This is a list of notable dance and ballet companies.

+ List of dance and ballet companies Company Style Based in city/region Country FounderArtistic director (AD)Choreographer Active 3e étageParisFrance Founder & AD Samuel Murez 2006–present Ability Unlimited Indian classical dance New Delhi India Founder & Director Syed Sallauddin Pasha early 1980s–presentAbby Lee Dance CompanycontemporaryLos AngelesUnited StatesFounder & Director Abby Lee Miller1980–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, ColoradoSanta 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 2002–present Attack Theatre contemporary Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania United States Founders & AD Michele de la Reza and Peter Kope 1994–present 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:Laura Kowalewski & Andrew Carpenter Ballet Fantastique ballet Eugene, Oregon United States AD Donna Marisa Bontrager 2000–present Ballet Hispanico contemporaryNew 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 balletcontemporary dance 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–presentBalletcollectiveBallet, Artist collective, Contemporary balletNew York CityUnited StatesFounder and Director Troy Schumacher2010–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 ballet New York City United States 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 1984–present Carte Blanche contemporary Bergen Norway 1984–present Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet ballet New York City United States 2003–2015 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 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 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 StatesFounder Gus Giordano