• DDP Talks To Caitlin Vincent

    Rehearsal for American Repertory Ballet’s Americana, a program featuring new work by Michelle Quiner. Video courtesy of American Repertory Ballet.

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  • DDP Advisory Council Welcomes Adam Sklute

    Cassandra Trenary in State of Darkness. Photo by Mo Sadek.

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  • In The Wings: Spring 2026

    Boston Ballet rehearsing for Spring Experience 2026, a program featuring a world premiere work by Lia Cirio. Video courtesy of Ballet Ballet.

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  • DDP Board of Directors Welcomes Emily Green and Emily Hartka

    Rehearsal for Nashville Ballet’s Attitude, featuring Sherlock by Penny Saunders. Photo by Sarah Hartsell.

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  • 2026 Global Resident Choreographers Report

    Rehearsal footage from Ballet Hispánico’s MUJERES: Women in Motion, featuring Cassi Abranches’ Trança (World Premiere). Video courtesy of Ballet Hispánico.

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  • DDP Talks To Hannah MacKenzie-Margulies

    Tiler Peck rehearsing her upcoming world premiere “Symphonie Espagnole” by choreographers Tiler Peck and Alysa Pires. Photo by Erin Baiano.

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  • Global Leadership Report 2026

    Bern Ballet presented Metaphysics, a program featuring new works by Rachelle Anaïs Scott and Sidonie Fossé. Video Courtesy of Bern Ballet.

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  • The Largest 150 U.S Contemporary and Modern Dance Companies Gender Leadership Distribution + Compensation Data Byte

    ODC/Dance’s KT Nelson presented Path of Miracles in collaboration with San Francisco’s vocal ensemble, Volti. Video courtesy of ODC/Dance.

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  • Global Update: Bailey’s Blog

    Gauthier Dance rehearsing Luck / Unluck, featuring world premieres by Aszure Barton & Hofesh Shechter, Photo courtesy of Gauthier Dance.

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Latest Reports

Season Overview 2024-2025

The seventh annual report examining resident choreographers at dance companies, and the third report on companies worldwide. The report examines 300 U.S. and 170 international dance companies, for a total of 470 companies, adding 30 companies to those analyzed in 2025. For this seventh edition, DDP has included the newly expanded Largest 150 U.S. Contemporary and Modern Dance Companies. 
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2026 Global Resident Choreographers Report

The seventh annual report examining resident choreographers at dance companies, and the third report on companies worldwide. The report examines 300 U.S. and 170 international dance companies, for a total of 470 companies, adding 30 companies to those analyzed in 2025. For this seventh edition, DDP has included the newly expanded Largest 150 U.S. Contemporary and Modern Dance Companies. 
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Global Leadership Report 2026

Global Leadership Report 2026

DDP's annual examination for 2026 of the gender distribution of leadership positions at the largest ballet and classically-based companies across the globe.
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2026 Artistic and Executive Compensation Report March 2026

Ballet Artistic and Executive Compensation Report 2026

The Ballet Artistic and Executive Compensation Report is DDP's annual study of pay in the Largest 150 ballet and classically based companies in the U.S., ranked by annual expenditure.
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Download the The Largest 150 U.S Contemporary and Modern Dance Companies Gender Leadership Distribution + Compensation Data Byte

DATA BYTE: The Largest 150 U.S Contemporary and Modern Dance Companies Gender Leadership Distribution + Compensation

The following Data Byte is Dance Data Project® (DDP)’s first combined examination of leadership and compensation among the largest contemporary and modern dance companies in the United States. The Largest 150 U.S. Contemporary & ModernDance Companies report was published in October 2025 and details the Largest 50 U.S. contemporary and modern dance companies, ordered by annual expenditures, as well as the Next and Additional 50 companies, ranking 150 companies in total.
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DDP U.S. Compensation Maps

DDP has created an interactive dashboard designed to explore data related to the Largest 150 ballet and classically based companies across the United States. The map provides visualizations of the cost of living, the distribution of the Largest 150 ballet and classically based companies across the U.S. (based on FY2022 expenditures), and the financial expenditures of these companies to uncover financial trends and disparities.

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We promote equity in all aspects of dance by providing a metrics based analysis through our data base while showcasing women led companies, festivals, competitions, venues, special programs and initiatives. We focus on artists of merit: choreographers, photographers, lighting, costume, set designers, and commissioned composers.

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