This is a list of dance and ballet companies.
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| Company | Style | Based in city/region | Country | Founder Artistic director (AD) Choreographer |
Active |
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| -A- | |||||
| Aglaja | contemporary dance | Bruges | Belgium | Founder Jan Dewulf | late 1960s–present |
| Agnes de Mille Dance Theatre Agnes de Mille Heritage Dance Theatre |
ballet and Broadway style dance theatre | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | United States | Founder Agnes de Mille | 1953–1954 and 1974–1975 |
| Alameda Civic Ballet | ballet | Alameda, California | United States | AD Abra Rudisill | 2003–present |
| Alberta Ballet Company | ballet | Edmonton, Alberta | Canada | Founder Ruth Carse AD Jean Grand-Maître |
early 1950s–present |
| Alonzo King LINES Ballet | contemporary ballet | San Francisco, California | United States | Founder & AD Alonzo King | 1982–present |
| Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater | modern dance | New York City | United States | Founder Alvin Ailey AD Judith Jamison |
1958–present |
| American Ballet Theatre (formerly Mordkin Ballet, Ballet Theatre) | ballet | New York City | United States | Founder Mikhail Mordkin AD Kevin McKenzie |
1937–present |
| American Chamber Ballet | ballet | New York City | United States | Founder Joel Benjamin | (unknown)–1976 |
| American National Ballet | ballet | Duluth, Minnesota | United States | AD Armando Maldonado | 2001–2006 |
| Aspen Santa Fe Ballet | contemporary ballet | Aspen, Colorado Santa Fe, New Mexico |
United States | AD Tom Mossbrucker | 2000–present (in current incarnation) |
| Atlanta Ballet | ballet | Atlanta, Georgia | United States | AD John McFall | 1929–present |
| Atlanta Festival Ballet | ballet | Stockbridge, Georgia | United States | Co-ADs Gregory Aaron & Nicolas Pacaña | 1989–present |
| Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada | ballet | Moncton, New Brunswick | 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 | Adelaide | Australia | Founder Elizabeth Cameron Dalman AD Garry Stewart |
1965–present |
| AXIS Dance Company | contemporary | Oakland, California | United States | Founders Bonnie Lewkowicz, Thais Mazur, Judith Smith & others | 1987–present |
| -B- | |||||
| Ballet Austin (formerly Austin Ballet Society) | ballet | Austin, Texas | United States | AD Stephen Mills | 1956–present |
| Ballet Deviare | contemporary ballet | New York City | United States | Founders & co-ADs: Laura Kowalewski & Andrew Carpenter |
2003–present |
| Ballet Fantastique | ballet | Eugene, Oregon | United States | AD Donna Marisa Bontrager | 2000–present |
| Ballet Hispanico | contemporary | New York, New York | United States | Founder Tina Ramirez, AD Eduardo Vilaro | 1970–present |
| Ballet Jörgen Canada | ballet | Ontario | Canada | AD Bengt Jörgen | 1987–present |
| Ballet Magnificat! | Christian dance company | Jackson, Mississippi | United States | Founders Keith & Kathy Thibodeaux AD Kathy Thibodeaux |
1986–present |
| Ballet Nacional de Cuba | ballet | Havana | Cuba | Founder Alicia Alonso | 1948–present |
| Ballet Nouveau Colorado | contemporary ballet contemporary dance |
Broomfield, Colorado | United States | AD Garrett Ammon | 2002–present |
| Ballet Philippines | ballet | Manila | Philippines | ADs Alan Hineline & Max Luna III | 1969–present |
| Ballet Rejoice | Christian dance company | Rocklin, California | United States | ||
| Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo | ballet | Monte Carlo | Monaco | Founders René Blum & Wassily de Basil | 1932–1968 |
| Ballet San Jose | ballet | San Jose, California | United States | AD Dennis Nahat | 1983–present |
| Ballet Theatre of Queensland | ballet | Queensland | Australia | Founder Phyllis Danaher ADs Jodie-Anne White & Boris Bivona |
1937–present |
| Les Ballets de Monte Carlo | ballet | Monte Carlo | Monaco | AD Jean-Christophe Maillot | 1985–present |
| Ballets Russes | ballet | Paris | France | AD Sergei Diaghilev | 1909–1929 |
| Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo | ballet | New York City | United States | Founders Peter Anastos, Antony Bassae & Natch Taylor AD Tory Dobrin |
1974–present |
| Bangarra Dance Theatre | contemporary | Sydney | Australia | AD Stephen Page | 1989–present |
| Bat-Dor Dance Company | modern | Tel Aviv | Israel | Founders Baroness Batsheva de Rothschild & Jeannette Ordman | 1968–present |
| Batsheva Dance Company | contemporary | Tel Aviv | Israel | Founders Martha Graham & Baroness Batsheva De Rothschild | 1964–present |
| Bellydance Superstars (touring company) | belly dance | Los Angeles, California | United States | 2003–present | |
| Béjart Ballet | ballet | Lausanne | Switzerland | AD Gil Roman | 1992–present |
| Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company | modern | New York City | United States | Founders Bill T. Jones & Arnie Zane | 1983–present |
| Birmingham Royal Ballet | ballet | Birmingham | England | AD David Bintley | 1931–present |
| Black Grace | modern | Auckland | New Zealand | Founder Neil Ieremia | 1995–present |
| Bolshoi Ballet | ballet | Moscow | Russia | AD Yuri Burlaka | current |
| Boston Ballet | ballet | Boston, Massachusetts | United States | AD Mikko Nissinen | 1963–present |
| Brighton Ballet Theater | ballet | New York City | United States | 1987–present | |
| -C- | |||||
| Candoco | contemporary | Stanmore, London | England | Founders Celeste Dandeker & Adam Benjamin | 1991–present |
| Cape Town City Ballet | ballet | Cape Town | South Africa | Founder Dulcie Howes ADs Keith Mackintosh & Robin van Wyk |
1934–present |
| Caracalla Dance Theatre | contemporary | Beirut | Lebanon | Founder Abdel-Halim Caracalla | 1970–present |
| Carolina Ballet | ballet | Raleigh, North Carolina | United States | Founder Ann Vorus AD Robert Weiss |
1984–present |
| Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet | ballet | New York City | United States | Founder Nancy Laurie AD Benoit-Swan Pouffer |
2003–present |
| Centre Chorégraphique National de Nantes | contemporary | Nantes | France | AD Claude Brumachon and Benjamin Lamarche | present |
| Cheremosh Ukrainian Dance Company | Ukrainian Dance | Edmonton, Alberta | Canada | Founder Chester & Luba Kuc AD Mykola Kanevets |
1969–present |
| Chicago Festival Ballet Also noted as Von Heidecke's Chicago Festival Ballet |
ballet | Chicago, Illinois | United States | Founder & AD Kenneth von Heidecke | 1989–present |
| Chunky Move | contemporary | Melbourne | Australia | Founder & AD Gideon Obarzanek | 1995–present |
| Cincinnati Ballet | ballet | Cincinnati, Ohio | United States | AD Morgan, Victoria | 1963–present |
| CityDance Ensemble | modern dance | Washington, D.C. | United States | AD Paul Gordon Emerson | 1996–present |
| Cloud Gate Dance Theatre | modern | Taiwan | Republic of China | Founder & AD Lin Hwai-min | 1973–present |
| Cluj-Napoca Romanian Opera | ballet | Cluj-Napoca | Romania | 1919–present | |
| Columbia City Jazz Dance Company | Jazz and contemporary | Columbia, South Carolina | United States | Founder & AD Dale Lam | 1990–present |
| Complexions Contemporary Ballet | contemporary | New York City | United States | Founders & ADs Dwight Rhoden & Desmond Richardson | 1994–present |
| Contemporary Dance Company of Angola | contemporary | Angola | 1991–present | ||
| CorbinDances | modern | New York | United States | Founder Patrick Corbin | 2005–present |
| Cullberg Ballet | ballet | Hallunda (Riksteatern headquarters) | Sweden | Founder Birgit Cullberg AD Anna Grip |
1967–present |
| -D- | |||||
| D Underbelly | Theatre, modern dance; varied disciplines | Brooklyn, New York | United States | Curator Baraka de Soleil | 1997–present |
| Dance Alloy | modern | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | United States | AD Beth Corning | 1976–present |
| Dance Theatre of Harlem | modern | Harlem, New York City | United States | Founders Arthur Mitchell & Karel Shook AD Arthur Mitchell |
1971–present |
| Dancenorth (formerly North Queensland Ballet, dancenorth-australia) | contemporary | Townsville, North Queensland |
Australia | Founder Ann Roberts AD Raewyn Hill |
1969–present |
| Danza Contemporanea de Cuba | modern | Havana | Cuba | Founder Ramiro Guerra | 1959–present |
| Dutch National Ballet | ballet | Amsterdam | Netherlands | AD Ted Brandsen | 1961–present |
| DV8 Physical Theatre | contemporary dance with visual media | London | England | AD Lloyd Newson | 1986–present |
| -E- | |||||
| ECNAD Project Ltd | contemporary | South East Asia | Singapore | AD Lim Chin Huat & Tan How Choon | 1996–present |
| English National Ballet | ballet | London | England | Founders Anton Dolin & Dame Alicia Markova AD Wayne Eagling |
1955–present |
| Eugene Ballet | ballet | Eugene, Oregon | United States | AD Toni Pimble | 1978–present |
| -F- | |||||
| Fire of Anatolia | modern dance & ballet | Istanbul | Turkey | Founder & AD Mustafa Erdoğan | 1999–present |
| Folsom Lake Civic Ballet | ballet | Folsom, California | United States | ||
| The Forsythe Company | modern ballet | Dresden | Germany | AD William Forsythe | 2005–present |
| -G- | |||||
| Gallimaufry Performing Arts | contemporary and classic | Laguna Beach, California | United States | Founder Steve Josephson | 2004–present |
| Les Grands Ballets Canadiens | ballet | Montreal, Quebec | Canada | Founder Ludmilla Chiriaeff AD Gradimir Pankov |
1957–present |
| Goldwyn Girls | film musical dance | Hollywood, California | United States | Founder Samuel Goldwyn | 1930s–1950s |
| -H- | |||||
| Hot Shots | Swing | Stockholm | Sweden | Founders Anders Lind & others | 1985–present |
| Houston Ballet | ballet | Houston, Texas | United States | Founder Nina Popova AD Stanton Welch |
1969–present |
| Hubbard Street Dance Chicago | contemporary | Chicago, Illinois | United States | Founder Lou Conte AD Jim Vincent |
1977–present |
| -I- | |||||
| Ice Theatre of New York | modern dance on ice | New York City | United States | Founder Moira North Co-AD David Liu |
1984–present |
| -J- | |||||
| James Sewell Ballet | ballet | Minneapolis, Minnesota | United States | Founders James Sewell & Sally Rousse | 1990–present |
| JammX | hip-hop | Los Angeles, California | United States | Founder Merv Adelson | current |
| The Jefferson Dancers | many dance styles | Portland, Oregon | United States | Founder Mary Vinton Folberg AD Steve Gonzales |
early 1980s–present |
| Joffrey Ballet | ballet | Chicago, Illinois | United States | Founders Robert Joffrey & Gerald Arpino | 1965–present |
| Judson Dance Theater | postmodern dance | New York City | United States | Founder Robert Ellis Dunn | 1962–1964 |
| -K- | |||||
| K-ballet | ballet | Tokyo | Japan | AD Tetsuya Kumakawa | 1999–present |
| Kage Physical Theatre | Physical theatre | Melbourne | Australia | Founders Kate Denborough & Gerard van Dyck | 1996–present |
| Katherine Dunham Company | African American modern dance | United States | Founder Katherine Dunham | 1939–1960 | |
| Kaunas Dance Theatre Aura | modern | Kaunas | Lithuania | Founder Birutė Letukaitė | early 1980s–present |
| -L- | |||||
| La La La Human Steps | contemporary | Montreal, Quebec | Canada | Founder Édouard Lock | 1980–present |
| Lar Lubovitch Dance Company | modern | New York City | United States | Founder Lar Lubovitch | 1968–present |
| Leigh Warren & Dancers | contemporary | Adelaide | Australia | Founder Leigh Warren | 1993–present |
| Limbs Dance Company | contemporary | Auckland | New Zealand | ADs Chris Jannides, Mary-Jane O'Reilly & Cath Cardiff | 1977–1989 |
| Live Action Set | experimental | Minneapolis, Minnesota | United States | Founders Noah Bremer & others | 2003–present |
| Louise Bédard Danse | contemporary | Montreal, Quebec | Canada | Founder Louise Bédard | 1990–present |
| Lydia Lithos Dance Theatre | contemporary, theatre | Athens | Greece | Founder Spiros Bersatos | 1996–present |
| Lyon Opera Ballet (Ballet de l'Opéra de Lyon) | ballet | Lyon | France | AD Yorgos Loukos | 1969–present |
| -M- | |||||
| Mariinsky Ballet prev. Kirov Ballet and Imperial Russian Ballet |
Classical ballet | Saint Petersburg (Mariinsky Theatre) | Russia | AD Valery Gergiev | 1740s–present |
| Marion Rice Denishawn Dancers | modern | Fitchburg, Massachusetts | United States | Founder Marion Rice | 1940s |
| Mendocino Ballet | ballet | Mendocino County, California | United States | Founder Mary Knight Morris | 1984–present |
| Mark Morris Dance Group | modern | Brooklyn, New York | United States | Founder Mark Morris | 1980–present |
| Merce Cunningham Dance Company | modern | New York City | United States | Founder Merce Cunningham AD Robert Swinston |
1953–present |
| Miami City Ballet | ballet | Miami, Florida | United States | Founder Edward Villella | 1986–present |
| Milwaukee Ballet | ballet | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | United States | Founder Roberta Boorse AD Michael Pink |
1969–present |
| Misnomer dance theater | modern dance | Brooklyn, New York | United States | Founder Chris Elam | 1998–present |
| Minnesota Ballet | ballet | Duluth, Minnesota | United States | Founders Donna Harkins & Jan Gibson AD Robert Gardner |
1965–present |
| Minnesota Dance Theatre | contemporary | Minneapolis, Minnesota | United States | Founder Loyce Houlton AD Lisa Houlton |
1962–present |
| Mirramu Dance Company | contemporary | Lake George, New South Wales | Australia | Founders Elizabeth Cameron Dalman & Vivienne Rogis | 2002–present |
| Moldova National Opera Ballet | ballet | Chişinău | Moldova | 1957–present | |
| Moscow Ballet (United States) | ballet | United States[lower-alpha 1] | 1993–present | ||
| Momix | contemporary, illusion | Washington, Connecticut | United States | Founder & AD Moses Pendleton | 1981–present |
| Motionhouse | contemporary | Leamington Spa | England | Founders Louise Richards & Kevin Finnan | 1988–present |
| -N- | |||||
| National Ballet of Canada | ballet | Toronto, Ontario | Canada | Founder Celia Franca AD Alexander Grant |
1951–present |
| National Ballet Theater of Puerto Rico | ballet | Guaynabo, Puerto Rico | United States | 2005–present | |
| National Dance Company of Korea | Korean dance | Seoul | South Korea | 1962–present | |
| National Dance Company Wales (formerly Diversions) |
contemporary | Cardiff Bay | Wales | Founders Roy Campbell-Moore & Ann Sholem AD Ann Sholem |
1983–present |
| National Dance Institute of New Mexico | Various | Santa Fe, New Mexico | United States | Founder Catherine Oppenheimer AD Tim Santos |
1990–present |
| National Opera and Ballet | ballet | Sofia | Bulgaria | 1928–present | |
| New Adventures | contemporary | Sadler's Wells Theatre, London | England | AD Matthew Bourne | 2002–present |
| Nederlands Dans Theater | contemporary | The Hague | Netherlands | Founders Benjamin Harkarvy, Aart Verstegen & Carel Birnie AD Jim Vincent Choreographers Jiří Kylián, Paul Lightfoot & Sol León |
1959–present |
| New York City Ballet | ballet | New York City | United States | Founders George Balanchine & Lincoln Kirstein | 1948–present |
| New York Theatre Ballet | ballet | New York City | United States | Founder & AD Diana Byer | 1978–present |
| Northern Ballet (formerly Northern Ballet Theatre) | ballet | Leeds | England | Founder Laverne Meyer AD David Nixon |
1969–present |
| NUS Dance Synergy | contemporary | Singapore | AD Fan Dong Kai | 1978–present | |
| NW Fusion Dance Company | Jazz, modern & tap | Portland, Oregon | United States | Founder & AD Brad Hampton | 2008–present |
| -O- | |||||
| Oakville Ballet Company | ballet | Oakville, Ontario | Canada | AD Amanda Bayliss | current |
| ODC/Dance | contemporary | San Francisco, California | United States | Founder & AD Brenda Way | 1971–present |
| Oregon Ballet Theatre | ballet | Portland, Oregon | United States | AD Christopher Stowell | 1989–present |
| -P- | |||||
| Pacific Northwest Ballet | ballet | Seattle | United States | Founders Kent Stowell & Francia Russell AD Peter Boal |
1972–present |
| Paris Opera Ballet (Ballet de l'Opéra national de Paris) | ballet | Paris | France | Director Brigitte Lefèvre | 1669–present |
| Parsons Dance Company | contemporary | New York City | United States | Founder David Parsons | 1985–present |
| Patti Rutland Jazz | Contemporary Jazz & Hip-Hop | Dothan, Alabama | United States | Founder Patti Rutland | 2005–present |
| Pennsylvania Ballet | ballet | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | United States | Founder Barbara Weisberger | 1963–present |
| Paul Taylor Dance Company | modern | New York City | United States | Founder Paul Taylor | 1954–present |
| Les Percussions de Guinée | traditional | Guinea | 1987–present | ||
| Philippine Ballet Theatre | classical ballet | Philippines | 1987–present | ||
| Pick Up Performance Company | New York City | United States | Choreographer David Gordon | 1971–present | |
| Pilobolus | modern | Washington Depot, Connecticut | United States | AD Robby Barnett | 1971–present |
| Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre | ballet | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | United States | Founders Nicolas Petrov, Frederic Franklin | 1968–present |
| Placer Theatre Ballet | ballet | Placer County, California | United States | Founder & AD Pat Colgate | current |
| -Q- | |||||
| Queensland Ballet (formerly Lisner Ballet Company) | ballet | Brisbane | Australia | Founder Charles Lisner AD François Klaus |
1960–present |
| -R- | |||||
| Rambert Dance Company | contemporary | London | England | Founder Dame Marie Rambert AD Mark Baldwin |
1926–present |
| Remix Dance Project | contemporary, integrated | Cape Town | South Africa | Founders Nicola Visser, Malcolm Black | 2000–present |
| Restless Dance Company | contemporary | Adelaide | Australia | 1991–present | |
| Richard Alston Dance Company | contemporary | London | England | AD Richard Alston | 1994–present |
| Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company | contemporary | Salt Lake City, Utah | United States | Joan Woodbury & Shirley Ririe | 1964–present |
| The Rockettes | precision dance | New York City | United States | Founder Russell Markert | 1925–present |
| The Royal Ballet | Classical Ballet | London | England | Founder Dame Ninette de Valois Choreographers Sir Frederick Ashton, Wayne McGregor (current) |
1931–present |
| Royal Danish Ballet | ballet | Copenhagen | Denmark | AD Nikolaj Hübbe | 1748–present |
| Royal New Zealand Ballet | ballet | Wellington | New Zealand | 1953–present | |
| Royal Swedish Ballet (formerly Swedish Opera Ballet) | ballet | Stockholm | Sweden | AD Madeleine Onne | 1773–present |
| Royal Winnipeg Ballet | ballet | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Canada | AD André Lewis | 1939–present |
| -S- | |||||
| Sacramento Ballet | ballet | Sacramento, California | United States | Founders Barbara Crockett & Deane Crockett | 1954–present |
| San Francisco Ballet | ballet | San Francisco, California | United States | AD Helgi Tomasson | 1933–present |
| Savannah Danse Theatre | ballet | Savannah, Georgia | United States | Founder Suzanne Braddy | 1998–present |
| Scottish Ballet (formerly Western Theatre Ballet) | ballet | Glasgow | Scotland | AD Ashley Page | 1957–present |
| Scottish Dance Theatre | contemporary | Dundee | Scotland | AD Janet Smith | 1986–present |
| Shanghai Ballet Company | ballet | Shanghai | China | 1966–present | |
| Shen Wei Dance Arts | modern | New York City | United States | AD Shen Wei | 2001–present |
| Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company | contemporary | London | England | AD & Choreographer Shobana Jeyasingh | 1988–present |
| Siobhan Davies Dance Company | contemporary | Southwark, London | England | Founder Siobhan Davies | 1989–present |
| Snappy Dance Theater | postmodern | Cambridge, Massachusetts | United States | AD Martha Mason | 1996–present |
| St Petersburg Ballet Theatre | classical ballet | Saint Petersburg | Russia | Founder Konstantin Tachkin | 1994–present |
| Stuttgart Ballet | ballet | Stuttgart | Germany | AD Reid Anderson | 1609–present |
| Suzanne Farrell Ballet | ballet | Washington, D.C. | United States | Founder Suzanne Farrell | 2000–present |
| Swingtime Dance Troupe | Swing | Stanford, California | United States | Founders Megan Kale, Darick Tong, Maria Reese, Andy Huang | 2002–present |
| Sydney Dance Company | contemporary | Sydney | Australia | Founder Suzanne Musitz AD Rafael Bonachela |
1969–present |
| -T- | |||||
| Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch (formerly Wuppertal Opera Ballet) | Tanztheater | Wuppertal | Germany | AD (former) Pina Bausch, Dominique Mercy & Robert Sturm |
1973–present |
| El Teatro de Danza Contemporanea de El Salvador | contemporary | Washington, D.C. and San Salvador | United States and San Salvador | Founders Miya Hisaka Silva & Francisco Castillo | 1994–present |
| Toronto Dance Theatre | Contemporary | Toronto, Ontario | Canada | AD Christopher House | 1968–present |
| Tracks Dance | contemporary | Darwin, Northern Territory | Australia | 1994–present | |
| Trey McIntyre Project | contemporary ballet | Boise, Idaho | United States | Founder & AD Trey McIntyre | 2008–present |
| Tulsa Ballet | ballet | Tulsa, Oklahoma | United States | AD Marcello Angelini | 1956–present |
| -U- | |||||
| Urban Bush Women | various | Brooklyn, New York | United States | Founder Jawole Jo Zollar. | 1984 |
| -V- | |||||
| Vienna State Opera Ballet | ballet | Vienna | Austria | ||
| -W- | |||||
| Washington Ballet | ballet | Washington, D.C. | United States | Founder Mary Day AD Septime Webre |
1976–present |
| Wayne McGregor Random Dance | contemporary | Sadler's Wells Theatre, London | England | Founder Wayne McGregor | 1992–present |
| West Australian Ballet | ballet | Perth | Australia | Founder Madame Kira Bousloff | 1952–present |
| White Oak Dance Project | modern | United States | Founders Mark Morris & Mikhail Baryshnikov | 1990–2002 | |
| Whitey's Lindy Hoppers | Swing | Harlem, New York City | United States | Founder Herbert "Whitey" White | 1935–1942 |
| -Y- | |||||
| Yin Mei Dance | contemporary | New York City | United States | Founder Yin Mei | 1995–present |
| -Z- | |||||
| Zero Visibility Corp | contemporary | Oslo | Norway | Founders Ina Christel Johannessen & Jens Sethzman | 1996–present |