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Largest 150 U.S. Ballet and Classically Based Companies 2026 – Preview

This is the eighth annual study of the Largest 150 U.S. Ballet and Classically Based Companies. DDP reviewed 215 companies, ranked the 193 qualifying nonprofit companies with Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) financial data, and analyzed the finances of the Largest 150 by expenditure and revenue. The report offers transparent, data-driven insights into the economic realities and ongoing challenges facing the dance sector.
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DATA BYTE: Season Announcements 2026‑2027

This report examines the gender distribution of works announced by the Largest 25 U.S. ballet and classically based companies for their upcoming season. This study marks a major expansion of DDP’s research scope. The inclusion of festival, gala, tour, studio, and second-company programming paints a more holistic picture of the industry, illuminating additional areas where choreography by women is underrepresented. It is also DDP’s first study to weigh women’s share by number of performances and to analyze legacy repertory.
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Season Overview 2025-2026

The 2025-2026 Season Overview examines choreographic works performed by the Largest 150 Ballet and Classically based companies ranked by their FY2023 expenditure. This is DDP's fifth edition assessing the Largest 150 companies – a significant expansion from early versions, which examined only the Largest 50 and then the Largest 100. In total, the report analyzes 1,748 works, an expansion of 122 more than the 1,626 works examined in the Season Overview 2024-2025 Report, released in July 2026.
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2026 Largest Contemporary and Modern Companies

2026 Largest Contemporary and Modern Dance Companies Report

This is the fifth report ranking U.S. contemporary and modern dance companies by their fiscal year expenditure. This is the second year that the Largest 150 U.S. contemporary and modern dance companies has been examined, providing an opportunity for direct comparisons at our maximum scope of analysis. 
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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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DDP is proud to announce the launch of DDP PRO, our creative engagement platform. Please click HERE to register for the site and explore our community centered website designed to expand access and opportunity for women creatives. Doing so increases local hiring, extending the reach of donor dollars and keeping money in local arts communities.

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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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