Female Leaders & Choreographers

What do we hope to achieve?

We hope to bring light to the discrepancies in the representation of women in leadership and choreographic roles throughout the ballet community, as well as highlight leading females figures in the dance world, in order to inspire the next generation.

The issue.

According to the Dance Data Project®:

  • Out of the top 179 ballet companies worldwide, women only make up 33% of the Artistic Directors.

  • Only 20% of ballets have been choreographed by women.

Hear first-hand accounts

Grace Holmes, Director of San Francisco Ballet School

Tamara Rojo, Artistic Director of San Francisco Ballet

Mavis Staines, Former Artistic Director of National Ballet School of Canada

Our solutions.

At this point, we are still gathering data, talking to relevant figures, and learning more about this issue.