Mangalore: Sizzling Guyz, Mangalore have once again proved their mettle. They have won the first runner-up position in the 7UP Dance On-2013, the ultimate south India level dance contest conducted by the popular brand 7UP. The finals were held at MGR Govt. Film and TV Institute at Chennai. The Sizzling Guyz walked away with a cash prize of Rs 15lakhs.
The first place in the mega event went to SNV Crew, Hyderabad which bagged Rs 21 lakhs.
Second runners Strangers Crew and Arrow Cochin received Rs 7 lakhs each and the remaining 3 teams and Sagar Guys,BFAB,Limitless Chaitanya won Rs 2 lakhs each.
After two invigorating months of spirited and effervescent dance performances across 15 cities in South India, Chennai witnessed the finale. The jury included STR, Allu, Kannada star Puneeth Rajkumar and Vedhicka. The first round of city auditions across South India began in February. 32 teams from Karnataka, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh and 28 teams from Tamil Nadu, danced-off against each other at the inter-state auditions on April 24 in Bangalore and April 26 in Chennai. Seven shortlisted teams each from Bangalore and Chennai competed at the semi-finals in Chennai on May 13. Finally, the 6 best teams danced their way to fame, cash prizes and a place in the finale along with a wild card entrant who got the maximum votes for their performance video uploaded on the 7UP website www.ifeelup.in.
Ruchira Jaitly, Category Director – Flavours, PepsiCo India, 7UP Brand Ambassador and Kannada Superstar Puneeth Rajkumar and several others were present.