7up.in : PepsiCo “7UP Dance UP” Contest 2014

Name of the Organisation : PepsiCo India Holdings Pvt Ltd
Name of the Contest : PepsiCo 7UP Dancing Contest 2014
Location : India

Website : http://7up.in/

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7UP Dance UP Programme :
1. This Programme is called the “7UP Dance UP” (the ‘Programme’).
2. This Programme is brought to you by PepsiCo India Holdings Private Limited (“PepsiCo”)
3. TheProgramme is open to all Indian citizensof 18 years of age or above residing in India except the employees and family members of PepsiCo, its associate companies, its bottlers, its JV Partners, its co-packers, its distributors, its Agents, its advertising and promotional agencies and its Auditors and their associate companies.
4. The Programme is valid only in the States of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and union territory of puducherry. The duration for registration of participation in the Programme is from 10th March to 29th April, at various locations indicated by the Organizers. It is clarified that a particular registration venue will be open for registration for 2 days.

The details of the registration venues will be communicated by the Organizers through its website that is http://7up.in/ or through other mass-media mediums like advertisements on local radio stations.

This program provides a platform to a Team of 2 to 7 people to participate in the Dancing Competition organized by PepsiCo. Participation will give teams a chance to win cash prizes for a total consolidated amount of Rs. 21 Lakhs and also a chance to have theirperformance telecast on a leading TV channel in the States of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. The Participants will also get a chance to win cool merchandise such as t-shirts and miniature bats.

Terms and conditions for the Dancing Contest :
For Registration :
** The Participants need to form a team of 2 to 7 boys or girls or bothand fill theregistration form with their team members at the registration venues in the cities mentioned below. At the time of registration the teams will have to submit 7 (Seven) labels or 7 (Seven) crowns or 7 (seven) empty Cans of 7Up or 7Up Nimbooz or 7Up Nimbooz masala soda or 7Up lemony bite.
** Each Team shall mandatorilyhave a Team Captain. The Team Captain shall be sole point of contact for Organizers for the purposes of the Programme. In case a particular team wins any cash prize in the Programme, the gratification shall be made in the name of the Team Captain alone.
** Registration will be done at the registration venues.
** A Team can register from more than one registration venue,however the fact that the contestant has already participated once will have to be disclosed by the Contestant at the time of registration.
** Individual entries without a Team will not be registered.
** The Contestant will have to bear the cost of reaching the registration venue across any city planned by the Organizers.

Round 1 Registartion/ Audition Details
S.No	Cluster Name	City Name	Registration/Audition Dates
		K&K
1	Mangalore	Mangalore	15th March – 18th March
2		Udupi	19th March – 20th March
3		Manipal	21st March – 22nd March
4		Coorga	24th March – 25th March
5	Mysore	Mysore	26th March – 29th March
6		Mandya	30th March & 1st April
7		Chamrajnagar	2nd April – 3rd April
8	Bangalore	Bangalore	5th April – 8th April
9		Tumkur	15th April – 16th April
10		Kolar	9th – 10th April
11		Chikkaballapur	11th April – 12th April
12		Doddaballapur	13th April – 14th April
13	Trivandrum	Trivandrum	24th March – 27th March
14		Kollam	28th March – 29th March
15		Kottayam	1st April – 2nd April
16		Ernakulam	3rd April – 4th April
17		Allepey	30th March – 31st March
18	Calicut	Calicut	7th April – 10 April
19		Gurvayor	11th April – 12th April
20		Palakkad	13th April – 14th April
21	Davengiri	Davengiri	17th April – 20th April
22		Hubli	21st April – 22nd April
23	Belgaum	Belgaum	23rd April – 26th April
24		Shimoga	28th April – 29th April
		TN
25	Coimbatore	Coimbatore	15th – 18th March
26		Erode	19th March – 20th March
27		Tirupur	21st March – 22nd March
28		Kovaipudur	23rd March – 24th March
29		Karunya	25th March – 26th March
30	Madurai	Madurai	28th March – 31st March
31		Dindugal	1st April – 2nd April
32	Tirunelveli	Tirunelveli	4th April – 7th April
33		Nagercoil	8th April – 9th April
34	Trichy	Trichy	11th April – 15th April
35		Perambalur	16th April – 17th April
36		Tanjore	18th April – 19th April
37		Karaikudi	20th April – 21st April
38		Karur	22nd April – 23rd April
39	Salem	Salem	15th March – 18th March
40		Thiruchengode	19th March – 20th March
41		Namakkal	21st March – 22nd March
42	Puducherry	Puducherry	24th March – 27th March
43		Chidambaram	28th March – 29th March
44		Villupuram	30th March – 31st March
45	Chennai	Chennai	1st April – 4th April
46		Chengalpattu	5th April & 7th April
47		Vellore	8th April – 9th April
48		Ambur	10th April – 11th April
49		Thiruvannamalai	12th April – 13th April

Registration/Audition Time : 11.00 AM to 7.00 PM

Note :
The above schedule is subject to change without any prior notice to participants.

Audition Venue:  http://7up.in/

Rules And Procedures Governing The Competition :
1. Round 1 Auditions :
1.1. The Contestant Team will be invited to perform for 60 seconds (1 minute) on a song provided by the Organiser at the registration venue.
1.2. Basis the Judging Parameters, the QC will select 7 Contestant Teams from each cluster. Tamil Nadu (TN) will comprise of 7 clusters and Karnataka & Kerala (K&K) will comprise of 7 clusters as provided in the table above.
1.2.1. All 7 Contestant Teams from each cluster will be invited to participate in the Round 2 Auditions
1.3. Only the Team Captains of the 7 Winning Contestant Teams will be contacted by the Organizers and will be informed about the results
1.4. The Organizer will notify the Team Captains of the Contestant Team which has been chosen for Round 2 audition through a phone call on the number provided at the time of registration, post completion of all Round 1 auditions. The Organizer shall not be obliged to notify unsuccessful Contestants of its decision. The Team Captain will be contacted 4 times over 24 hours. In case the Team Captain is not contactable, the Organizers shall have the right to contact the next Team as per the judging results. The data maintained by the Organizers for attempts to contact the Team Captain will be final. The decision of the Organizers shall be final and no correspondence in this regard shall be entertained in this regard.
1.5. All participants are allowed to enter the Competition multiple times but limited to only once from one city/cluster and will be required to inform the Organizers about their repeat appearance in the Competition.

1.6. List of unacceptable things :
It is clarified that while performing in this Programme, the Participants shall not :
** Perform any act having any objectionable religious ritual depiction or imagery;
** Perform any act hurting the sentiments of any community or race of people;
** Perform any stunts which are dangerous in nature without taking proper care and precaution and necessary safety. It is clarified that the Participant will be solely responsible for these stunts and will also execute an indemnity in favour of the Organizer;
** Perform any act which is vulgar, obscene, offensive or abusive in nature including but not limited to any derogatory or offensive remarks or acts about women.

In case any participating team engages in any routine that falls within the above category/ies in the opinion of majority of the judges/QC, judging the particular round, the team would be disqualified with immediate effect and would take no further part in the competition

2. Round 2 Auditions :
2.1. The Round 2 level auditions will be held as follows

Cities/Cluster	Round2 audition venue	Date
Coimbatore, Madurai, Tirunelveli, Trichy, Salem, Puducherry, Chennai	Chennai	11th & 12th May 2014
Mangalore, Mysore, Bangalore, Trivandrum, Calicut, Davengiri, Belgaum	Bengaluru	9th & 10th May 2014

Note :
The above schedule is subject to change without any prior notice to participants.

2.2. The top 7 Contestant Teams from each cluster will perform on a song chosen by them from a list of songs provided to them by the Organizer. This performance will not be more than 120 seconds (2 minute) for the Round 2 Auditions.
2.3. The Contestant Teams will be provided with boarding/lodging at the Round 2 audition venue. Choice of accommodation and travel shall be at the sole discretion of the Organizers.
2.4. Basis on the Judging Parameters, the judges will select top 3 teams from each cluster. The videos of these 42 teams will be uploaded on the Website.
2.5. One Team from each Cluster with the maximum votes will be selected for the Semi Finals.
2.6. The balance twenty eight teams will be asked to upload a new thirty seconds or less video on the Website and the team with the maximum number of votes will get a chance to get direct entry to the Grand Finale. Voting will be open from 15th May 2014 to 18th May 2014 and 21st May 2014 to 23rd May 2014.
2.7. The votes will be cast by general public, who will log on to the Website.
2.8. Each of the teams (who have qualified to Round 2) from their respective Clusters will be shown a Pepsi IPL Season 7 (2014) match (in general stands) and a chance to dance (1 minute per team) at a stadium in Bengaluru and Chennai, depending on the choice of the organizers and it is the duty of all the contestants to adhere to the instructions given to them by the Organizers. The details of the match will be provided 7 days prior to each of the Team Captains. In case that no match is held at Bengaluru and/or Chennai, eachTeam will be given a gift voucher worth Rs. 7000/- of a reputed jewellery brand. In this regard, the decision of the Organizer shall be final and no communication shall be entertained.

3. Semi Final Auditions :
3.1. The Contestant Team will perform on Songs of 300 seconds (5 minute) or lessas per the choice of the Organizer for the Semi Final Auditions. The make-up of each group shall be at the Team’s discretion and the Organizer shall not be responsible for the same.
3.2. The Contestant Teams will be provided with boarding/lodging at the Semi Final Auditions. Choice of accommodation and travel shall be at the sole discretion of the Organizers.
3.3. A one day optional training session will be organized for the fourteen shortlisted teams at a venue of the Organiser’s choice. Each team will be entitled to receive an optional training for 30 minutes from the Trainer provided by the Organizer. It is clarified that this optional training session will be conducted only for one day.
3.4. Basis on the Judging Parameters the judges will select six teams who will be invited to participate in the Grand Finale.
3.5. The date of the Grand Finale Auditions will be shared by the Organizers five days prior to the Grand Finale Auditions.

4. The Grand Finale :
4.1. The Grand Finale will be held in Chennai or any other place decided by the Organizer. The date and venue of the Grand Finale will be communicated to the 7 finalist Team Captains by the Organizers. These Seven teams include the 6 Semi-final winners and one team chosen from Clause 2.6 above. The Organizers are not responsible to communicate with all the members of theteam.
4.2. The Finalist Teams will be provided with boarding / lodging at the Grand Finale City. Choice of accommodation and travel shall be at the sole discretion of the Organizers.
4.3. The Finalist Teams will be invited to perform on a Song of the organizer’s choice. The make-up of each group shall be the Team’s responsibility and the Organizer shall not bear the cost of the same.
4.4. Basis on the Judging Parameters the judges will announce one winner of the Grand Finale along with the First Runner up and the Second Runner up.
4.5. The winning team is also bound to sign an agreement with PepsiCo for use of dates for any shoot or performance or a promotional activity, including TVCs. Also to include pictures of the winning teams on 7UP Labels.At the Organizer’s request, winners must participate in all promotional activity (such as publicity and photography) surrounding the winning of the prize, free of charge, and they consent to the Organizer using their name, likeness, image and/or voice in the event they are a winner (including photograph, film and/or recording of the same) in promotional material or in any media for an unlimited period without remuneration for the purpose of promoting this Promotion (including any outcome), and promoting any products manufactured, distributed and/or supplied by the Organizer.
4.6. The cheque for the full amount post all deductions will be drawn in the name of the Captain of the winning teams that is Teams winning the Grand Finale, First Runner and Second Runner Up.

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