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A Rave Party Without Glowsticks is not a Rave!

What is a Rave anyway? Well, it's usually an all night (or longer) event where people go to for dance, socializing, and and all around fun time.

The place is usually dark with colored beams of light, strobe lights, laser lights, and smoke to give it a festive atmosphere.

The crowds are mostly young folks between 18 and 25, but really there is no upper age limit. Retired folks (who want to stay young) have frequently been to these, and they find themselves quite welcome!

Because the people in the crowd are so different and unique, so are the conversations. They range from serious to completely silly and nonsensical. And generally everyone feels very welcome to participate.

Because of the bad reputation some raves have gotten due to the potential presence of drugs, parents have organized safe raves and dance parties for kids, and parties that last through the night have been well supervised.

Admittedly the techno music can be a little too much, but adult supervision is necessary at some of these rave parties.

And glowsticks are usually a big hit at rave parties. What often happens is someone will pick up some glowsticks and start doing their very own 'rave dance'. The light show that they put on is a sight to behold! The multi-colored light streaks flashing and waving to the music makes the night come alive. Some of the kids lose their shyness as they show off their skills with their glowstick dance!

This is what they call 'glowsticking'.

Freehand glowsticking is similar to many other dancing styles. It also has many unique sets of moves that set it apart. A basic movement frequently used in freehand glowsticking is the figure eight and is used by intermediate and more advanced dancers alike.

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!