South African Tourism extended the deadline for entries to its popular Diski Dance Web video contest by one week, to Sunday, Dec. 20. Winners will receive an eight-day/seven-night trip to South Africa for an entire youth soccer team during the 2010 FIFA World Cup, which is coming to South Africa in June 2010. The trip includes visits to Johannesburg and Cape Town, a game park and a match against a South African youth soccer team, possibly in one of the World Cup stadiums. South Africa Tourism is sponsoring the contest in partnership with U.S. Youth Soccer (the largest youth sports organization in the United States), South African Airways and World Cup sponsor Coca-Cola.
South Africa Tourism wants to spread the welcoming spirit of the games by getting young soccer fans dancing the Diski. The Diski dance is a new dance based on soccer moves that has been specially created by South Africa for the 2010 World Cup to express the country's unique way of playing soccer. It's rhythmic, showy, energetic, and fun. Contestants learn the Diski dance moves and the rhythm of South Africa, make a video and upload it at www.southafrica.net/dance. The contest, which began in September, closes on Sunday, Dec. 20.
Teams may have a minimum of 10 members and a maximum of 15 members, ages 8 through 14, and must be affiliated with organized leagues or organizations such as American Youth Soccer Organization, US Youth Soccer National League, Metro Youth Soccer League and similar organizations. The winning youth soccer team will be announced in mid-January 2010. For more information on South Africa, call 800-593-1318 or visit www.southafrica.net.
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