Some comments on the book and the presentation:

The promotion was wonderful, unrepeatable!!!!!!!!!!!!

The auditorium was FULL, (7 hunderd people) like for the premieres of BIG performances. That cannot be prearranged, that’s only love for you, ballet and your work!
In my life I have been to many, many presentations, but not on a single one did the author of the book start to dance.
On the presentation you told us that you do not look at people, but at art! And that’s the only way for someone to succeed.
Your ideas are wonderful and they don’t speak only about a great artist and A TEACHER WE APPRECIATE A LOT, but also about your whole splendid personality which, on ST. VALENTINE’S DAY, stirred us in the audience so that we wanted to fly.
And as much as the book is concerned, IT WILL FIND THE WAY TO OUR HEARTS, we will buy it, love it, read it and EAT it, together with the band we tie our shoes with, instead of spaghetti!
With or without blisters, you gave birth to a magnificient book which speaks about LOVE FOR BALLET!
This was the most beautiful presentation I have ever seen, with a wonderful and virtuosic artist, our Gabika.
Thank you for the wonderful evening on behalf of all of us, ballet lovers!
Thank you for Love of ballet you have built into my daughter!
A.N.
Dear Gabriela, with this e-mail I wish to thank you for invitation to the presentation of the book which was brilliant, and to congratulate you with all my heart!!!
V.M.

Hi!
We hope you had a good time yesterday! Congratulations on your book, we are sure it’s going to be a hit!
We are very sorry we couldn’t be with you!
A lot of regards from Maribor!
V & M

The presentation was unique, and your appearance and devotion touched me so that I was close to tears.
Your friend from ballet loves you and admires you!
M.R.

I “swallowed“ the book. You are a born BALLERINA!!!
One should want, know and be able to be that.
Love,                                                                                                                           M.R.

My dear,

Whatever the reason or (to be more precise) whatever was stated as the reason, it cannot spoil the beauty and importance of your work and that gorgeous evening. Fiscal cash registers, Cyrillic, and plastic glasses will be forgotten. We will all remember the wonderful music, cheerful choreography, beautiful words and the crowded big hall. Even if the memory disappears (or if someone tries to twist it) the book will remain. And that’s the most important thing.
As always, you were up to the task: beautiful, high-spirited, amusing.
Thank you for the miraculous evening. I am sure the same emotions will come along while reading the book.

Love,
T.B

IT WAS GREAT, CONGRATULATIONS!                                                                        M.

IT WAS FANTASTIC – YOU ARE MARVELOUS!
TRUE AND EXCEPTIONAL! BRAVO!                                                                B.J.

THIS WAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL EVENING IN MY LIFE. You are AMAZING, YOU ARE TREMENDOUS, that in the end was a real BANG!
N.V.

Gabi, it was wonderful, touching and beautiful…Well done, I had no doubt. :-)
M.S.

It was fabulous… I don’t want to sound too poetical or pathetic, but it seems to me that that night you caught the moment… that most important one after which we all run…
WELL DONE!!!!!!!!!!! YOU MADE IT!
I have no doubt you’ll get cracking when the curls drop, even though it’s possible also with the curls… well, you can do it however you want, you’ve showed that many times so far…
Don’t fret much…
That evening I learned that ballet is not fit to be eaten, and what is done with it I’ll learn when I read the book.
M.C.
p.s. you caught the moment… you mentioned you’ll start a race with the wind… just soldier on!
It’s nice to see a person who is satisfied with oneself… Let it stay so! Let you always enjoy like tonight! :-)

My dear Gambby!

I am very proud and happy for the fact that you have put your trust in me and let me and my flutists and piano duo be part of YOUR magnificient story, a ballet fairy tale that, thanks to YOU again, dwells eternally within my composition creation!
What else can I tell You? The evening was amazing... It is certain that some petty and envious personalities never have any chances with us, nor they will. I am with YOU, Gabby, and if I can help somehow, I will do it.
I love you very much and CONGRATULATIONS once again!!!!!!
S.K.

I know how great a part of yourself you invested in it and how big a venture it is! I would like to congratulate and tell you that you will certainly win, since the most important thing is that the book finds its way to the readers. I wish you the second and the third edition as well... Warm regards!
R.N.

Love, everything was really marvelous!!!
I was observing the people (both before and after the presentation), everybody was in a way positive and blissfull, as if something personally important had been happening to them.
My son immediately started reading the book, with a comment, ’’That’s what I find interesting to read, and not some old children books...’’.

I propose a toast to your success, I’m here and waiting for you to drop by, as soon as tomorrow...
G.P.

In order to succeed, you need friends.
In order to succeed very much, you need enemies!
N.K.

My wife and I were at the presentation of your book last night.
Without a slightest courtesy, I inform you that YOUR presentation was THE MOST BEAUTIFUL, THE BEST, THE MOST EMOTIONAL HAPPENING we have ever attended.
Since you know I have visited many countries and seen all sorts of things, please believe in the words I have just written.
N.K.

My dear Abi Gabi,

The only comment that comes to my mind is that many people still haven’t read (if they know how to read and write at all, except the way they imagine it to be done in their ignorance) Branislav Nušić’s comedy ’’Pokondirena tikva’’ (and they probably haven’t even seen the performance in the theatre in which they work... and it maybe isn’t in repertory any more?!).
Anyway, they that deal with the devil get a dear pennyworth!
Don’t let yourself be driven by the dark side, but go on playing your way till the end of your existence (the longer, the better!), bringing joy and encouragement to those who, in the similar way, try to overcome blisters, injuries, tears and similar temptations as long as they exist (the longer, the better).
Thank you for good vibrations which are reaching far and wide... I hope we will manage to respond.
N.M

My congratulations on the successful presentation. The text in ’’GL’’ is excellent. Enjoy in yourself, warm regards. :-)
O.K.

Date: 2006 February 14th 23:15

Well, my dear, few hours ago Gabika’s presentation ended... she has had a book published, believe it or not! And it’s great... the presentation was also great, in her style... hah, everything was really tremendous! I have to admit that I liked the end and Gabika’s solo the most... a true hit! :))))
Love,
M.T.

MY DEAR BALLERINA,

Yesterday night I had an A-MA-ZING time...... and it was not only me...... the whole hall enjoyed...... and my organisational but amateur eye was pleased by the flow of the story, which was filling the soul and making everybody all smiles.......ok, I’m biased...... but since I have got certain experience working with a man who is a whizz at organising cultural events, I can tell you, my dear, that you organised your presentation brilliantly...... the proper measure, the proper story, warm atmosphere and, above all, unconventional...... just the way......
I had a wonderful time, so there was no place for anything bad after such a warm and sophisticated story from the hall, but...... believe me, I’ve already forgot it for so much good stayed in my eyes and soul...... I know you’ll find the way to present your book to the public, if you need any help, just call...... and I’d like to have the book... yet, there’s time...... you organise your time first......
you did a big and wonderful thing.... be proud of yourself and enjoy..... like I enjoy for I’ve been lucky enough to know you......
love, 
M.G.

Dear Gabi,
I am writing this back from the presentation… it was really very nice, touching and top-level… everybody was extremely satisfied… while you are receiving congratulations and good wishes, I went underground because I think that these moments should be shared with the nearest… it was great, the only objection I have is that it was impossible to buy the book there and then (or I didn’t see it?)…
I hope you’ll remember what I wrote to you in the sms and in the greeting card… I really think so and it really should be so…

See you on Thursday… enjoy your success!!!
M.S.

Dear Gabriela,
The presentation of the book and the whole programme was MAGNIFICIENT.
I have really never witnessed anything similar. It was really an event to remember. I don’t even need to tell you, chin up and go on, since you will do it even if nobody tells you. And THREE times more BRAVO! BRAVO! BRAVO!
M.J.

Well done, Gabi... Warm regards... We are there with you tomorrow... we too, even if we cannot come...

Warm regards...
M.Ja.

I read the book yesterday, it’s fantastic, congratulations, warm regards!

                                                                                                                                    B.S.

See, if you’ve reached that far with the book, I don’t expect you to stop there, you’re strong and stubborn enough to push forward all the way to the end. You yourself said in the book that the brave set fear, so let the others shake from it.
B.S.