Mangalore : The city is keenly awaiting the finals of ‘Yaya Ind-Ya Mayaya’, the first All-India Konkani dance contest which  will be held at Kalangann on May 19, Sunday . The contest has been jointly organised by  Jagotik Konknni Songhotton, Mandd Sobhann, Konkani Prachar Sanchalan and Nach Sobhann in aid of their activities. So far participants from seven centres  of four states have taken part in the contest.

The semi final will be held on May 18. Ronald Colaco,NRI entrepreneur and JR Lobo, Mangalore South MLA will be the chief guests at the award presentation ceremony.

In all  14 teams in  group and duet categories were shortlisted in auditions held at Goa, Udupi, Mumbai, Kasargod, Bangalore, Honnavar and Mangalore in January/February 2013.  Top five teams will make it to the finals and winners will  get prizes worth over Rs 5 lakhs. The jury will include be Pramod Alva, finalist of national reality show ‘India’s Got Talent’ and Ocean Kids choreographer, Ramesh Nair, dance director and choreographer, Chethan Salian, dancer, director, choreographer from Mumbai.

The Group category semi-finalists are Snaden Shawn Dance Academy, Bastora (Goa) Floor Fillers, Calangute (Goa), Gladiators, Kaup (Udupi), Sagar Guys, Kukkikatte (Udupi), Maharastra Konkani Youth Association, Andheri west (Mumbai), Adwitiya Dance Company, Vasai west (Mumbai), Team Kayyar (Kasargod), St John D’britto Church, Narampady (Kasargod ), Naach Majecho, Mysore (Bangalore), Drishti Art Centre (Bangalore), Nayana Prasanna & party, Kumta (Honnavar), Ventures group, Kumta (Honnavar), Silver Steppers, Bejai (Mangalore), SDM College of Business Mangement (Mangalore).

Semi-finalists in  duet category  are Akash Telgu & Aaditi Morajkar (Goa), Darryl D’Souza & Raquel Fernandes (Goa), Annie Melinda D’Souza & Sathwik Shetty S (Udupi), Akhil Kumar & Rovina Rodrigues (Udupi), Remita Miranda & Roshan Miranda (Mumbai), Jovila D’Souza & Crystal Rebello (Mumbai), Pavintha Monteiro & Puneeth Monteiro (Kasargod), Prathish D’Souza & Sweedal D’Souza (Kasargod), Neema Lobo & Bindu Noronha, Mysore (Bangalore), Felcia D’Souza & Preetha D’Souza, Mysore (Bangalore), Nayana Prabhu & Shwetha Biligar (Honnavar), Shilpa Gonsalves & Shweta Naik (Honnavar), Gavin Rodrigues and Vaishnavi Pavithran (Mangalore), Maria D’Souza and Sunil Anthony (Mangalore).