Question: What is a ballet company?
Answer: A ballet company is a group of dancers who perform ballet. A ballet company employs dancers as well as a managerial staff. Most ballet companies are associated with a ballet school. Students who attend the ballet school are often rewarded a position in the company.
Most ballet companies depend on financial support in the form of government subsidies as well as private funding. Many ballet companies divide their dancers into three groups, principal, soloist, and the corps de ballet. Large ballet companies often have their own orchestra, while small companies routinely hire local orchestras or pianists for performances.
Below is a list of well-known ballet companies:
- Paris Opera Ballet
- Ballet Russes
- Bolshoi Ballet
- Ballet BC
- American Ballet Theatre
- Joffrey Ballet
- New York City Ballet
