Mangalore : Sizzling Guyz, Mangalore have won the  first runner-up position at the 7UP Dance On-2013 mega dance contest of south India conducted by the popular brand 7UP.

SNV Crew, Hyderabad won the first place in the final of the event held at the MGR Govt. Film and TV Institute at Chennai.

The first place winner bagged a cash prize of Rs 21 lakhs, while First runners up Sizzling Guyz received Rs 15 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.

Speaking about 7UP ‘Dance On’, Ms. Ruchira Jaitly, Category Director – Flavours, PepsiCo India said, 7UP ‘Dance On’ is a great platform for aspirants in South India who are passionate about dance. Fuelled by a phenomenal success last year, we came back this year on a grander scale and we were overwhelmed to receive an enthusiastic response multiplied manifold. Driven by an UPtimistic spirit, hundreds of participants lined up at each of the city auditions irrespective of their background or profile. With around 6328 individual entries from the South, 7UP ‘Dance On’ was a powerhouse of amazing talent and energy. We are very excited to announce the contest winners who have danced their way to the Grand Finales with so much passion and energy!”

7UP Brand Ambassador and Kannada Superstar Puneeth Rajkumar said “Truly the 7UP ‘Dance On’ finale was a electrifying and deeply touching as I expected it to be .The showcase of fresh talent from all over South India was refreshing.”