The name Moscow Ballet has commonly been applied to a number of different ballet companies, these include:*Moscow Ballet (United States), A Russian ballet company. The Moscow Ballet tours annually in the United States with its Great Russian Nutcracker production.*The Bolshoi Ballet, based in Moscow in Russia has often been referred to generically as "The Moscow Ballet"*A Russian company known as Ballet Moskva ("Ballet Moscow").*A "Moscow Ballet", founded in 1979, gained publicity in 1987 when a dancer, Andrei Ustinov, defected during the company’s first U.S. tour. Its artistic director is Vyacheslav Gordeyev, previously of the Bolshoi Ballet. Its 1987 tour was seen by an estimated 150,000 people.**Moscow Dramatic Ballet, founded prior to 1992 **Moscow Festival Ballet, founded in 1989, **Moscow Grand Ballet**National Russian Ballet**Moscow Folk Ballet**Russian Festival Ballet, founded in 1989**Russian National Ballet founded in 1956**The Imperial Russian Ballet Company - Source: Wikipedia
