Press Kit

Next Reflex’s 2022 Press Kit

Press Releases

Freshly Shaken Not Stirred 2018 – Lorton, VA

Winter Music and Dance Festival 2018 – Lorton , VA

en Route! A Touring Dance Project 2017 – Fredericksburg, VA

Jump In at the Work House Arts Center, Lorton VA

en Route! A Touring Dance Project 2016 – Fredericksburg, VA

En Route Flyer 2016


Here are a few selections from what the press is saying about NRDC choreography:

May 21, 2022 “The five dancers moved in a symphony of swirls enhanced by long bridal-like white gowns, each one a little different. Their arms jut forward from the shoulders as do legs from the hips in parallel positions. They loop, twist, and circle frenetically.” ~Luella Christopher
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February 1, 2017 “The goal of the dance, according to Rowley, is to encourage audience members to become engaged with the arts and to find their own ways to support and use art to create change.”
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April/May 2015 Issue Ngoma Reader Magazine Interview
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July 9 , 2014 “Clean Sweep” Kogard Gallery in Washington DC “The two dancers from the Next Reflex Dance Collective…sometimes grabbed wrists and pulled, and other times they were separated by the mini gulf of water between them. Throughout this section, one felt a palpable dramatic tension.” ~Carmel Morgan, Critical Dance
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June 19, 2011 “…“Places in Space” together read like succinct messages jotted on the backs of postcards depicting vacations in bucolic and exotic locales.” ~Lisa Traiger, Danceviewtimes
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“…a technical exploration of the dynamic of speed, impact and close interaction. …made me think of hot sunlight and daring athletics.” ~Jeff Hoodock, Daily News Record, Harrisonburg, VA

“Trickle was a nice change of mood, evoking a sensuous, otherwordly minimalism. Roxann Morgan, performing her own work, rendered the act of bathing in a simple metal tub as a slow, troubled physical meditation. Dressed in a sheer shift over unobtrusive tights, the dancer managed to focus our attention sharply onto various parts of her body.” ~Jeff Hoodock, Daily News Record, Harrisonburg, VA