Raas, a festive West Indian folk dance, is well known by its audience as a religious, traditional dance performed at weddings and in the fall during Navaratri, the ‘festival of nine nights.’ Insert full bar and Bollywood music infused with techno at an art gallery venue, and Raas for a Cause is born.
On August 7th, 2009 a diverse crowd will gather for the first Raas for a Cause event – a Raas event with a slight makeover. There will be an hour of Raas lessons (instead of prayer), a Disc Jockey playing Black Eyed Peas (instead of Falguni Pathak), and patrons 21 and over only (instead of entire families). Rakhi Patel, Raas for a Cause Founder, hopes to expose the energetic, interactive crowd to her passion to support underprivileged children around the world through dance.
Proceeds will benefit Vibha and Emergency Housing Consortium, charities dedicated to helping underprivileged children around the world. “Vibha is dedicated to the cause of helping educate and develop underprivileged children both in India and the US, and we are delighted to find common cause with Rakhi Patel who wants to do the same. Raas for a Cause is all about getting people to connect, learn about different cultures, have fun and help a worthy cause”, says Mukesh Mirchandani, Director Fund Raising, Vibha North America.
To learn more about Raas, the benefitting charities, and to buy tickets, visit www.raasforacause.com.
