Glamour, movement, fascination… this is ballroom dancing.
The desire to move gracefully on the floor seems synonymous with the way we want to move through life.
Still a relatively young form of physical activity, ballroom dancing has developed through many stages to its present day resurgent popularity. From socially unacceptable, to social activity, as an Olympic sport, or as an art form, its transformation has taken over 100 years, very little of which has been documented… until now.
Who were the people who moved this field of dance to where it is today, loved by millions? What are their stories? Who were their mentors and what inspired them? What is their essence? These are some of the questions I will answer in my book entitled, BALLROOM ICONS.
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Since 1976 I have been actively involved in ballroom dancing as a participant, coach and judge. It was my vision to create a book that is through its format, a piece of art, and through its content, a true and intriguing documentation of ballroom history. The people who ‘speak’ have influenced ballroom dancing, and its various facets. The early pioneers have passed away and we lose more and more of those who remember the ‘roots’ of this elegant craft. I want to record the knowledge of those great masters before it is lost forever. This is the central theme of the book project I have been working on since 2002.
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Until today, a book as comprehensive and poignant on this topic has not been available in any language; most literature is of a technical nature.
Now it is here! I am happy to announce, that Ballroom Icons has been launched in Blackpool, May 25, 2009!
We produced a Limited Luxury Collectors Edition of 2500 books which come in a beautiful dark linen box with embossed print and have the following special features (printed in Germany):
- numbered
- thread bound
- 296 pages
- 64 featured artists/icons
- two dance-history parts
- transparent pages overlaying art photography
- fold out of 200 vintage pictures from the icons in action in their time, dating back to 1910 -’20
- testimonies from former World champions about their favourite icons
- includes four (4) random art prints of different icons on special photo-art paper, suitable for framing
- some more special features
You can order your own copy online.
Thank you and enjoy,
BRIGITT MAYER, author
