How can I learn to rave?

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I just started finding out about rave dancing and I really like it even though I have no clue how to do it properly...can anyone give me advice on how to rave dance, or can anyone send me videos of some kind on how to if possible? Thanks a lot!

-- Anonymous, November 13, 2001

Answers

you are supposed to learn how to rave dance in your own way you poser bitch!!! are you juss some fake bitch who wants to go to a rave and act like you're cool? you probably need to know what kinda cool clothes to wear don't be a square

-- Anonymous, November 13, 2001

No, actually, I really do want to learn to rave, I see lots of people go out and have lots of fun doing it and I'm usually left out because I don't know how, so quit being an asshole and if you don't want to try to help then don't respond.

-- Anonymous, November 14, 2001

Yo man, how old is you? What you need to do is drop some e, bump some beats and let your environement take over. Try to disconnecyt reality with your physical body, and let the motion and waves take over and you will have some kick ass glow formations.. Peace

-- Anonymous, November 16, 2001

ummm..u cant learn to rave...just get out there and dance guy ...if you need to learn your not feeling the musik...really..i dont really think there are videos..just find some cool people who love to dance and get out there.it really aint that hard.be creative.or maybe organize a rave 101 dance class...keep trying

-- Anonymous, November 16, 2001

SHAWN, WHAT CITY ARE YOU FROM AND WHERE DO YOU PARTY?? IF YOU WOULD LIKE I CAN TELL YOU WHERE TO GO AND PARTY WITH SOME PEOPLE THAT WILL NOT JUDGE YOU BECAUSE YOU ASKED A QUESTION. IF YOU REALLY WANT TO DANCE AND EXPRESS YOURSELF, GO AHEAD AND FIND THAT ONE PERSON THAT IMPRESSES YOU THE MOST WITH HIS OR HER DANCING STYLE, GIVE THEM THEIR PROPS(TELL THEM YOU LIKE THE WAY THEY DANCE) AND TRY TO INCORPORATE A FEW OF THEIR MOVES TO YOUR OWN STYLE. I GUARANTEE YOU THAT IF YOU TELL SOMEONE YU LIKE THE WAY THEY DANCE, THEY WILL NOT MIND IF YOU WATCH.

GOOD LUCK AND WELCOME!

-- Anonymous, November 16, 2001



There is no way to learn how to rave. You get out there and do what makes you feel good. Watch others and kinda copy them a little bit. Watch and try to do what they do and your body will do the rest. No to dancers are the same and your own style will grow from this. Practice during your free time some and just have fun. Dont worry about people thinking you look cool just do what feels good to you.

-- Anonymous, November 25, 2001

Aye yO! JuX Go oUt there loosin up enh letcho hands do tha moving...bump to tha beat a lytto enh make up yo own styles...it dun really mater if its ugly or pretty it still gun b tyote cus n e thing yooh do dwats raving ish tyote...yooh noe wat i mean?

-- Anonymous, November 29, 2001

Yea... ravin is sum crazy shit . you gotta feel it . its like A spirituaL quest to find your own style . it comes from inide you. you need to practice though.The more time you spend practicing the more youR skills will develop and if your thinkinG to your self "I have no skills or I cant do it" thats bullshit anybody who have a passion for raving can "find the flow". what you really need to is check out some other peopLE who are ravin and learn from their tecnique. dont straight up jack THEIR SHIT but incorperate what you like about it in to your own style. try different shit like using strings, free handing ,ect . whatever WORKS FOR YOU . ill also try and get oyu some footage. RAVER X

-- Anonymous, January 05, 2002

yeaaa..ravin is hella nicee..its not knowing how to rave..but jus when u get on the floor..not having control of ur body but knowing what ur doing..trust me man..try it out a copule of times..if u can find the beat inside u..then ur body will do the rest..trust me..most people started like dat..there is no right way of raving..everyone has their own stuff..jus gotta get up there and let it out..trust me ull be surprised what u can do..rather then to go around and look for help nd shiet..u can also look at others and learn from them but dont try to jock everyone..cuz like i sed most everyone has their own stuff..u can do it man dont wery..roll..and go to a rave..and its on..lateee ;x

-- Anonymous, January 14, 2002

raves are tha shite....i have only really been into it the past couple of months but its not hard to do hand movements just hold the glow sticks move your hands into different patterns and if you know how to dance then you can do some pretty kick arse stuff..unlike those fags who just use their hands because they wanna be like everyone else and rave....you gotta feel it...just go and have fun and you wont suck...i'd respect it....oh and the negativity the first guy gave is totally uncalled for...what the hell is a poser ? someone who got into something because they thought it was cool when someone else done it? isnt that how EVERY single subculture caught on??? i think so...

-- Anonymous, January 17, 2002


Yo, sup? Raving is like my soul, you gotta feel da muzik. Your feet follow da beat and your hands/arms are a way of showing off your own shit. Dont steal uda peoles moves just take what u like and develop it BUT make sure u juz dun steal it like sum uda diks out dare. Make it your own style and show yo passion! Peace out n live it up.

-- Anonymous, January 23, 2002

Aight yo raving is pretty easy :) well if u really want some videos go to www.houseofrave.com then click on videos well that da info u wanted its betteer to learn urself it aint dat hard.

-- Anonymous, January 26, 2002

Aight here'z tha thing. I been ravin fo bout 3 yrz now. I waz first introduced to it by my friend an he showed me hiz style an all. When I started out I tried ta copy him an it juz wazn't workin. Ya gotta spend time an all, az every1 else said all u gotta do iz follow tha beat open up an feel it become part of it then you can't go wrong. When I'm out an I hear some hot beat I wanna rave. Tha way I c it when i'm out there I become part of tha muzik. Ravin iz juz how I express myself an when you get sum experience time u'll c it all too. Don worry bout it bro u'll learn, it'll take sum time but u'll do it. If you wanna talk bout it more im me on yahoo az Icewolf004 or on Aim az XxCrazERaverxX. ~Peace

-- Anonymous, February 02, 2002

yo, how can you hate on someone because they wanna know what its all about, i know i was doing the same thing when i first started, now im twirling styx constantly, just do what everyone else pretty much said, listen to the music you feel, and do what you think looks cool, i dont liquid to impress others i do it for myself, find the flow, and portray it, you sorta become the music, and when you do you know, its addicting so watch out.... define your own style and have fun, thats what its all about having fun...

PEACE LOVE AND ECSTASY!!!

-- Anonymous, February 19, 2002


well fuck all you lil e_tards out there. let me give you the run down. alright THE RAVE SCENE is not all about "E" dont take advice by these brain dead fucken poppin e people they are stupid sayin E is gonna help you dance better! BULL SHIT! You gots to feel da VIBES kid! Move your body and your feet to what feels right. Dude dont pop pills shoot that aint gonna get you know where. HAHA stupid ass kids man! dont listen to these losers. aight! And nah you aint no POSER either aight! lol anyhoo Peace out much love and im out! Demo left the building!

"music is our scripture...danceing is da key...once united.....we cant be divided."

-- Anonymous, May 05, 2002



go to clubs and learn on your own you poser. all you white people are the same cant rave,pop,or break dance!!

-- Anonymous, May 14, 2002

Ok, what racist mothafucker mad this last answer? Some of these answers make sense... you just gotta pick the creme... there's some shitty answers too... Love //Hanna

-- Anonymous, May 17, 2002

Ok, first off, E won't make you dance better. Granted, it makes you feel good while your dancing, but you don't need it. Raving isn't about E, it's about the music. A rave is a concert for techno music. That's it. Go to a rave and just watch people dance. You will catch on to a few things after a while and then just practice them. And if you still can't get it, just ask someone at the rave to show a few quick starters. Mostly everyone I've met at a rave is really chill and unlike most the dicks here, none of them are going to blast you for asking. Once you get the basics down, then it's up to you from there. Try different moves, different turns, etc to create your own style. Practice, and in a few weeks you'll see improvement. It's just like learning anything. But don't get discouraged if you can't pull off the sick moves you see at the rave!!! It all comes with LOTS of practice. Peace and good luck.

-- Anonymous, May 26, 2002

say wuz sup lil raver well theres some videos clips on this website www.Houseofrave.com there's some liquiding,poi,glowsticking videos

-- Anonymous, June 11, 2002

dude im not a raver im not a dancer in not a pill popper and i play punk rock i just happened upon this and im replying but i just heard some really cool trippy sounds from my friendwho brought over his cd or whaever but i really respect ravers you go out and you have fun and yo do wht comes natural thats for anything you ever do and i dont thinkits any different in raving -count

-- Anonymous, June 20, 2002

Ok there is an easy way to do this, i Had the same problem. u dont need to slip an E. thats alittle Full On, just hav alittle jUiCE (alcohol) & that will loosen u up and u wont give a shit how ur dancin. I gurentee u will let loose and start to move. If ur against alcohol, remember there is no right way to rave, every1 raves differently. and its all in the beat.

CHeers

-- Anonymous, June 26, 2002


just rave

-- Anonymous, June 28, 2002

how the fuk do u rave????i look like a lost bitch when i try to rave...ive got a nice body but still i cant rave!!!!

-- Anonymous, July 03, 2002

u gotta get some serious glow shit and get out there and just move with the beats and all that shit, if u got glow shit then it looks pretty cool no matta what u do

pLuR

-- Anonymous, July 05, 2002


Basically, if the lights are off and youve got some kick ass glow sticks spinnin around your body, it will look good. especially if the audience is popping pills. practice, practice, practice

-- Anonymous, July 19, 2002

hey, im not great at raving an dsome call me a pozer, hoever i have never been to a rave and I love goth clubs. I dress my own style. Keep in mind ravers are supposed to be happy and nice, childlike. Its a cool culture and if you wanna get into it you have to start somewhere. never call a budding raver a pozer cause at one time you too were a newbie to the raving world. Good luck!! ps- be who u wanna be and dress how you wanna, dont be a goth/raver/skater, be you, fit in to wherever u wanna :-) ;-) Love everyone!!!

allways look at both sides of things, someone may call u a bitch, but remember, that person has feelings too, they may have said it for a reason u dont kno. Put urself in the other persons posistion, someone cuts you off on the road, you say "asshole" maybe they were rushing to see their dying mother? be tolerant!!!

-- Anonymous, July 21, 2002


you people are the reason "raves" suck!!! go to a club its the same fucking thing as a rave now, im glad the scene is dead in chicago too many people know they are supposed to be UNDERGROUND you assholes

-- Anonymous, July 22, 2002

I don't know why there are people who feel threatened by more people wanting to do the things that they do. Raving won't be underground forever and eventually it will just become more and more popular. But at the same time you really do need to understand the music. It's not just about something to dance to, it's like something that flows and is the constant rhythm of your surroundings. Taking e helps this because you feel less in your body and more able to flow like the waves of sound that the music is making. It is about your own style and being able to flow with the music. Just go to raves and feel the sounds and your style will come to you. Peace, love, and good karma.

-- Anonymous, July 24, 2002

its easy i found this video that teaches you all about it and cool transitions for all of it its called golwsticking101 you can get it at WWW.ROLLINGLOWSTICK.COM learn to glowstick was easy for me after i watched this video it made it so simple. goodluck

-- Anonymous, July 24, 2002

aright check this out, the reason why i came to this site is cuz i wanna learn how to rave. ive been to a few and its pretty tight shit, i really appreciate the glowsticking and i wanna learn. i tried to work shit out on my own and i gotta kinda far but i wouldnt mind being facilitated by videos or walk throughs of certain moves. for yall who are calling people pozers yall are insecure and need to get your shit together, stop hating, you were there once as well

-- Anonymous, July 29, 2002

I really think that E steals the experience, especially since I truly believe the music what should get you going on the drive, not a drug. I'm not saying that people who can't rave without it are without feeling to the music, but for all those who can, I just think they have an advantage.

-- Anonymous, July 31, 2002

Posers my ass. U were all once there so kiss my nuts u phaggy bitches. Bucle up u newbies, cuz dis is just da beginning. www.houseofrave check it out KNOW IT! I have been around man, and my time is up. I show em what i got and leave em slack jawed and cheerin for more. but after i'm done, i make the circle bigger for new kids to strut their shit. no matter what it smells like. I love all u ppl out there and please keep my party hope alive and never stop goin to raves. and it's LIQUID. not raving. I am da mad stompa. I stomp to dis beat and dat beat, and i liquid pop. I love it, and everyone was one at the weak point. But I have loved every second of it. Jourden I luv you baby boi! Val see you at the big one later down the line. Jay- The crazy arms monkey man- H-town Tx.

-- Anonymous, August 17, 2002

yeah, this guy is right, u know u were all there before too, all i got to say is let the music flow threw ur body, and let it do the work 4 ya, good luck dude!!!!! PEACE from H-Town Tx!!!

-- Anonymous, August 26, 2002

Well guys E isnt every thing when it comes to raving...well E is nothin when u wanna rave its all on the person. i think only posers are the ones who need the E when they rave cuz they need somethin to rave while the real ravers are the ones who can feel the natural beat and can move with the true motion although myself i have never done E. I am a string raver i swing fire and the glowing stuff. yeah u people kinda dissapoint me when it comes to this stuff u guys are only gonna fuck up ur heads

-- Anonymous, September 13, 2002

I think raving is hard and if you try you will get used to it so dont go out copying someones move cause that will mean your a bitter ok .

-- Anonymous, October 05, 2002

yo I just kinda started ravin I'm only 15. I can't really go out to big partys and learn what show I do?

-- Anonymous, October 18, 2002

Listen. well, stay off the drugs, your right they sure won' t help you dance better. I can't believe these kids are starting do early, I just hope you guys do it right. As far as dancing, well everyone has their own ways of moving. Take a look around and see what other people are doing. Most often they dance a certain way because it feels good or goes with the flow of the music. I really don't see how you can classify " rave dancing" since there are many different types of dancing for different styles of music. Like you wouldn't trance at a Jungle party? would you? or if your listening to breaks, it's not the same a Trance. you need to be able to distinquish the different styles of music. Go out and buy music, and find out what you like best. I prefer Paul Oakenfold and Digweed. don't buy that compilation shit, get the stuff from the dj's albums. If your really a raver, you'll have the music in your car, and you can kinda dance and drive. that way if your uncomfortable, no one will see you.Also people dance differently geographically. Now if your talking about Liquid?, well you'll just have to practice many long hours untill you go with your flow. make up your own moves, it's about using your mind and being creative. don't just copy someone else, and don't do the same move over and over. I mean, if you saw a guy bobbin to the same step all night, you'd think he's off? Good luck. and please if you do drugs and care about yor mind, don't do them long term. you don't want to be a laboratory experiment. long term consequences of E, are dangerous. I have seizures now, and suffered servere depression. I've been off for 2 years now. I did way too much K too. I love it!, but it's BAD for you! so learn how to have fun clean. and if you think I'm wrong now, well you'll live and learn. Don't we all? plur.

-- Anonymous, October 18, 2002

Check out this site, theres all kind of shit like mad videos and pics.

-- Anonymous, October 19, 2002

listen bro uza wanna learn tell me were u live and i show u. if not i will send u some slow motion videos of my self and freinds, really my girlfreind is the liquider so if u wana liquid i send u her videos um u can also see me on houseofrave.com my name is jon greenandred boy and who ever that racisit fuck was up there u wanna go against me well see im pure white and i will own ur ass, but bro no drugs ok my best freind gets weird sometimes and i feel so bad but happy i didnt to em so dont do x bro ummmmmmmmm feel da beat aim is reclaimer xx hit me up..........Jon

-- Anonymous, October 19, 2002

You just cant learn how to rave, you have to feel the beat the the damn music, if you still cant get any beats go back to square dancing

-- Anonymous, October 19, 2002

GoTZ e? I doZ.

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-- Anonymous, October 22, 2002


um.. no such thing as learning to rave.. it just happens. just don't do it if you're trying to be cool or whatever.. that's just gay

-- Anonymous, November 01, 2002

A yo, 1zt of all, screw all tha peepz who think that raving has to start wen ur f***** born or sumthang. Juz cuz u wanna start raving doesnt mean that ur a poser. I've been raving 4 bout 3 yearz now and it started wit all mai friendz who went to ravez and everythang. I learned from a bezt friend, and after a while, it'z quite simple. Raving is not just about all the shit people list on a website. Its about going onto a dancefloor and inventing krazii moves to keep it new. U do anythang ur body tells you to. Wen I went to mai first rave, I didnt know much about anythang tha peepz were doing. But they all told me to move mai hands and body to the music and your not lookin stupid.

-- Anonymous, November 01, 2002

no one can teach you how to rave. its just something you have to pick up by practicing. some good music, good lighting, and a little encouragement is all you need. oh!!! it helps to have a little rythem to later

-- Anonymous, November 04, 2002

I like to fuck wet pussy and have some hott females suck on my dick... it feels so good while im spinin a few vinels... peace

-- Anonymous, November 08, 2002

Raving is really some trippy shit..But theres different things you can do...therse something called a light show, and u use LED photon lights or Micro lights or glowsticks and wave it around creating figures, you can also attach them to strings and create a better and nicer light show..you can look here at www.glowstickswinging.com it has many tipz to learn how to do that...theres also something called liquid popping, and also a dance, where it seems only asians do and no one else does is called candy dance or candy walk..where u jump up and down and moving ur legs as if u were walking and u can add different steps to it of ur own...that can be mixed with raving wit glowsticks...so these are the things i know of raving, i mite have left some things out, if so let me knwo

-- Anonymous, November 11, 2002

is raving dancing, or playing with glow sticks, i'm getting confused.

-- Anonymous, November 17, 2002

yea...raving...is like an art in way...there's really no way in learning..it just comes to u....u need to pretty much feel the music and let ur body do the rest...raving is like freeing ur body and spirit and just letting it run free....plus it's fun to make peeps trippin on E pass out wit glowsticks.....pretty much it's a lot of practice and watching others do it...but you'll only get it if u do it for the fun of it..not just trying to be cool...cuz mock my words...if i start seeing everybody doin this and playing wit glowsticks and this becomes a fad....i'm quiting

-- Anonymous, November 17, 2002

Defanlty Eat E and drink lots of beer.. Kazaa has some cool fucking videos and shit and you dont have to pay for them.. and to that racest fuck who said white people cant dance. Go FUCK YOUR MOTHER (again)

-cY

-- Anonymous, December 11, 2002


the compulsive music which gets your groove oN... well im still learning how to raVe ( learning the hand and body motion ) like liquiding, robot, etc. i could do some of iT... like liquid and alitte of robot... msg. RayTh3Pervert if u wanna chaT

-- Anonymous, December 27, 2002

Raving is not something you learn, it is something you experience. Raving has been around since before any of you were born. Learn the history and you will know how to rave.

-- Anonymous, December 30, 2002

I remember the first time i saw this E-head Amanda rave and I was like, "I don't care what I have to do to learn that, I'm doin it..." It was a personal mission, I started to do freestyle and showed her after about 2 months of un-lead-self-training to see if i knew what I was doing. She laughed in my face!!! Then I met this GREAT girl Lexi that taught me strings, and that it's all about experiment and a little trusted feedback from your peeps who won't lie to you. A very good style to look at is poi, it taught me more than anything else. http://www.blanketfort.com/juggling/chain.html. For all you little ravers talking shit to a F*cking begginer; none of us were born with glowsticks in our hands and we ALL started from somewhere... If it makes you feel any better Shawn, i bet none of these kids can do strings with the glowsticks aflame, e-mail me for my picks if you guys doubt me. Good luck to all......... retinalust

-- Anonymous, January 01, 2003

Hmm...I dont know how I got here, but I read all the answers. I was actually looking for an anime, but learning how to rave is something I wanted to do. There are quite a lot of hater's remarks in this, but there also lots of good ones. Well I how to rave, but I'll just compile all the answers into this one. Basicall, you cannot actually learn how to rave, you just need expirence. The same goes for everything else. To start off, you might want to go look at some friends and see how they do it. You dont want to 'steal' their moves, you just want to start off with it. You can modify it to make it easier for yourself or something. And when you are out on the floor, you have to feel the music, not the drugs. Drugs wont make you a better dancer, it will only make you a phucking retard. I agree with the peoples who say that learning is not posing. Weren't you learinig once too? Well, some of the tips that I got from reading this is, let your body do what it wants. Let it flow with the music. You are not supposed to do what you think is cool, just do what you feel is right for you. After reading all these replies, I feel like I should get out and start doing it. But, I'll do that as soon as I can drive, in two years. In the mean time, I'll try to practice at home, build up on my skills. And when I am finally able to drive, I'll see how I do with real peoples, real lighting, and real music. Hmm..I'm not a raver so I cant say much, but I am an anime and game fan. I have also created my site. I started on December 29, 2002. Still lots of work to be done. But if you want to see what I got so far..visit here: http://aziananimefan.bravepages.com Happy New Year everyone. Best wishes for you in your new passion. --D 1 N Only ;)

-- Anonymous, January 01, 2003

In the fourth sentence above, I meant that I didn't know how to rave. Sorry..:p

-- Anonymous, January 01, 2003

Hey dude if u want to learn to rave and watch video just go to www.houseofrave.com they have videos,pictures,and much more.

-- Anonymous, January 07, 2003

There is no such thing as "raving"....raving is a lifestyle, dancing is a hobby

-- Anonymous, January 12, 2003

lisa-d --->

bah. u people are the poser bitches who flame people who want to enter the "oh-so" exclusive rave scene... if you had even tapped into the real extent of raving in your entire life then ud know that accusing and bringing down every second person with a question about raving isnt exactly in the spirit of raving etc.

get off your fucking high-horse bitch. stop thinking because u've bought a couple glowsticks that you're a diehard raver. u sound more like a candy raver with all the gear and no idea to me so go back to ur photon lights and ur shiny videoclips

raving is something u need to experience for yourself~ what alot of people out there have said, its just about letting the music take u over and really getting "loved-up" u might say. and dont let anyone tell u e's are a must because they arent. but that doesnt mean that they arent fun =pp

get into the music then go from there... the more u try to fit in the more u wont.. just do ur own thing and let the music and ur rhythm do the rest =p

-- Anonymous, January 15, 2003


Look, I cant really rave either.... simply because my left arm and hand never wants to work with my right one and it looks all kinky but all you have to do is figure out what your comfortable doing and then just keep doing it over and over again untill you get good. whats really kewl is get in the shower turn on a strobe blast some dance music and try to liquid (with just your arms of course, we dont want you slipping and breaking your neck) not only will it look cooler just cause you got the strobe and the single drops of water but it will make you better (that is if you take lots of showers, like me :p )

-- Anonymous, February 11, 2003

Hey you guys should check out www.LPCLabs.com its a great site and you can buy a video its great

-- Anonymous, February 20, 2003



-- Anonymous, February 24, 2003

sup yall... i guess i am like the biggest poser here... never been to one before, but for some reason i have the felling that i would do all right at one... lol... but i just let the music move me... not watching other people...it is just me... i like to party with my friends and shit but like i never thought of it as raving..i mean they play trance and and shit at the party but it is to small...like mabey 100 people there... but anyways i spin glowsticks and shit and people like it when i spin more so the rollers and kandy kids than people tht are straight faced but you know it ain't about them...lol...so theres my two- bits.. peace..lol

-- Anonymous, May 03, 2003

Dude im from Jersey and being a raver isn't about what clothews you wear or what music you listen to...its a learning experience that expresses how you are. Man i remember the first time I started to rave. Ive stopped for some while again..grrr but whenever I go to a partty Guess whos raving on the dance floor or kitchen table lol. Well I let the music move the shit out of my feet which is followed by my hands. Get creative and show what your ass can do..even if its practicing in front of a mirror to your favorite song.. haha l8ter

-- Anonymous, May 07, 2003

Man I start to rave when I was 14 cuz just when I got in tha rave wuz like dam so I bust out with some of my shit that wuz going down!!!!!!!!

FREE EMER, COMIK C5 HAKREW, DETOKS TVKREW,

-- Anonymous, May 08, 2003


YO everyone go back a few responces and listen to jeremy. He is right on. go to www.LPCLabs.com If you want a dank ass video for it go here. A demo is posted for free and it will make you want the video great way to learn. Peace out Yo!

-- Anonymous, May 13, 2003

Ok I'm not a raver, I was looking to buy probably just sum stuff for raving cause I can dance, and I love rave music, techno, and some other shite. But practicly what everyone here is saying Shawn just go to a club and dance, dont try to copy just do something, no one can say your bad, cause its all original if you let the music control your body and mind and go with the flow!

-- Anonymous, May 23, 2003

Yo!!! What up man don't let these ppl get you down. Their just mad because they didn't have the guts to ask when they started learning. If you want give me a holla and we'll talk. Laterz and keep it up. Live to rave, rave to live.

-- Anonymous, June 09, 2003

Where is the post office ?

-- Anonymous, June 12, 2003

well let me see...E is not exactly how to get you to be a better raver. what it takes is dicipline, patience, and a shit load of practice. i started raving like 4 almost 5 years ago. i got interested when i saw a website with all the glow-in-the-dark stuff and i thought wow that looks like fun to do. raving is all about fun times...and you dont really need alcohol or juice as some people call it but i think water is the best...feel the beat feel the rythm and vibe off of the other ravers around you and just create your own style...for me i started out with strings and poi...i caught on fast...poi is a little difficule but its not that bad...i started to try out glow sticking like a few months ago cause i finally got the whole poi thing to a point where it got boring to me...i dont call my self a raver...people aound me call me a raver...i dont see why... i guess its cause i rave and wear funky bright clothes....but to be quite honest love moshing too... but see if you wann learn...go to houseofrave.com or for poi go to homeofpoi.com....they have step by step lessons with video...you learn some cool stuff there.... well til laters.... PLUR.... no more HATERATION its the RAVE nation... keep the scene alive and dont hate.... PEACE

-- Anonymous, August 08, 2003

Hey whats up, you said you needed a video of somesort? well, go to WINmx and type Techno - rave dancer

-- Anonymous, August 13, 2003

I was born a Pisces and I believe that has a lot to do with me all of a sudden wanting to be a candy raver. I have always been a fan of Marley, pot, the cause that hippies tried to make everyone see, and I've been into techno since Dance Dance Revolution came out in arcades around 1999 for me..I don't care what anyone says, I love the crazy pants, and colorful styles. Fuck it if I wear rainbow colors and people think I'm gay. I've been depressed and on meds for a while and it's hard for me to express happiness as an emotion, but I try so hard, and I never judge anyone, nor can I ever really hate someone. I guess even though I'm not good with glowsticks, I'm still a raver. From New Jersey. Represent :D plur! Someone email me some NJ raves cuz this state fuckin sucks, maybe some underground NY raves...SOMETHING....I'm sick of Cali getting EVERYTHING.

-- Anonymous, August 31, 2003

Dude, it's like a sex manual. you can read it all you want, but until you get out there and do it, you'll never know what you r doin'. enough said! i'm out!!

-- Anonymous, September 04, 2003

all you motherfuckers are gonna die, when I show up and your partys witha an a.k. 42 and kill RAVER X JUST FOR BEIN' A FAGGOT. now all you little kids learn that I AM your daddy and that without me this shit wouldn't exist, and when I finds all you little assholes I'm gonna make you suck a she-male's cock for being such little dumb fucked bastards!!!! oh yeah, and rember that God loves you and wants to beat the shit out of all you little butt munching dick rammers. PEACE!

-- Anonymous, September 05, 2003

michael j hunter shut the hell up juss becuz u dont know how to fucking rave or liquid or wut the fuck ever. JUSS BECUZ U SUCK SHE MALE COCK DOESNT MEAN OTHERS WANT TO SO STICK TO UR FUCKING DAY JOB ASSHOLE. and for the bitch lisa b, a poser. i agree with the other guy that said something about wut is a poser. bitch please lisa!! a poser! ha! there is no such thing as a poser people have the right to do wutever they want. juss like skaters calling other skaters posers, how do u think they started out??huh??? yeah they seen another skater and was like oh kool dude and they started so shut the fuck up about all this fucking POSER shit!!!!!

-- Anonymous, September 09, 2003

hey whats up i just started raving and i havent been to any raves yet.but im planning to ..best advce i can give from brginner to beginner is pracice and drink lots or sugar water ..:)) thats how i keep up with the beatz . i also showed my friend some of my moves she saiid she didnt like them so i said screw her and i told its about following the vibe ....so thats gonna be my advice to you ......im me ppl if you wanna chat bout raving <<<<<< biginner

-- Anonymous, September 22, 2003

i didnt even started learn to rave but ur subject of quistion was preatty intresting, it makes me wanna learn how to rave too!! hope i could get some advice from u if u got some. frome k-town,

-- Anonymous, September 25, 2003

If u wanna have a crack at raving for the first time, i recommend you do it with the lights off and the music goin. Then you wont feel like a fool even there's no one looking at u (including ur self ;p ).

-- Anonymous, October 27, 2003

michael...get a life..been playing too many video games, ak-47..how friggin stupid and im a christian and resent your gayness whyd u bother coming here if your just gonna bother people let them learn about it not get made fun of because they dont know how to yet

-- Anonymous, November 02, 2003

ur dumb u fucking poser white trash asshole ruin everything for cool aznz

-- Anonymous, November 14, 2003

i love being hypnotised ! :)

-- Anonymous, November 21, 2003

Raving is a Art form. Think of the glowsticks as a extension of ur body. Like in and form of regular dance you would use ur body to express yourself. Well with raving not only can u use ur body but now u also have glowsticks to use. Dont limit the possibilities to what u think u can do if you have a good idea for what you think a glowstick can do figure out a way to do it. there is always a way. Now for the beginners. I think a good idea for beginners to follow is always have one glowstick follow the other. That will get you ust to the flow that everyone keeps talking about. Once you feel the flow. You dont need anymore help from anyone trust me ur head will be filled with so many ideas of what u can do with glowsticks it might just explode. AND TO ALL THE REAL RAVERS OUT THERE. Who know about the flow all i have to say is automatic. Going automatic where your not thinking ur just raving with all ur heart and soul. that is when you will feel the flow the most. AUTOMATIC! GOD DAMMIT AUTOMATIC!

-- Anonymous, December 02, 2003

man i been trying to rave for 2 days now i got rechno on my ministy of sounds cd. Man i find it pharking hard i look like friggen gonzo i dont seem to string anything magnificant together. im only 16 so i cant go clubbing and i got a party in 2 weeks i gotta learn be4 then!!!!! i need help add em on msn give me sum pointers and i have watched fuckloads of clips and there all 2 good i cant comprehend there moves they do em so fluently

-- Anonymous, February 24, 2004

one of the fist steps to learning to rave is for you to first DISCOVER YOUR SELF i cant say there is anything more importaint then finding your true self. if you can find your true self then you can feal the importiance of music. i myself meditate and have found my true self and im loving every moment of life. and what im loving even more is music. and to show my love for music i put it in a physical form by raveing. learning to rave isnt about moves its about like said berore AUTOMATIC i can see that some of the people who have posted there thoughts are showing signs of self awareness. the sad part for me is that i dont think im the olny one at my school that has found there inner-self. i look so far out of my physical form i dont even see my self as a male anymore though many of my thoughts are contaminated due to my gender. but these perverted thoughts are natures way of telling me its time to reproduce. you cant resist nature, but accept it and try to see past your physical body.

though this may be a waste of my time i hope some of you will be inspired by this TRUE fact. that though i go though pain i still love life and can put faith that DEATH WILL ALWAYS COME and no one needs to rush it because sucicde is for quitters

-- Anonymous, March 19, 2004


haha learn to rave eh? take cowies and float(Ecstacy) bounce on ya feat do stuff with your arms let ya self go haha develop ya own style keep it real ;)

-- Anonymous, April 24, 2004

Hey whats the difference between a candy raver and all the other ones?

-- Anonymous, May 01, 2004

You shoudnt have to take pills to be accepted tho just be urself and cut loose

-- Anonymous, May 03, 2004

Hi folks!

i created a non-profit page for all dancers here ;)

We have a large Video section with Raving-Videos, a community board with selected Dancetrainers (only german ppl ;(( ) and a lot of more.

I hope that some ppl from foreign countries join, cuz i want to see the diffrent styles from diffrent countries..

keep on raving!!11 :)

www.hardstep.de

-- Anonymous, May 22, 2004


There is no way to learn how to rave. I mean there are videos to learn the basics, but thats about it. You just basically learn yourself. Just go get some glowsticks and pratice. Don't worry what people think about you.

-- Anonymous, May 27, 2004

hey dude don't sweat all the "poser" stuff like some of the others said. We all started out somwhere.I'm Native American (full-blooded) and we always have people that say stuff like my great 'grand-mother was a cherokee princess' and it kinda bugs, but when I was younger we hated on people like that and called them "wanna-be's", but my dad set me straight and said,"Yeah they are wanna-be's, they wanna- be connected..." That goes for the electronic dance community too. Just be you and feel the music in your own way. We should all be together on this especially with congress trying to pass the R.A.V.E. act.Let's keep the music alive.Now go out there and have fun! Peace, Love, Unity,and Respect. That's all you really need to know.Stay up Playa!

"Remember when sex was safe and skydiving was dangerous? Ravers don't die, THEY MULTIPLY!!!!"

-- Anonymous, June 23, 2004


yo look all u have to do is pop a few rolls, some bud, some loud techno and a dark room. oh yea glowsticks to, then close ur eyes and rip it up. i swear the more u do it the better u will be. keep rollin'!

-- Anonymous, July 21, 2004

hey youll, raveing is reallly cool!! its pritty sympol u just gotta fllOoOowWw wid da beat and wen u go 2 discos get a friend to teach u of just look at them and pick it up.. (DONT BE IMBARRASED CUZ THEY WERENT 2 GOOD WEN THEY FIRST PICKED IT UP) KEEP AT IT!!!

-- Anonymous, July 26, 2004

I'd like to say two things, first, you CAN learn to rave, you dont have to go and just listen to music in hopes that it will help and two, ecstasy can help you rave. some people who disagree will be like "bullshit" because they've never popped E. well i just popped E a few weeks ago and raved and i had the most fun i've had in quite a while. I LEARNED to rave from a friend who on a glowstick team, and i have video of moves, so scrath out your "you cant LEARN to rave" because you can. people say popping ecstasy wont help but in a sense it does, it hightens your senses and lets you flow. when i popped E i couldnt stop looking around, my legs twiched and my mouth was really chewy, but one thing the E did for me was it allowed me to flow. the lights and the glowsticks put me in another world. so w/e, think what you want but all i can say is, you CAN learn to rave and ecstasy CAN help you rave, but you dont have to take it in order to rave. so to whomever disagree's with me, stick to what you say but we'll see who's the better raver. you go stick to your figure 8 and your liquid and then when you can 5 beat reverse weave, come talk to me okay =). bye. hope i helped.

-- Anonymous, August 08, 2004

Does n e body kno n e good DJs that specialize for liquid ravers?

-- Anonymous, August 12, 2004

Hey man, if you just want to go to a rave and bug out go ahead, but if you're interested in more than raving, if you're actually interested in an art called glowsticking, there are some things other can teach you to enhance your style. Just jacking other people's moves won't work either, but after you understand the basics of the style, and learn/create/realise some techniques you'll be good. We have an entire glowsticking Community at glowsticking.com, and it's awesome, i love it to death. P.L.U.R.

-- Anonymous, October 03, 2004

hahahhaha fukn laMe aSS oLd fARts!! man youR chiLdren aRE waiting fOr you tO get oFF net and bond wid dem manz!! saym!! nyc site man~ wish i had wun...soo pretty...haha well gO and tOrk to your wives man and get a job!! how are your chilren gonR eat??? lol

-- Anonymous, October 07, 2004

god, don't fukking copy other ppl! finds sum of ur own moves and just do it. If ppl laugh at u, do it in a mirror to see if u think u look cool. Damn it man, its not dat hard!!

-- Anonymous, October 11, 2004

Any one know of any raves in the NYC,NJ area comin up? thx

-- Anonymous, October 12, 2004

ey yo, bump all that shyt that hater keeps sprayin. alls ya gots to do is take it easy. most ravers wanna show off and go all fast but it looks wak cuz its too fast it doesnt even go wit da beat or da flow.when i first started i kept bustin my knuccles but i took it steady and i naild some cosmic(kool) trix. i havent even been raving a year yet and already i can go out and show my skillz. and dont worry bout wut haters say. ravin aint for show. its a part of life if u realy want it. u dont have to drop E to be a raver. thats just a steriotype. any "raver" that says different isnt a raver at all. just a poser in a ravers shell. keep it real broseph and u'll be as cosmic as da rest.L8R

-- Anonymous, November 01, 2004

look, i live in a shitty little town called fort myers florida, i learned to *alrightly* rave about 3 years agoe and i'm still learning, my boyfriend is suppost to be the best in the county and hand.. well.. he's suppost to be teaching me and he hasn't done shit for helping me... i've been reading these comments and all anyone's been saying is go with the flow, well my friend taught me to rave and she wasn't very good.. so she messed me up for life.. now i can't learn anything new so i want to start over from the basix, can anyone tell me where to go.. btw.. i hang out at a rave place called the palace and have never done E but from what i've seen it doesn't make you rave better, it just makes you pass out and get dehydraited. *but i've never done it so* well if anyone can give me any help it'll be appreciated.. ty -katt-

-- Anonymous, November 05, 2004

Why the fuck does everyone fuck keep asking (teach me how to rave) god all you dumb fucks. just move with the musik. and all you wannabe ravers who keep posting probly dont know shit about raves. for 1 ive been mixxin sets for about 7 yrs along with danCin. you stupid wannabes if you do it all the time whats the difference between E4 and E7 huh tell me that. holy fuck!!!!!!!!!!!

-- Anonymous, December 14, 2004

dont think. you cannot be taught how to rave. just do what feels good.

you are kinda a pozzzzzzzer tho.

ok\

-- Anonymous, December 23, 2004


Dude, you have prolly learned since 2001... just have fun man.

-- Anonymous, February 10, 2005

I think this cunt is like allready learned how to rave so. no more tips...

-- Anonymous, February 27, 2005

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