Dance Data Project

Dance Data Project®
American Ballet Theatre Studio Company in Gemma Bond’s Interchangeable Text. Photo by Eric Baiano.
Courtesy of American Ballet Theatre.
Dance Data Project®
Pacific Northwest Ballet School instructor Eva Stone with inaugural year students of
PNB School’s “New Voices: Choreography and Process for Young Women in Dance” class.
Photo © Lindsay Thomas.
Dance Data Project®
Smuin Contemporary Ballet dancers Nicole Haskins, Susan Roemer, and Jane Rehm perform Helen Pickett’s Petal (2015).
Courtesy of Smuin Contemporary Ballet.
Photo by Chris Hardy.
Dance Data Project®
Still from Melissa Barak’s “Pretty, Peculiar Things” (June 2019).
Photo by Cheryl Mann. Courtesy of Melissa Barak.
Dance Data Project®
Scene from Akwarium, Choreography by Katarzyna Skarpetowska,
Courtesy of Richmond Ballet,
Photo by Sarah Ferguson.

Informing equity through data
analysis, advocacy and programming

Dance Data Project® is a global resource for the study and analysis of major national and international dance companies, venues, and choreographic awards. In addition, DDP surveys ballet competitions, festivals and scholarship programs worldwide. We provide a resource for those seeking information about female choreographers, set, costume & lighting designers, as well composers of classically based dance music.

We also cover recent news (as you’ll see below) and provide an archive of articles related to issues surrounding classical dance, including pay transparency and equity, hiring and and harassment policies. Browse, have a look, and feel free to provide feedback by contacting us on our contact page. Many thanks for visiting.

“This is not a pipeline issue. It is a failure of imagination by a field whose job is to imagine the way the world could be.”

– Rachel Chavkin, Tony award-winning director of “Hadestown”

About the Dance Data Project®

Find out about our organization, mission, our methods, and the results of our decades of advocacy.

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Research & Data

We encourage you to send us updates,
let us know about special initiatives, or call our attention
to areas for study or a company, artist, festival, competition
or venue we haven’t discovered yet.

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Scene from Bonzi, Choreography by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa
Courtesy of BalletX, photo by Alexander Iziliaev

DDP Announcements

Jan 21, 2020

Just Released: Global Resident Choreographer Survey

Dance Data Project® (DDP) has conducted an initial examination of resident choreographer positions globally within the ballet industry. DDP found that among the 116 international and U.S. ballet companies studied, a significant majority have hired men as resident choreographers. The study reveals that 37 of the 116 ballet companies surveyed globally employ resident choreographers. Twenty-eight of these 37 companies have placed exclusively men in this position (76%). Read the report here.

DDP Talks To…

Stills of choreographer Stephanie Martinez in rehearsal with Dance Kaleidoscope. Photo by Crowe's Eye Photography. Courtesy of Stephanie Martinez.

MEET THE CHOREOGRAPHER: STEPHANIE MARTINEZ

Stephanie Martinez, the award-winning choreographer based in Chicago who has created works for Joffrey Ballet and Charlotte Ballet, among other companies, sits down with DDP.

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Meet the Company: Richmond Ballet

DDP shares our first ever Meet the Company feature. Hear about the success story that is the inaugural company, Richmond Ballet, from its founding artistic director Stoner Winslett and managing director Brett Bonda.

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Pacific Northwest Ballet’s "NEW VOICES: Choreography and Process for Young Women in Dance"

DDP Founder and President Liza Yntema interviews the team behind Pacific Northwest Ballet's New Voices: Choreography and Process for Young Women in Dance.

Full Interview

Resources

Women Who
Inspire Us

We are always looking for new women
leaders in dance to feature on our site. You can
see a list of some of the women who stand out to us
on our Resources page.

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Our Book/Film List

Educate yourself on the dance world, past and present, with some of our favorite novels and films in the dance genre.

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Scene from Rock-a-Bye, Choreography by Penny Saunders, Courtesy of BalletX—Photographer: Candice DeTore