List of dance companies in Canada explained

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<	-- no list in col title -->	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	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	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 CruzAD: Lina Cruz	2003 - present
	Ballet	Montreal	Quebec	Founder Ludmilla Chiriaeff AD Ivan Cavallari	1957–present
	Contemporary	Montreal and Ottawa	Quebec and Ontario	Founder Jeanne Renaud	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[1]
Menaka Thakkar Dance Company	Indian classical	Toronto	Ontario	Founded Menaka Thakkar	1984–present[2]
Motus O dance theatre	Contemporary	Stouffville	Ontario	Founders- Cynthia Croker, James Croker, Gary Kirkham, Jack Langenhuizen, Beth Newell, Natalie Radford.	1990–present[3] [4]
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[5] [6]
Toronto Dance Theatre	Contemporary	Toronto	Ontario	Founders Peter Randazzo, Patricia Beatty and David Earle[7] 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

Notes

The Canadian Encyclopedia lists some other companies:

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mascall Dance - Vancouver, BC, Canada . mascalldance.ca . 25 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061205030526/http://mascalldance.ca/ . 5 December 2006 . dead.
2. Web site: Menaka Thakkar. Crabb. Michael. 2012-12-25. The Canadian Encyclopedia. 2020-05-18.
3. Web site: New modes move MOTUS O. 15 October 2008. The Georgia Straight. 6 November 2021.
4. Web site: What A Dance Troupe Taught Me About Resilience. John. Baldoni. Forbes.com. 6 November 2021.
5. Web site: Katherine Cornell . Max Wyman . 2015-03-04 . Royal Winnipeg Ballet . Thecanadianencyclopedia.ca . 2015-11-14.
6. Web site: Dance in Canada . Thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. 6 November 2021.
7. Web site: ABOUT + MISSION — Toronto Dance Theatre . www.tdt.org . 25 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160912115433/http://www.tdt.org/mission-vision/ . 12 September 2016 . dead.