PRESS & REVIEWS
“Unique, special, and entirely personal … this show is a new evolution in dance.”
Naveed Moeed, Chatham Life & Style
“This imaginative and immersive performance literally presents the audience with a new sensorial way to experience dance and theater.”
Kim Jackson, Beltline to Broadway
“Regional choreography gets its full due this season: after enVISION, ShaLeigh Dance Works’ astounding season opener.”
Byron Woods, Indy Week
“ShaLeigh Dance Works Takes a Fresh Perspective in New Performance.”
Megan Tillotson, Durham Magazine
“ShaLeigh Dance Works’ original production enVISION: Sensory Beyond Sight kicked off the summer season for the American Dance Festival and was a sensational and poetically eye-opening performance.”
Josh Bottoms, CVNC
“Intriguing, innovative, and immersive.”
Dilip Barman, Saathee Raleigh Magazine
“ShaLeigh Dance Works’ company moved with precision across a meadow stage at Mystic Farm & Distillery, captivating the crowd.”
Marie Muir, Durham Magazine
“I’ve followed SDW for four years and have been amazed at the progression of the company. ShaLeigh treats dancers as collaborators, gently encouraging their creativity. Truly, this is a work in which all the elements combine in ways that captivate an audience.”
Timothy Walter, Durham Fruit
“I love this work! So powerful and focused! The build-up of tension is breathtaking!”
Jodi Kaplan, Booking Dance
“In a most eloquent, fierce, and dynamic language of movement, The In-Between holds the space for introspection and ultimately for empathetic discovery.”
Myra Weise, Proxemic Media
“Compelling and powerful!”
Susan Broili Arts
“Beautifully danced and featuring choreography and movement so smooth as to be almost primal, this performance is sensual, engaging, and breathtakingly beautiful.”
Triangle Arts Review
“Its nuanced social metaphors and raw emotional realism reminded me of Pina Bausch.”
Criticalifragilistic Blog
“Comerford’s vivid imagination is clearly on display throughout this thought-provoking new work.”
Byron Woods, Indy Week
“ShaLeigh Dance Works presented a 90-minute respite from daily anxiety and offered a sense of hope that diverse peoples could peacefully co-exist. After this affirming work, the world outside seemed brighter.”
Susan Broili Arts
“A fresh, new dance group is quickly making upward progress on the Triangle scene … ShaLeigh Dance Works is becoming known for its inclusive and adventurous programming.”
Jackson Cooper, CVNC
“Rousing group work.”
Michaela Dwyer, Indy Week
“A marvelous surprise … Comerford’s dance language, with its mix of Gaga-style freedom of movement and balletic elegance, is well suited to the complex balance of dance theatre.”
Kate Dobbs Ariail, CVNC