"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"

Irish Examiner

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

Irish Examiner

"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"

Dance Europe

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

Dance Europe

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

Irish Examiner

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

Dance Europe

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

Irish Times

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

Irish Examiner

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

Irish Times

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

Irish Times

"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"

Irish Times

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

Irish Times

"Giselle was a company triumph"

Dance Europe

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

Dance Europe

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

Dancing Times

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

Irish Times

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

Irish Times

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

Dance Europe

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

Dance Europe

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

Irish Times

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

Irish Times