July 16th, 2010
We will be hosting tryouts the first or second weekend of fall quarter! We will be teaching basic steps and talking a little about what exactly raas is and what we do. (We know you’ve never heard of raas before, but you should still come.) Any undergraduate or graduate UofC student is welcome to tryout. Both guys and girls are needed on the team, as we need an equal number of guys and girls to compete.
Please email us with any questions. More info will be posted as the date approaches.
May 7th, 2010
We will be having tryouts for the 2010-2011 competitive team on Sunday, May 9th, 2010 at 5pm in the Ida Noyes Dance Room. Anyone interested in dance is welcome to join us. Absolutely no experience is needed!
If you are unable to make it, or have any questions please email captains@chicagoraas.com for more information.
March 30th, 2010
Chicago Raas will be performing at the 2010 South Asian Students’ Association Show this Saturday, April 3rd. Tickets are on sale now!
October 1st, 2009
Chicago Raas will have a booth at the RSO fair this Friday, October 2nd. The fair is on the main quad from 3:00pm – 5:30pm. Stop by to get more information about the team and about tryouts (Sat., 10/3)!
September 2nd, 2009
Tryouts for the 2009-2010 raas season are here! Join us from 5-8pm in the Ida Noyes dance room on October 3rd to learn more about raas and to tryout for the team. We are looking for eight guys and eight girls to fill out our team so that we can compete in national competitions. Although most of our members last year had little to no raas experience, they quickly picked up the style and the steps.
Notification to the participants regarding the official roster will be sent out by Sunday morning.
Expected attire is t-shirts and shorts/athletic pants. We will be dancing barefoot. Bring a water bottle.
If you prefer not to be on stage, but still want to participate, we also have manager positions that NEED to be filled. Managers help the team with costumes, recordings, logistics at competitions, and general support to make the team successful.
August 14th, 2009
::UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO RAAS TEAM 2009-2010::
Do you want to be a part of the best new RSO? The University of Chicago Raas Team, recipient of the Best New RSO 2009 Award, is a coed competitive Indian dance team. Raas is an Indian dance form where dancers spin and hit short wooden sticks called dandia, all the while maintaining complex formations and unsurpassable energy. We carry out that enthusiasm through campus performances and intercollegiate competitions. Last year, we competed in Ann Arbor and San Francisco, where we won 4th place. While raas is an Indian dance form, those interested in joining by no means have to be Indian or have any dance experience to tryout. Tryouts are on October 3, 2009 at Ida Noyes Dance Room (located in the basement). We look forward to seeing you this year!
March 20th, 2009
Help support Manav Sadhna and Raas Team by purchasing food at our fundraiser on Saturday, April 4th.
We will be selling drinks, desserts, and Indian snacks from 8:30pm-11:30pm in Hutch Commons. All items are only $1! 25% of profits will go to Manav Sadhna, a charity based in Gujarat.
www.manavsadhna.org
March 6th, 2009
The UChicago Raas Team recently competed at Rangeelo Raas in San Francisco this past weekend. We had a very enjoyable weekend and met many friendly people from other teams. Special shoutout goes to Texas and Emory for being good-natured fellow out-of-state competitors, UCLA for the friendly potato, and UC Riverside and UC Davis for being crazy with us.
Overall at the competition we placed 4th.
Pictures and video from both Rangeelo Raas and Dandia Dhamaka to go up soon!
