What is SuperGroom Summit?
What is it?
A high Level competitive Grooming Conference, IJA and Groom Team USA Sanctioned Tournament and Judges Summit dedicated to the Art of Exquisite Grooming!
When: Nov. 15-17, 2008
Where: Nash Academy, Lexington KY
“What started out as a need to provide a Groom Team point contest that was missed in Las Vegas this year, has become an international sensation and unparalleled opportunity unlike any other event,” says show organizer, Sally Liddick.
John and Vivian Nash; noted author and international grooming authority and Judges Education Director, Shirlee Kalstone; and Judge Team Leader, Kathy Rose, have long envisioned a program for high level competition grooming and study. And the dream has come true. This program will pull together some of the top judges in the world as well as all levels of competition grooming.
“This event is all about the highest level of grooming and judging skill,” says John and Vivian Nash. “It is not about one competition system or another. We hope to bring all the best groomers, educators, demonstrators and judges together, once a year, to elevate the competition world, discuss changes in style, and how to achieve the finished groom with the most flair.”
Featured at this first SuperGroom Summit will be Alexander “Sasha” Pavlovic from Serbia. Sasha is a well-known, top-winning groomer and dog show handler in Europe. A Poodle specialist, Sasha has finished many champion dogs at shows throughout Europe, at World Dog Shows, and in South America. Sasha is the only groomer from Serbia to be invited to compete in the Oster European Tournament of Champions as well as the Oster International Tournament of Champions in the USA (where he was chosen as one of the finalists on several different occasions). Sasha’s programs will be moderated by grooming expert, Shirlee Kalstone.
The Summit will feature an IJA and Groom Team Sanctioned Grooming Contest every day. The following classes: Poodle, Mixed and Other Purebreds and Sporting/Terrier. Skill levels will include Novice, Intermediate and Expert (Levels 1, 2, and 3). This contest will be the last show in the two year cycle to receive Groom Team points.
Seminars on handstripping and scissoring will fill Saturday and Sunday evenings, moderated by Tim Prior, Nash Academy Director of Practical Skills at the Lexington location, and utilizing Level 3 Experts.
Those interested in judging and non-IJA judges, may observe the IJA deliberations. Contestants will have an opportunity to have their work critiqued by experienced judges after each event. Saturday and Sunday evening will feature a Judges Workshop and dinner at a local hotel.
This event is open to all contestants, judges, judge apprentices, and judge “wanabees”, show handlers and breeders and those who aspire to become contestants or want to learn more about exquisite breed grooming at the highest level.
Ribbons will be awards. The three day summit educational program is included with all entries. To register for the contest, go to www.supergroom.net. Contest registration deadline is Nov. 7st, 2008. Early registration is recommended. Space for contestants and Judges is limited. This will be a very personal hand-on experience.