Chaddick Dance Theater has the right name...its dancers and choreographer, Cheryl Chaddick, have a flair for acting. Making their Austin debut Friday at Ballet Austin’s Austin Ventures Studio Theater, the Chaddick company got more than a few laughs from a welcoming audience.

"Cheryl Chaddick is a dancemaker of elegance and emotional subtlety, whose formal abilities support the emotional impact of her work. Company Chaddick is lively and sensuous...the work thrives on kinetic energy strictly controlled by logic."

Hits the floor running and doesn't stop...this choreographer possesses a considerable range of tonal nuance.

A true artistic and craftsman at work. Company Chaddick...(is) a whole group of dancers that truly know and practice the art of dance.