# List of dance companies

This is a list of notable dance and ballet companies.
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List of dance and ballet companies :
| Company | Style | Based in city/region | Country | Founder Artistic 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 | 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 Robert Battle | 1958–present |
| American 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Founder Phyllis Danaher ADs Timothy Brown & Libby McDonnell | 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, Antony Bassae & 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 | Founder Chester & Luba Kuc AD Mykola Kanevets | 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 | Founder Birgit Cullberg AD Anna Grip | 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 | Founders Arthur Mitchell & Karel Shook AD Arthur Mitchell | 1971–present |
| Dancenorth | 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 |
| 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 | Founders Anton Dolin & Dame Alicia Markova AD Tamara Rojo | 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 | Founder Ludmilla Chiriaeff AD Gradimir Pankov | 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 | Founder Nina Popova AD Stanton Welch | 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 | Founder Moira North Co-AD David Liu | 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 | Founder Merce Cunningham AD Robert Swinston | 1953–Dec. 31, 2011 |
| MIHR | contemporary | Yerevan | Armenia | Founders Shoghakat & Tsolak MLKE-Galstyans | 2003–present |
| Miami City Ballet | ballet | Miami, Florida | United States | Founder Edward Villella AD Lourdes Lopez | 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 |
| Momix | contemporary, illusion | Washington, Connecticut | United States | Founder & AD Moses Pendleton | 1981–present |
| Moscow Ballet (United States) | ballet | | United States | | 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 | Founder Celia Franca AD Karen Kain | 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 | Founder Laverne Meye rAD David Nixon | 1969–present |
| Nunzio Impellizzeri Dance Company | contemporary | Zürich | Switzerland | Founder Nunzio Impellizzeri | 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 | Founder Charles Lisner AD François Klaus | 1960–present |
| Raks Geek | belly dance | Chicago, Illinois | United States | Founder Dawn Xiana Moon | 2012–present |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 (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 |
| 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 | 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 |