The music flows through each body on the dance floor like a river. One of the many things a few students enjoy the most about raves.

“I love the music and being able to meet new interesting people,” senior Erika Senger said.

Raves are associated with many different things like dub step music and it’s flashy lights, but not everyone approves of the rave scene because they are all too well known for drug usage during shows.

“The first time I went to a rave it got shut down because too many people were overdosing,” senior Sean Watt said.

Raves are typically held in dance clubs, abandoned warehouses and open fields to accommodate large crowds which may add to hostility towards rave go-ers.

“Raving seems dangerous and I have no interest in involving myself with that kind of scene,” sophomore Stephanie Valle said.

The rave life isn’t for everyone but many still enjoy what it has to offer.

“It has such a fun atmosphere. Once you look past all the typical assumptions made by people who have never been in the first place, and I really enjoy it,” Watt said.

Hundreds of people go to these shows, which brings a big mix of different people.

“Most of the people that rave are friendly and mellow, not everyone associates themselves with drugs when they go,” Senger said. “It’s one of the few places I can go without feeling judged and I can just really let go. It’s honestly amazing.”

Raves are perceived differently by everyone and to a few are a refuge from the average day judgment of today’s society.