"Expertise is a good partner, but no substitute for sophistication.... Foley's vision, approach and style are utterly sophisticated"

"A breathtaking and memorable Giselle, and one of the best you are likely to see"

"Bodyguard, with jazz ballet choreography by former Irish National Ballet ballerina Patricia Crosbie... was a great crowd pleaser"

"Giselle Act II was a company triumph" 

Monica Loughman and Alan Foley as the doomed lovers in Swan Lake, created a world of mystery and romance which captivated the imagination of the audience completely"

"…Cork City Ballet offers a cocktail in which skill is blended with excitement…"

"…Each performance is packed with vitality and passion…"

Irish Examiner                                          
 

"…The Black Swan Pas de Deux brought the house down…"

"Cork City Ballet is gradually and successfully re-establishing classical ballet as an important contribution to the cultural life of the city..."

"Alan Foley gave a dynamic performance showing both technical accuracy and confidence as well as a fine style of aerial impulsion"

Mary Leland, The Irish Times     

"Choreographer Jane Kellaghan deserves special applause for her excellent stage craft"

"Modern themes and references and music are all used with total confidence.... and further distinguished by excellent costuming, confirms Alan Foley as a significant force in dance in Ireland today"

"Cork City Ballet... frothing with charm and professionalism"

"The house was almost silenced by the brilliance of Nikita Shcheglov who orbits the stage in a display of leaping galactic spirals"

Mary Leland, the Irish Times                    

"Patricia Crosbie's short balletic poem Eva, to music by Van Morrison, gave a tantalising hint of what Ireland could contribute to ballet if it managed to harvest its immense musical talent"

"Koulagina is such a pro that she could zap fouettes off on a sloping football pitch"

Emma Manning, Dance Europe Magazine

"Monica Loughman positively sparkled in the Odalisque pas de trois from Le Corsaire"

Carolyn Swift, The Irish Times    

"Highly professional dancers, costumed to the peak of personal performance values, give their technical best"

(Kirov Ballerina) "Veronika Ivanova executed her part with typical Vaganova legs of steel and burnished fifths"

"Alan Foley's Salut d'Amour showed a talent for lyrical romantic choreography"

"Corkonians gave a well deserved standing ovation to Cork City Ballet in the Opera House"