Verizon Extends Bollywood-Themed Video Dance ContestUntil Nov. 7

NEW YORK, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Aspiring Bollywood dancers looking for their big break have an additional month to enter Bollypop, an online dance competition sponsored by Verizon to help showcase the growing number of Bollywood movies and music videos the company offers its FiOS TV and V CAST customers. Due to popular demand, Verizon has extended the deadline of the contest (http://www.verizon.com/bollypop) to Nov. 7. The original deadline was Oct. 7. The extended deadline also accommodates Diwali, the Festival of Lights, which is a very festive time of year for many South Asians. "Many dance performances will take place to celebrate the holiday," said Shruti Joshi, director of marketing for Verizon. "And with the extension of Bollypop, more people can videotape their performance and enter the dance contest." Bollywood is... [read full story]