Dance Data Project

Dance Data Project™
Scene from Broken Wings, Choreography by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa
Courtesy of English National Ballet
Photo by Laurent Liotardo
Dance Data Project™
Scene from Citizen, Choreography by Laurie Stallings
Courtesy of American Ballet Theatre
Photo by Rosalie O’Connor
Dance Data Project™
Image of Choreographer Nicole Haskins.
Photo by Chris Hardy

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 complete our
Self Report Survey, but also 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

Jun 24, 2019

Just Released: Boards of Directors & Trustees Analysis

The following is a report on the gender distribution of leaders within the Top 50 domestic companies’ Boards of Directors and Boards of Trustees. The data is separated into two subsections: Chair Gender Distribution and Executive Committee Gender Distribution. DDP cites sources and expresses limitations at the end of the report.Download the June 2019 Report

Meet a Choreographer: Penny Saunders

Our founder, Liza Yntema, recently sat down with Penny Saunders whose work she has supported through Hubbard Street Dance Company. Saunders is the choreographer-in residence at Grand Rapids Ballet and receives support from New York City Ballet Choreographic Commissions Initiative.

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Lia Cirio with Desean Taber and María Álvarez; photo by Brooke Trisolini; courtesy of Boston Ballet

Meet a New Choreographer: Lia Cirio

Lia Cirio is taking on a new role: choreographer. Cirio has joined Boston Ballet's ChoreograpHER initiative, which gives female company members the opportunity to produce and present original works of choreography. Our Founder, Liza Yntema, recently signed on as Lead Sponsor of the program.

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BalletX dancers Caili Quan, Chloe Perkes, and Andrea Yorita in Penny Saunders' Rock-a-Bye. Photo by Candice DeTore.

Meet a Company Director: Christine Cox

The absolute first thing to know about Christine Cox is that she is incredibly kind, and the second that she has huge reserves of energy. The enthusiasm, optimism and genuine joy she brings to even the smallest detail or the briefest encounter, do much to explain the extraordinary success and outsized impact of her influential […]

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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 Research 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