Dance Company Style Influences Country City
Urban Bush Women modern USA
african, storytelling New York, NY
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago jazz modern, balletUSA Chicago, IL
Paul Taylor Dance Company modern ballet USA New York, NY
Shen Wei Dance Arts modern USA New York, NY
theater, chinese opera, painting, sculpture
Mark Morris Dance Group modern ballet USA New York, NY
Taipei Crossover modern Taiwan
literature, music Taipei
Cloud Gate Dance Theater modern Taiwan Taipei
Trisha Brown Dance modern post-modernismUSA New York, NY
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater modern USA
Horton technique New York, NY
Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company modern theater USA New York, NY
Twyla Tharp Dance modern ballet USA New York, NY
Parsons Dance Company modern USA New York, NY
Pilobolus Dance Theater modern gymnastics USA Washington, CT
Merce Cunningham Dance Company modern USA New York, NY
Dairakudakan butoh Japan Tokyo
African American Dance Ensemble african USA Durham, NC
Dayton Contemporary Dance Company modern USA Dayton, OH
Limon Dance Company modern USA
Humphrey Technique New York, NY
Alban Elved Dance Company modern USA
ariel, multi-media Winston-Salem, NC
Liz Lerman Dance Exchange modern USA
community dance Washington D.C.
Axis Dance Company modern, USA Oakland, CA
physically integrated improvisation, martial arts
Brenda Angiel Aeriel Dance Company modern aerial Agrentina Buenos Aires
Noche Flamenca flamenco Spain Madrid
Website Year Founded Artistic Director Founder
www.urbanbushwomen.org 1984 Jawole Willa Jo Zollar
Jawole Willa Jo Zollar
www.hubbardstreetdance.com 1977 Lou Conte Jim Vincent
www.ptdc.org 1954 Paul Taylor Paul Taylor
www.shenweidancearts.org 2001 Shen Wei Shen Wei
www.mmdg.org 1980 Mark Morris Mark Morris
www.cyberstage.com.tw/english/old/d/d08.htm 1994 Man-fei Lo Man-fei Lo, Shu-ji Chen, Tai-chu Yeh and Su-chu
www.cloudgate.org.tw/index_e.htm 1973 Lin Hwai-Min Lin Hwai-Min
www.trishabrowncompany.org/ 1970 Trisha Brown Trisha Brown
www.alvinailey.org 1958 Judith Jamison Alivn Ailey
www.billtjones.org 1982 Bill T. Jones Bill T. Jones and Arnie Zane
www.twylatharp.org 1965 Twyla Tharp Twyla Tharp
www.parsonsdance.org 1987 David Parsons David Parsons
www.pilobolus.com 1971 Michael Tracy and Tracy, Jonathan
Robby Barnett, Alison Chase, MichaelJonathan WolkenWolken
www.merce.org 1953 Merce Cunningham Merce Cunningham
www.ne.jp/asahi/butoh/itto/rakuda/rakuda.htm 1972 Akaji Maro Akaji Maro
http://users.vnet.net/aade/main.html 1968 Dr. Chuck Davis Dr. Chuck Davis
www.dcdc.org 1968 Kevin Ward Jeraldyne Blunden
www.limon.org 1947 Carla Maxwell Jose Limon
www.albanelved.com 1997 Karola LuttringhausKarola Luttringhaus
www.danceexchange.org 1976 Liz Lerman Liz Lerman
www.axisdance.org 1987 Judith Smith Bonnie Lewkowicz, Judith Smith
www.aerialdance.com 1989 Brenda Angiel Brenda Angiel
www.nocheflamenca.com 1993 Martin Santangelo Martin Santangelo, Soledad Barrio
n, Tai-chu Yeh and Su-chun Wu
nathan Wolken