Company Style Based in city/region Country FounderArtistic director (AD)Choreographer Active 3e étage Paris France Founder & AD Samuel Murez 2006–present Ability Unlimited Indian classical dance New Delhi India Founder & Director Syed Sallauddin Pasha early 1980s–present Abby Lee Dance Company contemporary Los Angeles United States Founder & Director Abby Lee Miller 1980–present Aglaja contemporary dance Bruges Belgium Founder Jan Dewulf late 1960s–present Agnes de Mille Dance Theatre ballet and Broadway-style dance theatre Winston-Salem, North Carolina United States Founder Agnes de Mille 1953–1954 and 1974–1975 Alberta Ballet Company ballet Edmonton , Alberta Canada 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 1958–present American Ballet Theatre ballet New York City United States 1937–present American Chamber Ballet ballet New York City United States Founder Joel Benjamin (unknown)–1976 Arcane Collective contemporary dance Founder Morleigh Steinberg and Oguri 2011–present 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 Attack Theatre contemporary Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania United States Founders & AD Michele de la Reza and Peter Kope 1994–present The Australian Ballet ballet Melbourne Australia AD David McAllister 1962–present Australian Dance Theatre contemporary Adelaide Australia 1965–present AXIS Dance Company contemporary Oakland, California United States Founders Bonnie Lewkowicz, Thais Mazur, Judith Smith & others 1987–present 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: & Andrew Carpenter Ballet Fantastique ballet Eugene, Oregon United States AD Donna Marisa Bontrager 2000–present Ballet Hispanico contemporary New York City 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 1986–present Ballet Nacional de Cuba ballet Havana Cuba Founder Alicia Alonso 1948–present Ballet Nouveau Colorado contemporary ballet Broomfield, Colorado United States AD Garrett Ammon 2002–present Ballet Philippines ballet Metro Manila Philippines AD Paul Alexander Morales 1969–present Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo ballet Monte Carlo Monaco Founders René Blum & Wassily de Basil 1932–1968 Ballet Theatre of Queensland ballet Queensland Australia 1937–present Ballet West ballet Salt Lake City United States Founder Willam F. Christensen 1963–present Balletcollective Ballet , Artist collective , Contemporary ballet New York City United States Founder and Director Troy Schumacher 2010–present Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo ballet Monte Carlo Monaco AD Jean-Christophe Maillot 1985–present Les Ballets Nègres black dance London United Kingdom Berto Pasuka 1946–1953 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, & Natch Taylor AD Tory Dobrin 1974–present Ballets with a Twist ballet New York City United States Founder and AD Marilyn Klaus 1996–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 Baroness Batsheva De Rothschild & Martha Graham AD Ohad Naharin
1964–present Bay Pointe Ballet ballet South San Francisco, California United States AD Bruce Steivel 2013–present Béjart Ballet ballet Lausanne Switzerland AD Gil Roman 1992–present Bellydance Superstars belly dance Los Angeles , California United States 2003–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 1776–present Boston Ballet ballet Boston , Massachusetts United States AD Mikko Nissinen 1963–present Brighton Ballet Theater ballet New York City United States 1987–present Camille A. Brown and Dancers modern New York City United States Founder Camille A. Brown 2006–present Candoco contemporary Stanmore , London England Founders Celeste Dandeker & Adam Benjamin 1991–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 Carte Blanche contemporary Bergen Norway Founders Jennifer Day/Toni Ferraz AD Bruno Heynderickx 1984–present Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet ballet New York City United States Founder Nancy Laurie AD Benoit-Swan Pouffer 2003–2015 Centre Chorégraphique National de Nantes contemporary Nantes France AD Claude Brumachon and Benjamin Lamarche present Cheremosh Ukrainian Dance Company Ukrainian dance Edmonton , Alberta Canada 1969–present Chicago Dance Crash hip hop Chicago , Illinois United States AD Jessica Deahr 2002–present 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 Theater 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 Companhia Nacional de Bailado Classic Lisbon Portugal 1977–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 City United States Founder Patrick Corbin 2005–present Cullberg Ballet ballet Hallunda (National Swedish Touring Theatre headquarters) Sweden 1967–present 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 Greer Reed-Jones 1976–2012 Dance Hub SA contemporary Adelaide Australia Founder Leigh Warren 1993–present Dance Theatre of Harlem ballet Harlem , New York City United States 1971–present Dancenorth contemporary Townsville ,North Queensland Australia 1969–present Danza Contemporanea de Cuba modern Havana Cuba Founder Ramiro Guerra 1959–present Danza Voluminosa modern, ballet Havana Cuba Founder Juan Miguel Mas 1996–present Darpana Academy of Performing Arts Classical Bharata Natyam and contemporary Ahmedabad India Founder Mrinalini and Vikram Sarabhai 1949–Present DC Cowboys various Washington, DC United States Founder Kevin Platte 1994–2012 Dreamboys various London United Kingdom AD Jordan Darrell 1987–present Dutch National Ballet classical ballet and contemporary dance (about 50/50) Amsterdam Netherlands AD Ted Brandsen 1961–present DV8 Physical Theatre contemporary dance with visual media London England AD Lloyd Newson 1986–present ECNAD contemporary South East Asia Singapore AD Lim Chin Huat & Tan How Choon 1996–present Editta Braun Company body theatre Salzburg Austria Founder Editta Braun 1989–present Eifman Ballet contemporary ballet Saint Petersburg Russia Founder Boris Eifman 1977–present English National Ballet ballet London England 1955–present Eryc Taylor Dance modern New York City United States Founder Eryc Taylor 2007–present Eugene Ballet ballet Eugene, Oregon United States AD Toni Pimble 1978–present Fire of Anatolia modern dance & ballet Istanbul Turkey Founder & AD Mustafa Erdoğan 1999–present Folsom Lake Civic Ballet ballet Folsom, California United States AD Deirdre Hawkins The Forsythe Company modern ballet Dresden Germany AD William Forsythe 2005–present Full Radius Dance modern, physically integrated Atlanta United States Founder & AD Douglas Scott 1995–present Gallimaufry Performing Arts contemporary and classic Laguna Beach, California United States Founder Steve Josephson 2004–present Garth Fagan Dance contemporary modern Rochester, New York United States Founder Garth Fagan 1970–present Gary Palmer Dance Company contemporary modern San Francisco (1977–91), San Jose (1991–98) United States Founder Gary Palmer 1977–98 Grupo Corpo modern dance Belo Horizonte , Minas Gerais Brazil Paulo Pederneiras 1975–present Les Gens du quai contemporary Montpellier France Founders Anne & François Lopez 1993–present Giordano Dance Chicago jazz Chicago, Illinois United States Founder Gus Giordano AD Nan Giordano
1963–present Les Grands Ballets Canadiens ballet Montreal , Quebec Canada 1957–present Goldwyn Girls film musical dance Hollywood, California United States Founder Samuel Goldwyn 1930s–1950s Hamburg Ballet ballet Hamburg Germany Founder & AD John Neumeier 1973–present Hot Shots swing Stockholm Sweden Founders Anders Lind & others 1985–present Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre site-specific modern Los Angeles United States Founder Heidi Duckler 1985–present Houston Ballet ballet Houston, Texas United States 1969–present Houston Metropolitan Dance Company contemporary, jazz Houston, Texas United States Founder Michelle Smith AD Marlana Doyle 1995–present Hubbard Street Dance Chicago contemporary Chicago , Illinois United States Founder Lou Conte AD Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell 1977–present Ice Theatre of New York modern dance on ice New York City United States 1984–present James Sewell Ballet ballet Minneapolis, Minnesota United States Founders James Sewell & Sally Rousse 1990–present The Jefferson Dancers various 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 Junk Ensemble Dance theater Dublin Republic of Ireland Founders Megan and Jessica Kennedy 2004–present 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 Kambras tango Tanztheater Buenos Aires Argentina Germany Founders Gonzalo Orihuela , Julián Rodriguez Orihuela & Solange Chapperon 2005–present Katherine Dunham Company African American modern dance United States Founder Katherine Dunham 1939–1960 Kansas City Ballet ballet Missouri United States AD William Whitener early 1957–present Kaunas Dance Theatre Aura modern Kaunas Lithuania Founder Birutė Letukaitė early 1980s–present Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company contemporary Ga'aton Israel Founder Yehudit Arnon , Artistic Director Rami Be’er 1970–present La Cebra Danza Gay Mexico City Mexico José Rivera Moya 1996–present La La La Human Steps contemporary Montreal , Quebec Canada Founder Édouard Lock 1980–present Laleget Danza Mexico City Mexico Diego Vázquez 2005–present Lar Lubovitch Dance Company modern New York City United States Founder Lar Lubovitch 1968–present Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo ballet New York City United States Peter Anastos, Natch Taylor, and Anthony Bassae 1974-present Light Motion Dance Company experimental Seattle United States Founder Charlene Curtiss 1988–present 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 Johnson Dance modern dance & ballet South Orange, New Jersey United States Founder Lydia Johnson 1999–present Lyon Opera Ballet (Ballet de l'Opéra de Lyon ballet Lyon France AD Yorgos Loukos 1969–present Maria Kong modern dance Tel Aviv Israel Founders Anderson Braz, Talia Landa, Leo Lerus and Yaara Moses 2009–present Mariinsky 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 Munt–Brooks Dance Studios modern New York City United States Founders Alfred Brooks , Maxine Munt 1952–1966; originally at 1125 6th Ave. moved to Denver in 1966 Merce Cunningham Dance Company modern New York City United States 1953–Dec. 31, 2011 MIHR contemporary Yerevan Armenia Founders Shoghakat & Tsolak MLKE-Galstyans
2003–present Miami City Ballet ballet Miami , Florida United States 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 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 Momix contemporary, illusion Washington, Connecticut United States Founder & AD Moses Pendleton 1981–present Moscow Ballet (United States) ballet United States [ a] 1993–present Motionhouse contemporary Leamington Spa England Founders Louise Richards & Kevin Finnan 1988–present Motora folk dance Joensuu Finland 1968–present Mystic Ballet contemporary, TIC Theater Stonington, Connecticut United States Founder & AD Goran Subotic 1997–present National Ballet of Canada ballet Toronto , Ontario Canada 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 contemporary Cardiff Bay Wales Founders Roy Campbell-Moore & Ann Sholem AD Ann Sholem 1983–present National Opera and Ballet ballet Sofia Bulgaria 1928–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 Adventures contemporary Sadler's Wells Theatre , London England AD Matthew Bourne 2002–present New York Baroque Dance Company historical ballet New York City United States AD Catherine Turocy 1976–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 The New Zealand Dance Company contemporary dance Auckland New Zealand Co-founders Shona McCullagh and Frances Turner 2011–present Northern Ballet (formerly Northern Ballet Theatre) ballet Leeds England 1969–present Nunzio Impellizzeri Dance Company contemporary Zürich Switzerland 2014–present NW Fusion Dance Company jazz, modern & tap dance Portland, Oregon United States Founder & AD Brad Hampton 2008–present 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 Founder James Canfield Interim AD Anne Mueller
1989–present Pacific Northwest Ballet ballet Seattle United States Founders Kent Stowell & Francia Russell AD Peter Boal 1972–present Paradosi Ballet Company Christian dance company Tacoma, Washington United States Founders Joel & Tennille Carver AD Larissa BIschoff 2007–present Paris Opera Ballet (Ballet de l'Opéra national de Paris ballet Paris France Director Brigitte Lefèvre as of Oct. 15, 2015 Benjamin Millepied
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 Paul Taylor Dance Company modern New York City United States Founder Paul Taylor 1954–present Pennsylvania Ballet ballet Philadelphia , Pennsylvania United States Founder Barbara Weisberger 1963–present Les Percussions de Guinée traditional Guinea 1987–present Philippine Ballet Theatre classical ballet Metro Manila 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 Prince Dance Group Berhampur , Orissa India T. Krishna Mohan Reddy current Provincial Dances modern Yekaterinburg , Sverdlovsk Oblast Russia Founder Tatiana Baganava 1990–present Queensland Ballet (formerly Lisner Ballet Company) ballet Brisbane Australia 1960–present Raks Geek belly dance Chicago , Illinois United States Founder Dawn Xiana Moon 2012–present Rambert Dance Company contemporary London England 1926–present Remix Dance Project contemporary, integrated Cape Town South Africa Founders Nicola Visser, Malcolm Black 2000–present Rennie Harris Puremovement hip hop Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania United States Founder Rennie Harris 1992–present Restless Dance Theatre (formerly Restless Dance Company) contemporary, integrated Adelaide Australia Founders Sally Chance, Tania Rose AD Philip Channells 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 Riverdance Irish Dance Dublin Ireland Composer Bill Whelan Producer Moya Doherty Director John McColgan 1995–present The Rockettes precision dance, various New York City United States Founder Russell Markert 1925–present The Royal Ballet classical ballet London England 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 Sacramento Ballet ballet Sacramento, California United States Founders Barbara Crockett & Deane Crockett 1954–present The Rubberbodies Collective experimental Malta 2009–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 School at Jacob's Pillow (The) ballet, contemporary traditions, cultural traditions, tap/musical theatre Beckett, Massachusetts United States Ted Shawn 1931-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 Sensedance contemporary New York City United States AD Henning Rübsam 1991–present Serbian Cultural Association Oplenac folk dance Mississauga Canada 1987–present Shanghai Ballet Company ballet Shanghai China 1966–present Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company contemporary London England AD & Choreographer Shobana Jeyasingh 1988–present The Silver Belles tap Harlem United States Siobhan Davies Dance contemporary London England Founder Siobhan Davies 1989–present sjDANCEco contemporary San Jose, California United States Founders Gary Masters and Maria Basile 2003–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 Stephen Petronio Company contemporary New York City , New York United States AD Stephen Petronio 1984–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 Sydney Dance Company contemporary Sydney Australia Founder Suzanne Musitz AD Rafael Bonachela 1969–present Tanztheater Reinhild Hoffmann Tanztheater Hamburg (1978–86), Bochum (1986–1995) Germany Founder & AD Reinhild Hoffmann 1978–1995 Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch Tanztheater Wuppertal Germany AD (former) Pina Bausch , & 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 Tori Lawrence + Co. contemporary Western Massachusetts United States Tori Lawrence 2010-present Toronto Dance Theatre contemporary Toronto , Ontario Canada AD Christopher House 1968–present Touch Compass professional inclusive dance company Auckland Aotearoa New Zealand Founding dancers includePelenakeke Brown , Lusi Faiva , Rodney Bell 1997–present Tracks Dance contemporary Darwin , Northern Territory Australia 1994–present Tripunithura Kathakali Kendram Ladies Troupe Kathakali Tripunithura , Kerala [ 1] India 1975–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 tumàka't Contemporary Dance contemporary Mexico Founder Vania Duran 2007–present Urban Bush Women various Brooklyn , New York United States Founder Jawole Jo Zollar. 1984 Vienna State Ballet ballet Vienna Austria Washington Ballet ballet Washington, D.C. United States Founder Mary Day AD Septime Webre 1976–present West Australian Ballet ballet Perth Australia Founder Madame Kira Bousloff 1952–present Whim W'Him contemporary Seattle, WA United States Founder Olivier Wevers 2009–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 Yacobson Ballet ballet Russia Founder Leonid Yacobson 1969–present Yin Mei Dance contemporary New York City United States Founder Yin Mei 1995–present Zero Visibility Corp contemporary Oslo Norway Founders Ina Christel Johannessen & Jens Sethzman 1996–present