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UW Raas
Dance
UW DangeRAAS Dawgs was founded in 2009 by two undergraduate students at the University of Washington and is the first collegiate Raas team to represent Seattle, WA. This team aims to promote the traditional dance forms of Garba and Raas. Both are folk dances originating in Gujarat, India and are typically performed during festivals like Navaratri and wedding ceremonies. As a team, we strive to create colorful performances combining traditional Raas with the newly invented form of collegiate competitive Raas.

UCRaas
Dance
University of California, Riverside's premier Garba/Raas team.Modern Music with a fusion of folk, garba and raas music.

WashU Raas
Dance
Having competed nationally for over ten years, WashU Raas is one of the oldest dandiya raas teams in the nation. Our team is renown for its use of intricate formations and steps, as well as its high octane character. We perform on campus throughout the year in shows like Ashokas Diwali and WashU's Best Dance Crew. We also take part in several national competitions in the spring, such as A-Town Showdown, Raas Rodeo, Dandiya Dhamaka, Raas Royalty and Raas Rave Bhangra Blitz.

SLU Raas
Dance
The Saint Louis University Raas team was formed in 2007 by a group of ambitious students to preserve and promote Gujarati culture. Throughout the years, the commitment and dedication of the team members has allowed SLU Raas to excel from a small unknown team, to a popular and well known team across the nation. SLU Raas has a compiled a very successful track record in the past few years with numerous first places finishes, resulting in multiple invitations to the Best of the Best competition and the Raas All-Stars Championship--where the team took second place in 2010. Although we love having fun and thoroughly enjoy every aspect of the experience, we work extremely hard to create an energetic and exciting routine for our audiences around the country. We look forward to attending as many competitions as possible and meeting some amazing people from different teams throughout the country.

MSU RaaSparty
Dance
MSU RaaSparty is an 18-member dance team that competes at a collegiate level across the US in a form of Indian dance called Garba-Raas. Through hard work, perseverance and dedication we have gone to competitions in Michigan, Florida, Texas, Indiana, Maryland and Pennsylvania. The MSU Raas Team brings a vibrant, upbeat, and exciting traditional dance to the raas world. Amidst the hectic life of being college students, working towards our careers, and being young adults, we vow to never forget our cultural roots. Through countless hours practicing Raas-Garba dance steps, twirling our dandias, and choreographing synchronized movements, we aim to preserve our heritage and ignite everyones passion for our beloved dance. Sweat, tears, and sacrifice are all present each year to perfect a creative, lively, and colorful dance. MSU Raas is more than a team. We are a family.

Illini Raas
Dance
Illini Raas is an Indian Cultural dance team that started in 2001. Since then we have had much success, placing first in the Raas Category and and Overall Category at the Best of the Best Dance Competition in 2006. For the past two years, Illini Raas placed first at Dandia Dhamaka and went to B.O.B and Raas Nationals! This year, we hope to continue our success and wow audiences and fans nationwide as we start competition season.

Raas Royalty 2019