contemporary	Chicago	USA	Lou Conte

I

Company	Style	Based in city/region	Country	Founder Artistic director Choreographer	Active
Ice Theatre of New York			USA
In Mixed Company	Contemporary	New York City	USA	Maura Nguyen Donohue	1995-present
Indiana Ballet Company	Ballet
Indigo Belly Dance Company	Belly dance
Iceland Dance Company	Contemporary	Reykjavik	Iceland	Katrín Hall

J

Company	Style	Based in city/region	Country	Founder Artistic director Choreographer	Active
James Sewell Ballet	Ballet
JammX			USA
Jean Erdman Dance Group
The Jefferson Dancers			USA
Joffrey Ballet	Ballet	Chicago, IL	USA	Gerald Arpino
Jubilee Dance Theatre
Judson Dance Theater			USA

K

Company	Style	Based in city/region	Country	Founder Artistic director Choreographer	Active
K-ballet	Ballet
Kage Physical Theatre	Physical theatre	Melbourne	Australia	Kate Denborough and Gerard van Dyck	1996- present
Katherine Dunham Company
Keigwin+Company
Kotou Danse Company

L

Company	Style	Based in city/region	Country	Founder Artistic director Choreographer	Active
La La La Human Steps			Canada
LA Unbound		Los Angeles, CA	USA	Elizabeth Tramontozzi, Betsy Uhler	Current
Lar Lubovitch Dance Company			USA
Latin and Ballroom Dance Association	International latin and ballroom dance	Orange County	USA	Long Duong	2005-Present
Leigh Warren & Dancers	Contemporary dance	Adelaide	South Australia	Leigh Warren	Current
Lineage Dance	Contemporary	Los Angeles	USA	Hilary Thomas	current
Live Action Set			USA

M

Company	Style	Based in city/region	Country	Founder Artistic director Choreographer	Active
Malibu Ballet	Ballet	Malibu, California	USA
Margaret Jenkins Dance Company	Postmodern dance	San Francisco, CA	USA	Margaret Jenkins	1973- Present
Mariinsky Ballet prev. Kirov Ballet and Imperial Russian Ballet	Classical ballet	St Petersburg (Mariinsky Theatre)	Russia		1740s- present
The Mendocino Ballet	Ballet
Merce Cunningham Dance Company	Modern dance	New York City	USA	Merce Cunningham	1953- present
Mexican Dance Ensemble	Mexican traditional dance	Chicago, IL	USA	Samuel Cortez	2001- Present
Miami City Ballet	Ballet	Miami, Fl	USA	Edward Villella
Milwaukee Ballet	Ballet
Millennium Dance Association	Ballet, modern, jazz, tap, contemporary, latin, ballroom	Orange County	USA		2005- present
Minnesota Ballet	Ballet
Minnesota Dance Theatre			USA
Mirramu Dance Company	Contemporary dance		Australia	Elizabeth Cameron Dalman
Moldova National Opera Ballet	Ballet
Moscow Ballet	Ballet
Momix			USA
Motionhouse	Contemporary dance	Leamington Spa	United Kingdom	Louise Richards and Kevin Finnan

N

Company	Style	Based in city/region	Country	Founder Artistic director Choreographer	Active
National Ballet of Canada	Ballet		Canada
National Ballet Theater of Puerto Rico	Ballet
National Dance Company of Korea	Korean dance	Seoul	South Korea		1962 to present
National Dance Institute of New Mexico	Various	Santa Fe New Mexico	US	Cathrine Oppinheimer Tim Santos Russell Baker, Ben Nathan, Jefferson Baum, and Donna Scheer	1990 To Present
National Opera and Ballet	Ballet
Nederlands Dans Theatre	Contemporary dance	The Hague	Netherlands	Benjamin Harkarvy, Aart Verstegen and Carel Birnie Anders Hellström Paul Lightfoot and Sol León	1959 to present
New York City Ballet	Ballet
New York Theatre Ballet	Ballet
North Carolina Dance Theater
North Dakota Ballet Company	Ballet
Northern Ballet Theatre	Ballet
NW Fusion Dance Company	Jazz, modern and tap	Portland, Oregon	United States	Brad Hampton and Lauren Edson	2008 to present

O

Company	Style	Based in city/region	Country	Founder Artistic director Choreographer	Active
Oakville Ballet Company	Ballet		Canada
ODC/Dance
Orange Dance Studio	Streetdance	Manila	Philippines	Jen Real-Lim and Dexter Lim	2001 to present
Osaka Ballet Academy	Ballet	Osaka	Japan
Oregon Ballet Theatre

P

Company	Style	Based in city/region	Country	Founder Artistic director Choreographer	Active
PA Dance Vision	Modern	Pocono Mountains	USA	Maria Triano	1996 to present
Pacific Northwest Ballet	Ballet	Seattle	USA	Kent Stowell & Francia Russell Peter Boal	1972 to Present
Ballet de l'Opéra national de Paris		Paris	France
Parsons Dance Company				David Parsons
Patti Rutland Jazz	Contemporary Jazz & Hip-Hop	Dothan, AL	USA	Patti Rutland	2005 to Present
Pennsylvania Ballet	Ballet	Philadelphia	USA
Paul Taylor Dance Company	Modern	New York City	USA	Paul Taylor	1954 to Present
Les Percussions de Guinee	Ballet
Philippine Ballet Theatre	Ballet
Pick Up Performance Company			USA
Pilobolus
Pina Bausch Tanztheater Wuppertal				Pina Bausch
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre	Ballet
Placer Theatre Ballet	Ballet

Q

Company	Style	Based in city/region	Country	Founder Artistic director Choreographer	Active
Queensland Ballet	Ballet	Brisbane	Australia

R

Company	Style	Based in city/region	Country	Founder Artistic director Choreographer	Active
Rambert Dance Company	Contemporary Dance	London	United Kingdom	Dame Marie Rambert	Since 1926
Restless Dance Company	Contemporary dance	Adelaide	South Australia		Current
Ridgefield Conservatory of Dance			USA
Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company			USA
The Rockettes			USA
The Royal Ballet	Classical Ballet	London	United Kingdom	Dame Ninette de Valois Sir Frederick Ashton	Since 1931
Royal Danish Ballet	Ballet		Denmark
Royal New Zealand Ballet	Ballet		New Zealand
Royal Swedish Ballet	Ballet		Sweden
Royal Winnipeg Ballet	Ballet	Winnipeg	Canada
Rebecca Rice Dance	Modern Dance	Massachusetts	USA	Rebecca Rice	Active

S

Company	Style	Based in city/region	Country	Founder Artistic director Choreographer	Active
The Sacramento Ballet	Ballet
San Francisco Ballet	Ballet	San Francisco	USA
Sandra Organ Dance Company	Contemporary Ballet	Houston	USA	Sandra Organ Solis	1998 to present
Scapino Ballet Rotterdam	Ballet	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Ed Wubbe
Scottish Ballet	Ballet		Scotland
Seán Curran Company	Modern dance	New York	USA	Seán Curran	Yes
Shanghai Ballet Company	Ballet		China
Shen Wei Dance Arts			USA
Showtime Steppers			USA
Snappy Dance Theater	Postmodern dance	Cambridge, Massachusetts	USA	Martha Mason et al
St. Petersburg Ballet Theatre	Ballet
Stuttgart Ballet	Ballet		Germany
SuperShag Showdance Team	Ballroom dance and Latin dance	Waltham, MA	USA	Tibor Kerekes	Yes
Suzanne Farrell Ballet	Ballet
Swedish Opera Ballet	Ballet		Sweden
Swingtime Dance Troupe	Swing
Sydney Dance Company	Contemporary dance	Sydney	Australia	Graeme Murphy
Sultana Dancers	Fusion bellydance	Tri-Cities, WA	USA	Laurie Nearing	yes

T

Company	Style	Based in city/region	Country	Founder Artistic director Choreographer	Active
Team Millennia	Hip Hop	Fullerton, CA	USA	Danny V. Batimana	1998
Tokyo Ballet	Ballet	Tokyo	Japan
Tokyo City Ballet	Ballet	Tokyo	Japan
Tracks Dance	Contemporary dance	Darwin, Northern Territory	Australia		1994 to present
Tulsa Ballet	Ballet	Tulsa	USA		1956 to present

U

Company	Style	Based in city/region	Country	Founder Artistic director Choreographer	Active
Urban Bush Women			USA
Urban Dance Alliance
Ucan2 Dance Studio		Albany Auckland	New Zealand

V

Company	Style	Based in city/region	Country	Founder Artistic director Choreographer	Active
Vienna State Opera Ballet	Ballet

W

Company	Style	Based in city/region	Country	Founder Artistic director Choreographer	Active
Washington Ballet	Ballet
West Australian Ballet Company	Ballet	Perth	Australia		Current
White Oak Dance Project			USA
Whitey's Lindy Hoppers	Swing		USA
Williamsport Civic Ballet		Williamsport, PA	USA

Y

Company	Style	Based in city/region	Country	Founder Artistic director Choreographer	Active
Yada Dance Company			Malta
Yana Lewis Dance Company		Bangalore	India	Yana Lewis	Current

Z

Company	Style	Based in city/region	Country	Founder Artistic director Choreographer	Active
Zero Visibility Corp	Contemporary dance	Oslo	Norway	Ina Christel Johannessen	current
Zorya Dance Ensemble	Ukranian	Dallas, TX	USA

Notes

See also

• List of folk dance performance groups