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From Australian Dance ReviewMay 13th, 2010 Received this from Shirley Wall, editor of the Australian Dance Review: Your book has just arrived, it looks fabulous. As an avid reader I am finding it hard to get my nose out of it! Thanks a lot for sending it and I will include a write up on it in our next issue. So come back to read the newest review of Ballroom Icons The new websiteApril 23rd, 2010
After one year it was high time to revamp www.BallroomIcons.com and adjust it to the new and different demands. We wanted to answer frequently asked questions even before they were asked and allow for an easy, fun George Pytlik the ad wiz was the perfect man for the job; being a dance addict himself (besides advertising pro) he had the ability to comprehend the vision I had with the book, and transform what is fundamentally a sales-site into an aesthetic experience. Thank you George!</> I hope you enjoy this site and take your time to look through it. Feel free to comment on the blog posts, and to give me any feedback use the feedback form. Ballroom Icons book worthy of titleSeptember 2nd, 2009
I received my Ballroom Icons book and have been devouring its contents. I just wanted to write you a brief note of thanks. Your passion for this project is evident in every page. Beautifully done! This is a particularly important work and you have truly done it justice. I can not think of anyone else who would have given this project the kind of respect and commitment to excellence that you have contributed in putting it together. This is a book that will live on for generations to come. Thanks so much! George Pytlik, VP, DanceSport BC Ballroom Icons at the German OpenSeptember 1st, 2009 Ballroom Icons had its second big appearance this year! At the German Open in Stuttgart. With altogether 16 Icons and contributors, as well as the author and photographer signing the buyer’s issues over two days, this was by far the biggest and most successful promotional event for a book in the ballroom genre. The press covered and buyers lined up to get their copies signed. See also Brigitt’s article on the Grand Slam Latin at dancebeatworld.com
Ballroom Icons Team Ballroom Icons: The Launch PartyAugust 30th, 2009
It is time for the big launch of the big book… Poor Brigitt Mayer… She will be a bundle of nerves having taken the opportunity to do what she felt was a necessity to her life and that was to write a book, based on the people whom she considered to be Icons of Dance. Spanning many generations and when it was eventually produced it came out as an utterly fascinating, magnificently presented book which would grace the bookshelf of any fervently interested in how the dance of today was so influenced by those of yesterday… and those of today as well. Harry Smith-Hampshire, Nina Hunt and Dimitri Petrides, Len Colyer, Bobby Short, Gillian MacKenzie, Peter Eggleton, Espen Salberg, Henry Jacques, Rudi Trautz, Anthony and Fay Hurly, Len Scrivener, Victor Silvester, Phyllis Haylor, Walter Laird… etc etc … so many of the Icons stripped of their tail suits or Latin gear… laying bare their inner thoughts and feeling for dance, showing how many handle their “normal” life away from the spotlight which usually illuminates them… Read the full article from Dance News (1Mb PDF file) Jack Reavely for Dance News A word from the authorAugust 22nd, 2009
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.
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.
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):
You can order your own copy online. Thank you and enjoy, BRIGITT MAYER, author Note from JapanAugust 13th, 2009 Dear Brigitt, We have just received your book early this week at the studio here in Osaka, Japan and had finally gotten a chance to sit down to read about some what we may call legends. We enjoyed reading about our icons that had influenced us on our journey of Ballroom Dance and look forward to read about other icons that had contributed and made ballroom dancing what it is today. Thank you for such a remarkable book that we all can learn from our roots and remember our history. It is also an exquisite and beautiful book from the simple, elegant box to detailed overlay transparent art pages, it is a master piece of work! With love Michael & Susan Mitsui, Japan Note from Peter WalkerAugust 7th, 2009 Dear Brigitt Fantastic job on the book!! Its great and long overdue. I am so proud that someone took the time to recognize people like Peter and Doreen to mention but a few… Thank You Peter Walker, USA Note from Karen MajeskiAugust 2nd, 2009 Hi Brigitt I was on business travel this week but came home to find that my book had arrived. The book is very classy and so well done. I am really enjoying it and learning so much about some of the ballroom legends I have heard so much about. I am so very glad that I ordered it. Best wishes! Karen Majeski, USA Note from VictoriaAugust 2nd, 2009 Dear Brigitt I thoroughly enjoyed reading your book Ballroom Icons. I found it to be richly illustrated with unique history and photographs of extraordinary personalities that resonate the culture and values of dance and its divine beginnings. It is the perfect compliment to the grace and beauty of the dance world that has and will continue to inspire every generation. I thank you and your husband John Karakis for opening the dance world to me, for the opportunities to meet with such gracious people and the enjoyment of their performances. Congratulations Brigitt on the success of your beautiful book, it is truly a work of art. Well done! Sophie Drinnan, Victoria, BC |
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