Here's a video of Amadea and Bora's performance at the audition for "Slovenija ima talent." Not easy doing a freestyle routine on carpet in such a small space!
četrtek, 4. februar 2010
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Slovenia's got talent!
posted by Jean McCollister
Flipsi members Amadea and Bora showed off some their freestyle moves this past Saturday in an unusual venue: at an audition for the show "Slovenija ima talent" (Slovenia's got talent) at the Lev Hotel in Ljubljana.
We'll know February 7 whether the pair is selected to advance to the next round. Keep your fingers and paws crossed!
Here's Bora, charming fellow contestants:
And featured in the newspaper Žurnal24:
As well as on Pop TV, here.
16-year-old Amadea first took up the sport of discdog in January 2008, when she enrolled in a course with then 7-month-old Bora taught by me (Jean McCollister) at Ajdovščina Kennel Club. That season the pair competed successfully in the Young Dogs category, placing high in several competitions in the Czech Republic and winning the Young Dogs Freestyle class at the 2008 European Championship held in September near Prague. The following year they did well enough in the Open Freestyle class as well as in Super Pro Toss & Fetch at the 2009 European Championship in Verden, Germany, to qualify for the USDDN Nationals/Internationals Finals held in the USA. In 2009 they also participated in a series of fun competitions held in Slovenia (toss & fetch events) and won the cup for the series.
In addition to attending several courses in Ajdovščina with me, Amadea's development as a player has benefited from coaching from leading Czech players (Jakub Štybr, Lucka Schonova, and Veronika Urbaskova, among others), seminars with visiting Americans Bryan Lamky and Peter Bloeme, and an intensive 5-day course with European champions Sabine Bruns and Marcus Wolff.
The whole family have been active in the establishment and continuing development of Flipsi. Mother Alenka played a leading role in founding the club, and father Aleš is a qualified judge who has helped at many of Slovenia's dogfrisbee competitions this past year. Both Amadea and Aleš are instructors in the sport.
More about the Coljas and their fantastic frisbee dog Bora can be found on our members page here.
Flipsi members Amadea and Bora showed off some their freestyle moves this past Saturday in an unusual venue: at an audition for the show "Slovenija ima talent" (Slovenia's got talent) at the Lev Hotel in Ljubljana.
We'll know February 7 whether the pair is selected to advance to the next round. Keep your fingers and paws crossed!
Here's Bora, charming fellow contestants:
And featured in the newspaper Žurnal24:
As well as on Pop TV, here.16-year-old Amadea first took up the sport of discdog in January 2008, when she enrolled in a course with then 7-month-old Bora taught by me (Jean McCollister) at Ajdovščina Kennel Club. That season the pair competed successfully in the Young Dogs category, placing high in several competitions in the Czech Republic and winning the Young Dogs Freestyle class at the 2008 European Championship held in September near Prague. The following year they did well enough in the Open Freestyle class as well as in Super Pro Toss & Fetch at the 2009 European Championship in Verden, Germany, to qualify for the USDDN Nationals/Internationals Finals held in the USA. In 2009 they also participated in a series of fun competitions held in Slovenia (toss & fetch events) and won the cup for the series.
In addition to attending several courses in Ajdovščina with me, Amadea's development as a player has benefited from coaching from leading Czech players (Jakub Štybr, Lucka Schonova, and Veronika Urbaskova, among others), seminars with visiting Americans Bryan Lamky and Peter Bloeme, and an intensive 5-day course with European champions Sabine Bruns and Marcus Wolff.
The whole family have been active in the establishment and continuing development of Flipsi. Mother Alenka played a leading role in founding the club, and father Aleš is a qualified judge who has helped at many of Slovenia's dogfrisbee competitions this past year. Both Amadea and Aleš are instructors in the sport.
More about the Coljas and their fantastic frisbee dog Bora can be found on our members page here.
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