Selected Press Quotes

The synthesis of African and modern dance styles creates a celebration by turns sober, sacred and exultant, a tribute to the work already done on the road to racial justice - and the work that remains.
  -- Byron Woods, The News & Observer

In an area where there are a plenitude of artists in all phases of the arts, 2 Near The Edge is one of the most creatively versatile of them all. Working both as a duo and as a pair of artists, they thrive on sharing their talents with others in collaborations that are scintillatingly individual in their creation, works that would never come about without that particular combination of artists that have brought it to life. As the song says, "putting it together" is what counts. And we may count on Two Near The Edge to do just that.
  --Alan R. Hall, The Chapel Hill News

... the concert ended with Zoots! - the first collaboration between 2 Near The Edge and Swing Feats. With Gregg Gelb's original score, the four partners - Burris with Khalsa and Badu with Cinniger - melded jazz and swing into a smoldering quartet of exhibitionist fun. The crowd loved it. Then it was off to the Bryan Center's basement for a big, open swing dance party.
--Linda Haac, The Independent Weekly

In every dance their partnership is electric. Their steps mirror or follow each other, powerfully and gracefully. Their eye contact is intensely intimate or joyful. Their choreography invents new ways to touch the partner's face or head that express deep feeling, inviting the audience to enjoy the relationship created as well as the dance.
--Tina P. Jones, Greensboro New & Record

2 Near The Edge creates some very tantalizing work, which breaks down barriers on more than one level. It is we, as Triangle residents, who should flaunt Two Near The Edge as our own particular treasure.
--Alan R. Hall, The Chapel Hill News

Each is a talented artist in his/her own right, and their partnership brings together not only two gifted dancer/choreographers, but also, often, gifted artists in other media as well.
--Viki Atkinson, The Spectator

I hate artists who play it safe. Maybe that's why I’Äôm so wild about the local duo 2 Near The Edge. As their name implies, 2 Near The Edge take a lot of chances with their material - and that's a part of what makes them so exciting. It's the kind of performance you'll find yourself thinking about weeks after it's over.
--Keith Hartman, The Independent Weekly

The debut of 2 Near The Edge was the occasion for two premieres and an abiding sense of childhood wonder . . . 2 Near The Edge . . . presented basic mysteries and potentials of human growth via accessible art.
--Lee Lourdeaux, Dance Magazine