More Dance Companies

Pick from the following categories:

• Jazz / Tap / Breakdance/

• Liturgical

• Humorous

• Experimental / Cross-Media / Border Crossers / Vertical, etc.

• World / Ethnic / Historical Performance Companies

• Circus Dance

• Showdance (showgirl revue)

JAZZ / TAP / BREAKDANCING / SHOWDANCE (Los Vegas or Follies Begere style showgirl revue)

• Jazz
• Tap
• Breakdancing/Street Dance
• Showdance

• Jazz
  • American Dance Machine
  • Ballet Hispanico – New York City, NY, USA
  • Les Ballets jazz de Montréal – Montreal, Quebec, CANADA
  • City Dance Corps – Toronto, ONT, CANADA
  • Columbia City Jazz Company – Columbia, SC, USA
  • ContempraDance Theatre – Wayne, PA, USA
  • Decidely Jazz Danceworks
  • Don’t Quit Your Day Job – Marin County, CA, USA
  • Exclamation Dance Company – Houston, TX, USA
  • Houston Metropolitan Dance Center – Houston, TX, USA
  • Hubbard Street Dance Chicago – Chicago, IL, USA
  • Interweave Dance Theatre – Boulder, CO, USA
  • Jazz & Spirit Dance Theatre of Detroit – Detroit, MI, USA
  • JazzAntiqua
  • Jazzart Dance Theatre – Cape Town, Western Cape, SOUTH AFRICA
  • Joel Hall Dancers – Chicago, IL, USA
  • Jump Rhythm Jazz Project – Evanston, IL, USA
  • Miami Univeristy Dance Theatre – Miami, FL, USA
  • Odyssey Dance Utah – Orem, UT, USA
  • Off Jazz Dance Company – Nice, FRANCE
  • Pontani Sisters – Titusville, NJ, USA
  • The Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company – Salt Lake City, UT, USA
  • River North Dance Company – Chicago, IL, USA
  • R.P.M. Dance – Orlando, FL, USA
  • Savage Jazz Dance Company – Oakland, CA, USA
  • Spectrum Dance Theater – Seattle?, WA, USA
  • Tapestry Dance Company – Tap/Ballet/Jazz hybrid
  • The YADA Dance Company – MALTA

• Tap [another excellent tap dance index is located here: www.tapdance.org]
  • American Tap Dance Foundation
  • City Dance Corps – Toronto, ONT, CANADA
  • Don’t Quit Your Day Job – Marin County, CA, USA
  • Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble – Crownsville, MD, USA
  • Interweave Dance Theatre – Boulder, CO, USA
  • Jazz Tap Center – Israel
  • Jump Rhythm Jazz Project – Evanston, IL, USA
  • Miami Univeristy Dance Theatre – Miami, FL, USA
  • Raw Metal Dance Company – Brisbane, Queensland, AUSTRALIA
  • St. Louis Strutters & Co. – Performing in the style of the 1940s & 1950s – St. Louis, MO, USA
  • Tapestry Dance Company (Tap/Ballet/Jazz hybrid)
  • World Beats-Roxane Butterfly

• Breakdancing / Street Dance
  
  • KR3Ts: Keep Rising To The Top – New York City, NY, USA

EXPERIMENTAL / CROSS MEDIA / INTER-ARTS / BORDER CROSSING

• Aerial/Vertical Dance
• Acrobatic Dance
• Experimental New Media
• Improvisatory
• Integrated Abilities (Disabled/Abled)
• Inter-Arts/Collaborative
• Movement Theater / Physical Theater
• Site Specific

• Aerial/Vertical Dance
  • A-WOL Dance Collective – Portland, OR, USA
  • AMEBA Acrobatic & Aerial Dance Company – Chicago, IL, USA
  • AirDance New Mexico – Albuquerque, NM, USA
  • Alban Elved Dance Company – Winston-Salem, NC & New York City, NY, USA
  • Brenda Angiel Aerial Dance Company – Capital Federal, ARGENTINA
  • Capacitor – Oakland/San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Cycropia Aerial Dance – Madison, WI, USA
  • Frequent Flyers Productions
  • Orts Dance Theatre – Tuscon, AZ, USA
  • Project Bandaloop – Oakland, CA, USA
  • Provisional Danza – Madrid, SPAIN
  • Spinal Chord Projects – Glasgow, SCOTLAND
  • STREB/Ringside – Brooklyn, NY, USA

• Acrobatic Dance
  • AMEBA Acrobatic & Aerial Dance Company – Chicago, IL, USA

• Experimental New Media
  • Capacitor – Oakland/San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Carol Brown Dances – London, ENGLAND
  • Orts Dance Theatre – Tuscon, AZ, USA
  • Palindrome Inter-media Performance Group
  • Tasdance
  • Troika Ranch – New York, NY, USA

• Improvisatory
  • The Body Cartography Project – Minneapolis, MN, USA/Wellington, NEW ZEALAND
  • Touch Compass Dance Co. (contact improv)
  • Improvisation Plus+ Festival – Washington, DC, USA
  • Rosy Simas Dance Projects – Minneapolis, MN, USA
  • …some dancers and musicians… – Epping Forest, ENGLAND

• Integrated Abilities [disabled/abled]:
  • Anjali Dance Company – Banbury, Oxfordshire, UK
  • AXIS Dance Company
  • Touch Compass Dance Co.
  • Cleveland Ballet Dancing Wheels
  • Danza Mobile – Seville, SPAIN
  • Infinity Dance Theater – New York City, NY, USA
  • Signdance Collective – Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS & London, UK

• Inter-Arts Collaborative
  • Alban Elved Dance Company – Winston-Salem, NC & New York City, NY, USA
  • AlienNation Co. – Houston, TX and Columbia, OH, USA
  • Ballet Magique – Beverly Hills, CA, USA
  • Capacitor – Oakland/San Francisco, CA, USA
  • Carol Brown Dances – London, ENGLAND
  • Cie. Toula Limnaios – Berlin, GERMANY
  • Grupo Cena 11 Cia. de Dança – Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, BRAZIL
  • Lelavision – Seattle, WA, USA
  • On The Boards Contemporary Performance

• Movement Theater / Physical Theater
  
  • ADEKWHAT – Stockholm, SWEDEN
  • Ballet Magique – Beverly Hills, CA, USA
  • CoisCéim Dance Theatre – Dublin, IRELAND
  • Erika Akoh Theatre Mouvement – Atsugi City, Kanagawa, JAPAN
  • FOURKLOR – Ljubljana, SLOVENIA
  • Frantic Assembly – London, UK
  • Gabrielle Lansner & Company – New York City, NY, USA
  • Pontine Movement Theater

• Site Specific
  • Ascendance – Leeds, UK
  • The Body Cartography Project – Minneapolis, MN, USA/Wellington, NEW ZEALAND
  • Boris Willis Moves – Alexandria, VA, USA
  • Newness Dance – London, ENGLAND

LITURGICAL DANCE

• Hosanna Sacred Arts – Nashville, TN USA

HUMOROUS

• Les Ballets Grandiva
• Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo – New York City, NY, USA

WORLD DANCE / ETHNIC DANCE / HISTORICAL DANCE

• Afghani Dance
  • Silk Road Dance – Washington, DC, USA
• African Dance
  • The Artistic Circle of Expression Nyata Nyata – Montreal, Quebec, CANADA
  • Ballethnic Classical ballet with African Dance influences
  • Les Ballets Creoles African/Carribean
  • Les Fioti Fioti’s – Kinshasa, CONGO
  • Ife-Ile – Miami, FL, USA: Afro-Cuban
  • Grupo America Dance Company – Vancouver, B.C., Canada
  • Maimouna Keita West African Dance Company – Brooklyn, NY, USA
  • Newton Moraes Dance Afro-Brazilian
  • Urban Bush Women Contemporary with African influences
  • Utamaduni Cultural Association – Aarhus, DENMARK
• Anatolian (see “Turkish”)
• Armenian
  • Carolyn Krueger and Gulistan Dance Theater – Los Angeles, CA, USA
• Argentine: Tango, etc.
  • Grupo America Dance Company – Vancouver, B.C., Canada
• Australian Indigenous Dance
  • Aboriginal Islander Dance Theatre Aboriginal/Contemporary
  • Bangarra Dance Theatre Aboriginal/Contemporary
• Azerbaijani
  • Avaz International Dance Theatre – Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • Carolyn Krueger and Gulistan Dance Theater – Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • Silk Road Dance – Washington, DC, USA
• Ballets Folklorico
  • Anita N. Martinez Ballet Folklorico – Dallas, TX, USA
  • Ballet Folklórico de Mexico de Amalia Hernández
  • Ballet Folklórico de la Universidad de Guadalajara
  • Calpulli Mexican Dance Company – New York, NY, USA
  • Grupo America Dance Company – Vancouver, B.C., Canada
• Balkan
  • Avaz International Dance Theatre – Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • Silk Road Dance – Washington, DC, USA
• Black Ethnic
  • Arthur Hall and Black Dance in America
• Brazilian Samba, etc.
  • Grupo America Dance Company – Vancouver, B.C., Canada
  • Sambão Para o Povo – Mountain View, CA, USA
• Bulgarian
• Butoh
  • Don McLeod Zen Butoh – Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • Ko Murabushi & Urara Kusanagi Japanese Butoh Dance – AUSTRIA
  • Kokoro Dance – Vancouver, BC, CANADA
  • Mundo Butoh Argentina – Tango Butoh – ARGENTINA
  • Sankai Juku
  • Tangentz Performance Group – Honolulu, HI, USA
• Canadian
  • Grupo America Dance Company – Vancouver, B.C., Canada
• Cape Breton
  • Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble – Crownsville, MD, USA
• Celtic Dance
  • Celtic Dance Theatre – Phoenix, AZ, USA
  • Celtic Fusion
  • Claddagh Dance Company – Ventura, CA, USA
  • Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble – Crownsville, MD, USA
  • Liam Harney Irish Dance Company – San Diego, CA, USA
  • The Riverdance Irish Dance Company
  • To Dance On The Moon – Kerry, IRELAND
• Character Dance
  • Georgian National Ballet – Tbilisi, GEORGIA
• Chilean
  • Grupo America Dance Company – Vancouver, B.C., Canada
• Chinese
  • Chinese Dance Workshop – Toronto, ONT, CANADA
  • Chinese Folk Dance Company – New York City, NY, USA
  • Lorita Leung Dance Association – (Folk, Classical) – Vancouver, BC, CANADA
  • Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company Chinese American
  • Peony Performing Arts (Chinese Dance & Kunqu Opera) – Pacifica, CA, USA
  • Toronto Chinese Dance Company – Toronto, ONT, CANADA
• Colombian
  • Grupo America Dance Company – Vancouver, B.C., Canada
• Clogging
  • Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble – Crownsville, MD, USA
• Croatian
  • Avaz International Dance Theatre – Los Angeles, CA, USA
• Cuban
  • Grupo America Dance Company – Vancouver, B.C., Canada
• Dominican Republic
  • Grupo America Dance Company – Vancouver, B.C., Canada
• Dutch
  • Pieremachochel – Utrecht, THE NETHERLANDS
• Ecuador
  • Grupo America Dance Company – Vancouver, B.C., Canada
• El Salvador
  • Grupo America Dance Company – Vancouver, B.C., Canada
• English
  • Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble – Crownsville, MD, USA
• European Historical Dance
  • Claremont Colleges Ballroom Dance Company – Claremont, CA, USA – 20th Century
  • Consort de Danse Baroque – Cardiff, Wales, UK
  • Dance Through Time
  • The Commonwealth Vintage Dancers
  • Mixed Pickles Vintage Dance Company – Philadelphia, PA, USA
  • New York Baroque Dance Company – New York City, NY, USA
  • Renaissance Dance
  • Seattle Early Dance – Seattle, Washington, USA – Baroque dance
  • Società di Danza – Bologna, ITALY – XV to XIX Century dances

• Finnish
  • Katrilli – Helsinki, FINLAND
• Flamenco
  • A Nuestro Aire – Covina, CA, USA
  • Antinéa Flamenco – GERMANY
  • ¡Arte Flamenco! – Toronto, ONT, CANADA
  • Carmen de Torres y Compañia – Seville, SPAIN
  • Compagnie Blanca Li – Modern Dance & Flamenco
  • Danza Viva
  • El Duende Flamenco – Sidney, NSW, AUSTRALIA
  • Esencia Flamenca – Birmingham, UK
  • Flamenco Dallas – Dallas, TX, USA
  • Flamenco Dance Areti – Adelaide, South Australia, AUSTRALIA
  • Flamenco Express – London, UK
  • Flamenco Puro
  • Flamenco Vivo – Copenhagen, DENMARK
  • Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana – New York, NY, USA
  • Flamenco y Mas – Dublin City, IRELAND
  • Flamenco Zyryab – ARGENTINA
  • Flamencology Dance Studio – Sydney, NSW, AUSTRALIA
  • Gitana Blanca Flamenco Theater – Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • Increpacion Danza – Barcelona, SPAIN
  • Mariquilla Flamenco Dance Company – Grenada, SPAIN
  • Miguel Bernal Flamenco & Spanish Dance Co. – Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • The Ramon de los Reyes Spanish Dance Theatre – Dorchester, MA, USA
  • Ritmo Flamenco – Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
  • Rosa Negra Flamenco Company – Los Angeles, LA, USA
  • Studio Flamenco – Clarence Park, SA, AUSTRALIA
  • Vida Peral – Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS
  • Viva Flamenco – London, UK
• French-Canadian
  • Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble – Crownsville, MD, USA
• Georgian
  • Georgian National Ballet – Tbilisi, GEORGIA
  • Silk Road Dance – Washington, DC, USA
• Greek
  • Avaz International Dance Theatre – Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • Theatre Dora Stratou – Living Museum of Greek Dance – Athens, GREECE
• Highland
  • Minnesota Scottish Celtic Dance Association
• Historic Choreography Revivals
  • Momenta – (Humphrey, St. Denis, Duncan, etc.) – Oak Park, IL, USA
• Honduras
  • Grupo America Dance Company – Vancouver, B.C., Canada
• Hungarian
  • Avaz International Dance Theatre – Los Angeles, CA, USA
• Indian Classical
  • Angahara Ensemble – Yorba Linda, CA, USA – classical: Bharata Natyam & Kuchipudi
  • Bharata Natyum of Dr. Francis Barboza – Edison, NJ, USA
  • Chitresh Das Dance Company – San Rafael, CA, USA
  • Cultural Centre of India – Cincinnati, OH, USA – Bharata Natyam
  • Kay Poursine Bharata Natyam (classical south Indian) [email protected]
  • Natyarpana Dance Company – Madison, WI, USA
  • Navarasa Dance Theater – Somerville, MA, USA
  • Neena & Veena – (East Indian: bhangra, rajastan) – Santa Monica, CA, USA
  • Nrityanjali Academy – INDIA
  • Padma Menon Dance Theatre Classical/Contemporary
  • Rema Shrikant/Ellora Centre for Performing Arts (Bharatanatyam, Mohiniattam,Kuchipudi,Kathakali) – Vadodara, INDIA
  • Shakthi Dance – New York City, NY, USA
• Iranian / Persian
  • Avaz International Dance Theatre – Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • Silk Road Dance – Washington, DC, USA
• Irish see Celtic

• Kurdish
  • Silk Road Dance – Washington, DC, USA
• Latino
  • Aztlan Dance Company – Austin, TX, USA
  • City Dance Corps – Toronto, ONT, CANADA
  • Grupo America Dance Company – Vancouver, B.C., Canada
  • Puerto Rican Folkloric Dance – Austin, TX, USA
• Mexican (see “Ballets Folklorico” above)
• Middle Eastern [There is also an extensive index of middle eastern dance links at the end of this site: Belly Dance Home Page]
  • Adam Basma Music & Dance Company – Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • Afra Al-Kahira – GREAT BRITAIN
  • Angelique & Friends Belly Dance – Mesa, AZ, USA
  • As-Sayf – Middle Eastern/North African
  • Avaz International Dance Theatre – Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • Aziza – Torino, ITALY
  • Desert Moon Dancers – St. Louis, MO, USA
  • Carolyn Krueger and Gulistan Dance Theater – Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • Koresh Dance – Philadelphia, PA, USA
  • Namah Ensemble (contemporary mystical Persian with live music) – Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • Neena & Veena – Santa Monica, CA, USA
  • The Rising Phoenix Dancers – Delray Beach, FL, USA
  • Silk Road Dance – Washington, DC, USA
  • Soraya’s Mid East Dance &Music Productions – Gladwyne, PA; Margate & Princeton, NJ, USA
  • Suhaila Dance Company – Berkeley, CA, USA

• Multicultural/World
  • Groove Merchant Drum & Dance Ensemble – Bordentown, NJ, USA
  • Grupo America Dance Company – Vancouver, B.C., Canada
  • International Dance Theatre – Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS
  • Magic Touch Multicultural Dance Co. – Children’s company.
  • Rythm In Motion Dance Company – World Dance
• Nicaragua
  • Grupo America Dance Company – Vancouver, B.C., Canada
• Peru
  • Grupo America Dance Company – Vancouver, B.C., Canada
• Polish
  • Slask Song and Dance Ensemble – Koszêcin, POLAND
  • Syrena Polish Folk Dance Ensemble – Milwaukee, WI, USA

• Polynesian
  • Grupo America Dance Company – Vancouver, B.C., Canada
• Roma/”Gypsy”
  • Silk Road Dance – Washington, DC, USA
• Samba (see Brazilian Samba)
• Scottish
  • Forrester’s Cape Breton Scottish Dance Co. – Sydney, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, CANADA
• Silk Route
  • Carolyn Krueger and Gulistan Dance Theater – Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • Silk Road Dance – Washington, DC, USA
• South African
  • Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble – Crownsville, MD, USA
• Tadjik
  • Silk Road Dance – Washington, DC, USA
• Tahitian (See “Hawaiian-Tahitian”)
• Turkish (Anatolian)
  • Avaz International Dance Theatre – Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • Collage International Dance Ensemble – Boston, MA, USA
• Ukrainian
  • Shumka – Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA
  • Virsky Spirit of Ukraine
  • Volya Ukrainian Dance Ensemble – Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA
  • Yalenka – Calgary, Alberta, CANADA
• United States (Swing, Lindy Hop, Texas Line Dance, etc.)
  • Grupo America Dance Company – Vancouver, B.C., Canada
• Uzbekistani
  • Avaz International Dance Theatre – Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • Carolyn Krueger and Gulistan Dance Theater – Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • Silk Road Dance – Washington, DC, USA
• Venezuela
  • Grupo America Dance Company – Vancouver, B.C., Canada

Circus Dance

• Seros – New York City, NY, USA