Raw Elementz
| Raw Elementz | |
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| Founded: | 2001 |
| Recognition: | ABC, SGA |
| Membership: | ~30 |
| Executive Board: | 7 |
| Category: | Performance |
| Website: | https://sites.google.com/site/curawelementz/ |
| Contact: | rawelementz@columbia.edu |
Raw Elementz is the hip-hop fusion dance crew at Columbia. It was established in 2001 by former Culture Shock dancer Kristin Liu and has since grown to a troupe of about 30 dancers and breakers who practice twice a week. Raw ElementZ is well-known for crowd-pleasing performances; these performances include many campus functions, from cultural shows to athletic events, as well as off campus performances. Raw Elementz consistently gets little tastes of everyone's dancing backgrounds as new members join: hip-hop, breaking, popping, locking, house, jazz, street-funk and even ballet. Raw encourages original choreography, as all the choreography that Raw performs is student-created.
Also affiliated with the dance crew are the Raw Elementz Breakers, who perform both separately and together with the dance crew. They hold separate auditions and rehearsals due to the audition nature, but most of the time both groups tend to perform as one single unit. Raw's breakers also consistently hold open sessions, helping to connect the breakers to the greater NYC breakdancing community.
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Joining Raw Elementz
Auditions are held twice a year, usually in early September and late January. No previous dance experience is required, just come ready to show what you got. There are no set amount of spots in the group. Meet members of Raw at the Activities Fair that kicks off the beginnng of the year, or if you’ve missed it, email rawelementz@columbia.edu.
Current Board Members
- President: Monet Perez BC '11
- Vice President (Dancers) / Treasurer: Alyson Goulden SEAS '13
- Vice President (Breakers): Nehemiah Loury CC '13
- Artistic Director (Dance): Tara Reed CC '13
- Artistic Director (Music): Lucy Siguenza CC '13
- Secretary: Jackie Thompson BC '13
- Publicity Chair: Florence Tsai CC '13
Upcoming Performances and Events
- 10/09/10 - Winterfest @ Barnard - Diana Center
- 10/09/10 - THE FUNCTION (the freshest dance party of the semester) - Lerner Party Space
- January 2011 - SPRING SEMESTER AUDITIONS! - Location TBA
- 03/25/11 - RAWCUS: Annual Showcase - Roone Arledge Auditorium
Past Performances
- 12/04/10 - Prelude EC 2010 - Union County Performing Arts Center: Rahway, NJ
- 11/22/10 - Sabor Inferno - Roone Arledge Auditorium
- 11/04/10 - Basketball Mania - Levien Gym
- 10/22/10 - Night Market - Low Plaza
- 10/16/10 - DG Fashion Show - LeFrak Gymnasium
- 10/10/10 - Afropolitan - Roone Arledge Auditorium
- 10/09/10 - POLYAmorous - Central Park
- 09/18/10 - Passport to Columbia - Roone Arledge Auditorium
- 09/05/10 - NSOP Performance Showcase- Roone Arledge Auditorium
- 04/18/10 - Days on Campus - Low Library
- 04/17/10 - Perspectives on Diversity - Roone Arledge Auditorium
- 04/11/10 - Days on Campus - Low Library
- 03/27/10 - RAWCUS - Roone Arledge Auditorium
- 02/27/10 - Lunar Gala - Roone Arledge Auditorium
- 02/26/10 - Black Heritage Month Showcased - Roone Arledge Auditorium
- 02/04/10 - Glass House Rocks - Lerner Ramps
- 12/03/09 - Men's Basketball Game - Levien Gym
- 11/22/09 - Open Dance Class - The Broadway Room in Lerner
- 11/13/09 - Opening Women's Basketball Game - Levien Gym
- 11/12/09 - Basketball Mania - Levien Gym
- 10/23/09 - Night Market - Low Plaza
- 09/25/09 - America's Best Charitable Dance Crew - Lerner Party Space
- 09/19/09 - Passport to Columbia - Roone Arledge Auditorium
- 09/04/09 - NSOP Performance Showcase - Roone Arledge Auditorium
- 05/01/09 - America Reads
- 04/19/09 - Days on Campus - Low Library
- 03/27/09 - RAWCUS - Lerner Party Space
- 02/06/09 - CUPAL Showcase -Roone Arledge Auditorium
- 02/05/09 - Glass House Rocks - Lerner Ramps
- 02/01/09 - Dance Marathon - Roone Arledge Auditorium
- 11/24/08 - HKSSS Rising Stars - Lerner Party Space
- 10/25/08 - CU Tau Arise- Roone Arledge Auditorium
- 10/02/08 - Homecoming Carnival - Low Plaza
- 09/26/08 - America's Best Charitable Dance Crew - Lerner Party Space
- 05/02/08 - CCO Reads - East Campus Bridge
- 04/06/08 - Days on Campus - Low Library
