Raves consist of about 300-6,000 kids aged to about 17-25. A big empty wear house, a fog machine and a DJ. That's about it. Every single rave has 1 type of music: techno with a ton of bass. Techno music is usually favored at raves because you don't really need to know how to dance just let the beat take over your body. Hip-hop also has had a big impact on techno music. Rave dancing ranges from being highly choreographed and stylistic all the way to thrusting your body back and forth. Ravers say they lose their selves to the beat and become one with the music by letting the music control their movements. Someone once said: Techno was made not only to be played, but to be listened to loud...we are called not to listen, but to feel.

ground parties. You hear about Raves through someone or a secret message. So how do you know when the rave is and where? Well flyers are put up. A flyer isn't going to straight out say "RAVE!" you have to look for the secret messages only Ravers know. They do this to avoid the mainstream. A rave poster can be spotted by noticing that within the words that are on the poster, every E, X, and K, are capitalized. There are certain colors that the flyers will have on them. A lot of times there will be a cartoon character on it, or smiley faces and aliens.

A rave is a culture of escape. A rave is a culture where diversity comes to a halt. Where race, gender, age, sexual preference and everything else that our society focuses so much on, just fades into the background. A raver once said, "I was on my way to a rave with some friends when they got stuck in standstill traffic. All of the sudden 30 Ravers or so on their way to the party got out of their cars, turned on music, and danced in the middle of the interstate. Ravers are people gathering for the attainment of mutual bliss" PLUR. Peace, love, unity and respect. This phrase is commonly thrown around at a rave. TAZ. Temporary autonomous zone, meaning a zone that is there temporarily that's self-governed. TAZ is an event that continually rises up. Wild, but gentle, a seducer, not a rapist, and a smuggler rather than a pirate. But even with the harmony and peace, there is a downside: Drugs. You cannot separate a rave from drug use. It's impossible. Ecstasy is the popular one. The pills are handed out as they were orde

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