In rehearsal with Newport Contemporary Ballet & Katarzyna Skarpetowska // Kaleidoscope Performances: October 16, 2026 - October 18, 2026 🎥 Video by Emily Baker

Where are women finding opportunities to choreograph on major ballet stages? Read the full 2026–2027 Season Announcements Data Byte to explore the findings and what announced programming tells us about the season ahead.

In rehearsal with Scapino Ballet Rotterdam & Nanine Linning Performances: October 8, 2026 - March 3, 2027 Scapino Ballet Rotterdam will present "La Mer," a new production by Nanine Linning. 🎥 In rehearsal with Music Director Barbara Hannigan

Dance Data Project®’s 2026–2027 Season Announcements Data Byte finds a significant gap between women’s representation among named choreographers and the share of works and performances they receive. Explore the full 2026–2027 Season Announcements Data Byte for more.

Dance Data Project® releases its 2026–2027 Season Announcements Data Byte, examining the seasons announced by the Largest 10 and Largest 25 U.S. ballet and classically based companies. Read the full 2026–2027 Season Announcements Data Byte to explore the findings.

Know a rehearsal director who should be part of DDP Pro? Tag them below, send us their name, make an introduction, or encourage them to create their own profile! 📸 Linda Haberman of The Verdon Fosse Legacy with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Photo by Michelle Reid.

Meet Betty Poindexter, the sixth and final focus of our Unsung Heroines series with the Jacob’s Pillow Archives. #UnsungHeroines #JacobsPillow Photo: Grace Badorek and Betty Poindexter.

✨ DDP PRO COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: CHOREOGRAPHER Meet Audrey Baran, a Filipina-American dance maker, performer, educator, and founder and artistic director of Baran Dance. Who else should be on our radar? 🔎

Choreographer Jennifer Archibald recently made her New York City Ballet debut with "Shared Rain," created for the company’s Fall Fashion Gala. With this commission, she is the third Black woman choreographer commissioned by New York City Ballet. #WellSaidWednesday

Who should be on our radar? 🔎 Know a choreographer who should be listed? Tag them below, send us their name, or make an introduction! Choreographers can also submit their own profiles directly to DDP Pro.

Meet Doris Hering, the fifth portrait in our Unsung Heroines series with the Jacob’s Pillow Archives. #UnsungHeroines #JacobsPillow

In rehearsal with The Australian Ballet & Stephanie Lake // Seven Days // New York City Center’s Fall for Dance Festival Performances: September 22–October 3 📸 Photos by Sally Kaack

Creating the next generation of choreographers takes more than recognizing talent—it takes creating pathways to opportunity. That’s the vision behind DDP Pro.

DDP Pro is here: a new platform designed to connect women creatives and professionals across the dance field with companies looking to hire them. Talent is everywhere. Access to opportunity isn’t. Let’s build the network.

Meet Jennie O’Neil, the fourth woman spotlighted in our Unsung Heroines series with the Jacob’s Pillow Archives. #UnsungHeroines #JacobsPillow

In rehearsal with Michelle Reid // Cape Ballet Africa Performances: October 3, 2026 - October 11, 2026 Cape Ballet Africa will present the quadruple bill Elysium, a program featuring the world premiere of DUENDE by Michelle Reid.

For this week’s #WellSaidWednesday, we’re celebrating a long overdue milestone at New York City Ballet: Principal Dancer Tiler Peck has been named the company’s first Choreographic Associate, making her the first woman in NYCB history to hold a choreographic title.

In rehearsal with FLOCK // Charlotte Ballet Performances: October 2, 2026 - October 17, 2026 Charlotte Ballet will present Black Box Series, a program featuring a world premiere work by choreographic duo Alice Klock and Florian Lochner. Video by Jeffrey Malkofsky-Berger

Meet Maxine Glorsky, the third mini-profile in our Unsung Heroines series with the Jacob’s Pillow Archives. #UnsungHeroines #JacobsPillow Photo 1: Maxine Glorsky and Mimi Schwensen. Photo by Jack Mitchell. Photo 2: Maxine Glorsky and Alonzo Rivera. Photo by John Lindquist.

In rehearsal with Scottish Ballet & Julia Cheng // Entress Performances: September 10, 2026 - October 3, 2026 Scottish Ballet will present Emergence by Crystal Pite alongside the world premiere of Entress by Julia Cheng. 🎥 Video courtesy of Scottish Ballet