About

Founded in 2005, Cornell Big Red Raas is a nationally ranked garba-raas teams. Garba-raas is a traditional dance form from Gujarat, India. Utilizing their passion and energy, Big Red Raas revamps this folk dance with modern moves to create truly jaw-dropping performances. Having won several competitions and awards in cities around the nation and on campus, Big Red Raas has developed a reputation of spreading joy and awe everywhere they go. One team, one love, Big Red Raas.

Competitions

Showcase 2024

Awards

On Campus

We also perform at on campus events!

Raaster

Seniors

• Aarav Yarlagadda
• Alisha Veera
• Anant Gupta
• Diva Shrivastava
• Esha Shakthy
• Khushi Patel
• Krystal Ramnarine
• Rhea Verma
• Rohan Shah
• Shruti Nagpal

Juniors

• Aman Garg
• Amogh Barahwaj
• Allie Gorti
• Aniha Kuninti
• Anishka Raina
• Gaurvi Awasthi
• Ishita Mishra
• Nayana Sujith
• Nikhil Sampath
• Pranav Jaganathan
• Priyanka Desai
• Sahil Shah
• Tyler Harridan

Sophomores

• Alisha Varma
• Anika Rajagopal
• Audrey Trivedi
• Diya Turakhia
• Inaya Abdul
• Pranav Patel
• Rohan Sonakya
• Sayee Edekar
• Tanvi Mavani
• Vansh Bherwal
• Vinay Ivaturi

Tryouts

Tryouts for Fall 2024 will be held in-person!

Fill out our interest form here!

• Meet the Team | Outside Appel | Thursday, 8/29 @7-8pm EST
  Get to know the team and meet the dancers prior to workshop and trying out! This event is optional, but we would love to meet everyone!
  
• Dance Workshop | Toni Morrison Hall 102ab | Friday, 9/6 @4-6pm EST
  Learn Garba-Raas choreography! Also get to know some of our members, get information about our team, and ask us questions about the team or Cornell in general! This event is optional, but we would love to meet everyone!
  
• Tryout #1 | Willard Straight Hall 516 | Monday, 9/9 @7-9pm EST
  Learn our tryout Garba-Raas choreography! You can attend either tryout to join! Stay tuned for more information.
• Tryout #2 | Willard Straight Hall Memorial Room | Friday, 9/13 @4-6pm EST
  Learn our tryout Garba-Raas choreography! You can attend either tryout to join! Stay tuned for more information.

We're so excited to meet you all, and if you have any questions, feel free to DM us on Instagram or email us!

Fill out our Interest Form

Contact Us

We're most active on Instagram, so hit us up if you have any questions!

One team.

One love.

Big Red Raas.