A Rave Party Without Glowsticks is not a Rave!

by Tony Bueler

So what is a Rave? Well, it’s usually an all night event where young people go to for dance, socializing, and and an all around fun time.

The place is usually kept dark so that colored beams of light, strobe lights, laser lights, and smoke give it its festive atmosphere.

The rave party goers are typically between the ages of 18 and 25, but really there is no upper age limit. Retired folks are welcome and have frequently been to these.

Because the crowd is so varied, so are the conversations. They range from serious to downright goofy. And normally everyone feels very welcome to participate.

Because raves have gotten a bad reputation because of the potential presence of drugs, parents have organized safe raves and dance parties for children, and parties that last through the night are common for high school graduation events.

The techno music can be a little too much for the older generation (and young), but adult supervision is prudent at rave parties. A young adult should be free to ‘let loose’ sometimes.

What frequently happens is someone will pick up some glowsticks and start doing a ‘rave dance’. The light show that they put on is a quite energetic! These multi-colored streaks of light flashing and waving to the techno-music makes the night fly by! Some of the shyness of these young adults seems to disappear as they show off their skills with their glowstick dance!

This is what they call ‘glowsticking’.

Freehand glowsticking typically borrows from many other dance styles as well as having its own unique set of moves. An example of a basic movement frequently used in freehand glowsticking is the figure eight– quite possibly the most well known, albeit not the most common move in the intermediate and more advanced levels.

Glowstringing is defined by a few factors: the use of glowsticks on a string, the swinging motion, and an equally large growing category of moves and concepts that are common to glowstringing and the moves are sometimes similar to freehand glowsticking.

Glowsticks are not recommended when the space is confined or tight since there is the potential of accidentally striking another rave goer when doing the moves. Some rave promoters have started prohibiting glowsticks from events if safety becomes a factor.

But, as usual, common sense needs to prevail. Keep it clean, enjoy the sounds, participate in your light show, and have a good time!

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