Tallman is a compelling, emotive dancer who conveys a sense of power onstage that transcends her diminuitive size.
— Kyle MacMillan, The Denver Post
the runaway’s girlfriend — played by dancer Sarah Tallman, who is the emotional prism of this ballet, as all the complexities of emotion in the movement can only exist in the context of her power — works her way toward a reckoning
— Michael J. Henry, Huffington Post
Of special note was Tallman’s ability to embody choreography in such a way that character explodes out of her dancing.
— Donald Atwood, World Dance Review