WashU Raas

The Washington University in St. Louis Raas Dance Team Our team is renown for its use of intricate formations and steps, as well as its high octane character.

Having competed nationally for over ten years, WashU Raas is one of the oldest dandiya raas teams in the nation. We perform on campus throughout the year in shows like Ashoka’s 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. Check out our recent perf

08/31/2022

Hello WashU!! We are hosting auditions for WashU Raas on September 9th at 8-10pm in McMillan Cafe. If you would like to get to know a bit more about our team and dance style, head over to our workshops on September 4th at 2:30-3:30pm in DUC 233. We would love to see you there! Don’t forget to bring a water bottle.

WashU Raas - Raas Royalty 2019 - Third Place

04/25/2019

As the school year is coming to an end, we'd like to share our gratitude for some really incredible people who have helped us on our journey this year...

We traveled to 3 Raas-All Stars affiliated bid competitions this Spring. The first was Beat of Raas in New Jersey and the second was Raas Royalty in Bloomington, Indiana, where we placed 3rd and earned a bid point to nationals, Raas All-Stars XI: Rewrite the Stars! We returned to Houston, Texas for Space City Raas to end our season, and couldn't have asked for a better time. We'd like to give a huge shoutout to our secretary Tracy Rappai, who tirelessly dealt with the woes of Reserve-A-Space and other logistics, & to our treasurer Arjun Puri who made sure we had the money to build our set and travel free of cost! Shoutout to Anjali Sivamohan for doing some awesome PR and keeping our social media game strong!

To our entire team-- we love you endlessly and are so thankful for your constant willingness to learn and work hard through grueling practices and prop days. This was a unique year, with 9 new members, including 7 freshmen, joining our team. Despite never having been exposed to Raas, our newbies showed pure dedication and commitment to not only learning this style of dance, but perfecting their skill to be able to compete with some nationally acclaimed teams. Thank you to our DJ G-tam for seamlessly integrating our theme into our mix, and to PG Photography & Design for capturing some amazing memories of our team, both on and off stage this season.

Last but not least, thanks to all of our friends, family, alumni, and the WashU & St. Louis community for supporting us as we strive to better ourselves and work harder every year.

RMFR for life,

-- Ashwathy, Anvita, Rekha, Meghan
2018-2019 WashU Raas Captains

Enjoy our comp videos here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAY4GAZulqs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLQwRtHjfTgb0eu2pGM6XAjYNVICyfkOhT&time_continue=243&v=iGqoIaKCHC0