# List of dance companies in Canada

There are many dance companies in Canada. Listed are some of the professional dance companies.

## List

| Company | Style | Based in city/region | Province | Founder Artistic director (AD) Choreographer | Active |
| Alberta Ballet Company | Ballet | Calgary | Alberta | Founder Ruth Carse AD Jean Grand-Maître | early 1950s–present |
| Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada | Ballet | Moncton | New Brunswick | Founder Susan Chalmers-Gauvin AD Igor Dobrovolskiy | 2002–present |
| Ballet BC | Contemporary ballet | Vancouver | British Columbia | Founders Jean Orr, David Y.H. Lui and Sheila Baggs AD Emily Molnar | 1986–present |
| Ballet Jörgen Canada | Ballet | | Ontario | AD Bengt Jörgen | 1987–present |
| Bavarian Schuhplattlers of Edmonton | German and Austrian folk | Edmonton | Alberta | | 1971–present |
| Chai Folk Ensemble | Israeli folk | Winnipeg | Manitoba | Founder Sarah Sommer | 1964–present |
| Cheremosh Ukrainian Dance Company | Ukrainian | Edmonton | Alberta | Founder Chester & Luba Kuc AD Mykola Kanevets | 1969–present |
| Corpus | | | | Founders David Danzon and Sylvie Bouchard | 1997–present |
| Corpuscule Dance | Contemporary; disability | Montreal | Quebec | Marie-Hélène Bellavance | |
| Fila 13 Productions | Contemporary | Montreal | Quebec | Founder: Lina Cruz AD: Lina Cruz | 2003 - present |
| Les Grands Ballets Canadiens | Ballet | Montreal | Quebec | Founder Ludmilla Chiriaeff AD Ivan Cavallari | 1957–present |
| Le Groupe Dance Lab | Contemporary | Montreal and Ottawa | Quebec and Ontario | Founder Jeanne Renaud AD Peter Boneham | 1966–2009 |
| Holy Body Tattoo | Contemporary | Vancouver | British Columbia | Founders and ADs Noam Gagnon, Dana Gingras, and Jean-Yves Thériault | 1993-unknown |
| Kidd Pivot | Contemporary | Vancouver | British Columbia | Founder and AD Crystal Pite | 2002–present |
| Kokoro Dance | Butoh | Vancouver | British Columbia | Founders and ADs Barbara Bourget and Jay Hirabayashi | 1986–present |
| La La La Human Steps | Contemporary | Montreal | Quebec | Founder Édouard Lock | 1980–2015 |
| Louise Bédard Danse | Contemporary | Montreal | Quebec | Founder Louise Bédard | 1990–present |
| MascallDance | Contemporary | Vancouver | British Columbia | Founder Jennifer Mascall | 1989–present |
| Menaka Thakkar Dance Company | Indian classical | Toronto | Ontario | Founded Menaka Thakkar | 1984–present |
| Motus O dance theatre | Contemporary | Stouffville | Ontario | Founders- Cynthia Croker, James Croker, Gary Kirkham, Jack Langenhuizen, Beth Newell, Natalie Radford. | 1990–present |
| National Ballet of Canada | Ballet | Toronto | Ontario | Founder Celia Franca AD Karen Kain | 1951–present |
| Oakville Ballet Company | Ballet | Oakville | Ontario | AD Amanda Bayliss | current |
| Royal Winnipeg Ballet | Ballet | Winnipeg | Manitoba | Founders Gweneth Lloyd and Betty Farrally, AD André Lewis | 1939–present |
| Toronto Dance Theatre | Contemporary | Toronto | Ontario | Founders Peter Randazzo, Patricia Beatty and David Earle AD Christopher House | 1968–present |
| Ukrainian Shumka Dancers | Ukrainian | Edmonton | Alberta | Founder Chester Kuc AD Les Sereda | 1959–present |
| Québec Ballet – Le Ballet du Québec | Ballet | Quebec | Quebec | Christiane Bélanger | 2001–present |
| Mascall Dance Society | Contemporary | Vancouver | British Columbia | Founder Jennifer Mascall | 1982–present |