This is currently the oldest reference I know of to the famous “10-20-30” quote about pilates! This article is from 1972, and quotes Romana in what closely resembles the sentence as it is more typically quoted today. A fascinating find! Hopefully we can one day track this quote directly back to Joe.
A sampling of articles about Romana Kryzanowska and The Pilates Studio from the 1980’s-early 2000’s. Notice some historic inconsistencies throughout, as it tends to happen with articles in general. Sometimes people forget dates during interviews, sometimes the journalist gets it wrong.
A snippet with some great information, from a long magazine article about places to exercise in NYC.
This article is the earliest I’ve found that quotes Romana as saying the apparatus are not machines. We know that Joe himself did refer to the equipment as both “apparatus” and “machine.”
A sampling of articles about Romana Kryzanowska and The Pilates Studio from the 1980’s-early 2000’s. Notice some historic inconsistencies throughout, as it tends to happen with articles in general. Sometimes people forget dates during interviews, sometimes the journalist gets it wrong.
A rare article with great photos from the early 1970’s about The Pilates Studio after Joe passed away and it was run by Clara and Romana.
An ad for ballet classes taught by Romana from the 1970’s.
A rare early article that mentions Wei Tai Hom along with Romana. At the time, Wei Tai Hom owned The Pilates Studio and also conducted a mat certification.
A rare early article that mentions Wei Tai Hom along with Romana. At the time, Wei Tai Hom owned The Pilates Studio and also conducted a mat certification.
