The
last date for schools to register with the Disney
Channel is 10 November. Participating schools will
choreograph a dance sequence on the High School
Musical hit song 'Ho ek hi aim' and appear for
auditions at select locations in cities across India.
Bollywood choreographer Saroj Khan would then shortlist
five finalists from the entries received. Disney Channel
will air vignettes of these five performances in December
and the final winner will be decided based on audience
polls by Disney Channel viewers and Saroj Khan's evaluation
of the teams, informs an official release.
The
winning group will star in a special music video,
which will be choreographed by the Khan that will
premiere on Disney Channel on 25 December 2006.
Nachiket
added, "High School Musical has created rating
highs across the globe. Its popularity among Indian
audiences symbolizes the popularity of Disney Channel's
contemporary and universally relevant content. 'My
School Rocks' contest is an effort, in the context
of the movie, to provide Disney Channel viewers delightful
moments to be enjoyed with the peer group and the
entire family."
Audition
dates across select cities in India include:
- Amritsar: 9 November
- Kolkata and Delhi: 15 and 16 November
- Mumbai: 16 and 17 November
- Ahmedabad: 17 November
Khan
and Nachiket today visited the Father Agnel School,
Gautam Nagar, New Delhi to congratulate the school
on being the first to register in this all-India event.
Saroj
Khan said, "Being associated with kids through
a Disney Channel event is definitely a very different
experience. I am extremely excited about this dance
contest and am looking forward to meeting and dancing
with a lot of kids! The uniqueness of the event is
in its philosophy of self-expression and that's a
beautiful thing to teach our kids today."
The
foot tapping music of High School Musical was
rendered in Hindi by industry stalwarts Sunidhi Chauhan,
Naresh Kamath, Shweta Pandit, Neuman Pinto, and directed
by John Stewart, programmed by DJ G and John Stewart.
The on-ground events include the 'My School Rocks'
school contact program across 650 schools in Delhi,
Mumbai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Amritsar where principals
and art teachers are being briefed about the contest.
They are being presented with the 'My School Rocks'
kit complete with the VCD, lyric sheets, dance moves
etc.
My
School Rocks is being presented by Cadbury Bournvita
in association with Reynolds Pens, Nippo Batteries,
Candyman Cofitino, Peppy and Pizza Corner.