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 FounderArtistic director (AD)Choreographer Active Alberta Ballet Company Ballet Calgary Alberta early 1950s–present Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada Ballet Moncton New Brunswick 2002–present Ballet BC Contemporary ballet Vancouver British Columbia 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 1969–present Corpus Founders David Danzon and Sylvie Bouchard 1997–present Corpuscule Dance Contemporary; disability Montreal Quebec Marie-Hélène BellavanceFila 13 ProductionsContemporaryMontrealQuebecFounder: Lina Cruz AD: Lina Cruz2003 - present Ballet Montreal Quebec 1957–present Contemporary Montreal and Ottawa Quebec and Ontario 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–presentMascallDance ContemporaryVancouverBritish ColumbiaFounder Jennifer Mascall1989–presentMenaka Thakkar Dance CompanyIndian classicalTorontoOntarioFounded Menaka Thakkar1984–presentMotus O dance theatreContemporaryStouffvilleOntarioFounders- Cynthia Croker, James Croker, Gary Kirkham, Jack Langenhuizen, Beth Newell, Natalie Radford.1990–present National Ballet of Canada Ballet Toronto Ontario 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 1959–presentQuébec Ballet – Le Ballet du QuébecBalletQuebecQuebecChristiane Bélanger2001–present Mascall Dance Society Contemporary Vancouver British Columbia Founder Jennifer Mascall 1982–present

Notes

The Canadian Encyclopedia lists some other companies:

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