"Physically demanding for dancers and awe-inspiring for audiences, Backhausdance is fast becoming a mighty force in the dance world."
- Kris Allen, Coast Magazine

"Backhausdance celebrates modern themes through athletic yet lyrical contemporary movement. This company is a unique mix of physically powerful, socially diverse, beautifully trained dancers with an aggressive approach to motion."
- DanceChannelTV Video on YouTube

"All sweetness and charm, ... with technical finesse equal to the spirited footwork."
- Victoria Looseleaf, LA Times

"Backhausdance, from Orange County, was the weekend's biggest surprise. ... [Backhausdance] has a real sense of shared purpose and a soaring physicality."
- Jennifer de Poyen, The San Diego Union-Tribune

"Ms. Backhaus manages to embody the great joy of being human in her choreography, and she fills her space in ingenious ways ... Her dancers are well suited to the piece; in fact they move quite effortlessly, creating the effect of a delicious summer breeze. Did all this happen ages ago, or are we glimpsing the future?"
- Joanna Beresford, McCallum Theatre

"[Backhausdance] captivated the audience with grace and gumption."
- Victoria Looseleaf, LA Times

"One of the most impressive performances of the day came from Backhaus Dance Company, a contemporary group out of Orange County. The audience gave them a standing ovation."
- Kris Eitland, sandiego.com

"BackhausDance performed last Sunday on the outdoor stage, and 'the audience was totally there for this hard-core company of committed modern dancers,' said producer Chris Hall. "They got a huge ovation.'"
- Union Tribune of San Diego

"[Jennifer Backhaus] picks the perfect music, and she’s got a great sense of humor. At least, one could assume so, based on this example of her work. But as far as choreography goes – did anyone really set this piece? These dancers flow as naturally as a spring of water, and they do it amongst a room full of chairs. Ms. McIvor has transformed her simple, wooden chairs into something like a partner, a shadow, a weapon - and every dancer has one. The dancers’ relationship to their chairs defines them. The chair poses fundamental questions, like: shall we live together or not? Shall we notice these others? Shall we watch or participate? The use of side lighting and the pale, nuanced backdrop are as exquisite as a summer’s day, but when summer’s gone, when the dancers have died and gone to heaven, they might expect God to ask them: How well, how soundlessly, how generously did you move with your chair?"
- Joanna Beresford, McCallum Theatre

"Orange’s Backhausdance troupe has a spirit like a willow tree"
- OC Weekly

"[Backhausdance] demonstrates an awesome unity, even when they differentiate in movement – so that they remain cohesive, like the parts of an atom or a planetary system. Indeed, audience members may feel as if they have witnessed a cosmic event, or the hidden machinations of the universe, as the Backhaus dancers perform with authority, and without the overt expression of human joy, sorrow and coquetry that often dominate the modern medium. Disintegration may be something like destiny in the respective mise en scene – and in the future success of this promising, young company."
- Joanna Beresford, McCallum Theatre

"Nobody on the eight-part bill outdanced the companies run by Orange County's Jennifer Backhaus and San Francisco's Viktor Kabaniaev.   In 'Push,' an imaginative, brilliantly realized Backhaus partnering experiment, Andrea Brache and William Lu always seemed to be leaning into each other, balanced at the most precarious angles, absolute in their trust."
- Lewis Segal, LA Times

“Elements of unusual choreography, an artful aesthetic, and surprise…gripping work.” 
- Rachel Levin, ExploreDance.com

"Artistic director-choreographer Jennifer Backhaus has both a craftsman's skill and a commercial flair…”
-  Laura Bleiberg, OC Register