Backhausdance

Name

Backhausdance

Legal name

Backhausdance

Website

https://backhausdance.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performing Arts (Contemporary Dance)

NAICS

Dance Companies (711120), Fine Arts Schools (61161), Performing Arts Companies (7111)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Dance Festivals & Dance Series (MPAGADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Dance & Movement (Ballroom, Contemporary, Social Dance) (EDAAAGAD)

Keywords

• Contemporary dance performance
• Dance education programs
• Summer dance intensive
• Dance educator training
• K-12 arts education

Headquarters

HQ city

Orange

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, Backhausdance relies on tax-deductible donations from individuals to support professional dancers, artistic staff, performances, and education programs. Donations can be designated for specific purposes including creation and production of new work, education programs, or professional artist stipends.
2. Ticket Sales and Performance Revenue: Revenue from professional performances presenting original choreography and guest choreographers at theaters throughout Southern California and beyond.
3. Summer Intensive Program Tuition: Registration fees for the annual summer dance intensive for teens, pre-professional and advanced dancers. Three-week program ranges from $2,275-$2,425, two-week from $1,550-$1,650, single week from $825-$875 depending on registration timing.
4. Educators Institute Registration: Professional development program for K-12 and collegiate dance educators. Registration fee is $700, or $595 with discount when students register for Summer Intensive.
5. Education Program Fees: Revenue from school residencies, assemblies, workshops, master classes, and lecture-demonstrations reaching K-12 schools, higher education, and community organizations throughout Southern California.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Backhausdance is a non-profit contemporary dance company that creates, performs, and shares original contemporary dance works at theaters across Southern California and beyond. It complements professional performance with K-12 and community education programs, an annual pre-professional summer intensive at Chapman University, a four-day Educators Institute for dance teachers, and site-specific community engagement, supported by tax-deductible donations and tuition.

Product overview

Backhausdance is a non-profit contemporary dance company founded in 2003 by Jennifer Backhaus, operating as Orange County's premier professional dance company. The organization offers a multi-faceted portfolio consisting of: (1) Professional Dance Performances featuring original choreography and guest works at Southern California venues; (2) BDSI Summer Intensive, an annual three-week (or shorter options) summer program for teens and pre-professional dancers at Chapman University; (3) Backhausdance Educators Institute, a four-day professional development program for K-12 and collegiate dance educators; (4) K-12 Education Programs including assemblies, workshops, and residencies; and (5) Community Engagement Programs with site-specific performances. The company also operates the B. Mor Scholarship Fund providing talent scholarships and employs Teaching Artists for school and community programs throughout the region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Professional Dance Performances

Quantifiable outcome

• Reached over 8,500 audience members in 24/25 season
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• McCallum TheatrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNearly 20-year partnership with McCallum Theatre and McCallum Theatre Education Department in Coachella Valley. This collaboration has played a vital role in the growth of Backhausdance, leading to the development of innovative projects and the commissioning of multiple new works for performance at the McCallum Theatre and in surrounding schools. Through this partnership, Backhausdance has brought high-quality educational programming including classes, assemblies, and performances to schools and students throughout the Coachella Valley.
• Chapman UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChapman University's Department of Dance provides rehearsal space and professional training program. Jennifer Backhaus serves on the dance faculty. The Sandi Simon Center for Dance is the primary venue for Summer Intensive and Educators Institute programs.
• Anaheim BalletminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnaheim Ballet provides state-of-the-art rehearsal space for Backhausdance. Anaheim Ballet is the City of Anaheim's resident company.
• Brigham Young UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArtist-in-residence relationship with Brigham Young University for dance department collaboration.
• Moorpark CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArtist-in-residence relationship with Moorpark College dance department.
• Santa Ana CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArtist-in-residence relationship with Santa Ana College dance department.
• Temecula PresentscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBackhausdance is the resident dance company for Temecula Presents, expanding into Riverside and the Inland Empire.
• California Dance Educators AssociationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBackhausdance appears as guest artist for California Dance Educators Association.
• Irvine Barclay TheatreminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPart of the dance@thebarclay series at Irvine Barclay Theatre.
• Segerstrom Center for the ArtsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPerformed at Fall for Dance series at Segerstrom Center for the Arts.
• Carpenter Performing Arts CenterminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPerformed at Carpenter Performing Arts Center.
• South Coast RepertoryminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPerformed on Studio Series at South Coast Repertory.
• Old Town Temecula Community TheaterminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPresented by Old Town Temecula Community Theater.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pilobolus: Internationally touring contemporary dance company producing original choreography with strong education and outreach programming. Comparable in performance + education hybrid model.
• Complexions Contemporary Ballet: Contemporary dance company producing original contemporary works and touring. Directly comparable in artistic mission around contemporary choreography and touring performance revenue model.
• L.A. Dance Project: Los Angeles contemporary dance company under Benjamin Millepied producing original choreography and touring. Directly comparable in geographic base and artistic positioning in the Southern California contemporary dance ecosystem.
• Malpaso Dance Company: Contemporary dance company producing original choreography with strong educational and community programming components. Comparable in mission focus on contemporary choreography paired with community outreach.
• ODC/Dance: San Francisco-based contemporary dance company with a comparable structure of professional performance, school programs, and community classes. Closely comparable operating model and educational outreach scope.
• Whim W'Him: Seattle-based contemporary dance company performing original choreography with a comparable lean organizational structure and touring model. Comparable as a regional contemporary dance nonprofit of similar scale.
• BODYTRAFFIC: Los Angeles-based contemporary dance company producing original works and touring nationally with a similar nonprofit model combining professional performance with community/education programming. Directly comparable in scale, mission, and Southern California ecosystem.

Regional players

• Smuin Ballet: San Francisco-based contemporary ballet company with touring performances and education programming. Comparable regional contemporary dance nonprofit model but serving the Bay Area rather than Southern California.

Broad incumbents

• Mark Morris Dance Group: Larger, established contemporary dance company with deep education and community programming arms. Comparable mission but significantly greater scale and institutional resources.
• Hubbard Street Dance Chicago: Major regional contemporary dance company with extensive education and community engagement programming. Comparable in mission but operates at meaningfully larger scale and budget.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/backhausdance
• Xx.com/backhausdance
• Facebookfacebook.com/backhausdance
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/backhausdance

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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