Dance 4 Life - Federal Building (10/24/98)

[OldSchoolRava]

Excerpt taken from one of the promoters of RTD:

"Celebrate Life was born out of the Los Angeles scene in 1998. We were having trouble with police breaking up all our events for any reason they could find. The truth is, they fear our generation and it's power and they were trying to shut us down. But see, we ain't goin' out like that. We (Holly Luv Cat and I) decided to protest. We formed a movement called Right to Dance (RTD) in 1996 and coordinated events on the lawn of the Federal Building in Los Angeles. The events were a huge success so we had them the next year as well. Then, in 1998, we changed the meaning and the name to Celebrate Life. We didn't want it to only be about dancing, but about positive awareness of all kinds, yoga, raw foods, taking care of your body and spirit, etc.

We believe music is important, but it's the PEOPLE that it brings together that really matter. Music is just a tool for humans to gather. Dancing is where it begins and ends. It's the peak moment of many people working together towards one goal. It's a celebration. It's saying, "Look, we made it! We're here! All of us! We're alive! We've succeeded at becoming alive! Out of all those other sperm cells, WE were the ones strong enough to make it to the egg!" ...So get up and Celebrate Life!!"

Dance 4 Life (Part 1)

Size: 56.2 Mb
Length: 11:26 mins

Dance 4 Life (Part 2)

Size: 50.4 Mb
Length: 10:16 mins

Old School Rava

[syndeticdotorg]

That was so happy!
But I can't believe where it took place. How does one organize a party in front of a government building, much less in what looks like the middle of the city? I lots of cars driving by; did people stop and/or get out of their cars to see what all the "ruckus" was all about? The craziest (and coolest) place I've ever heard about where a party took place was at some amusement park. The *entire* park was rented out for an entire weekend! I think this was back in the early 90s when such things were still an enigma for most folks who were not in the loop. Thanks for sharing this.

[Katie_K]

oh you are just the awesomest!!! you've captured the highlights of my life!Absolutely priceless!

[vador]

.. who is that kid with the mickey mouse gloves on on top the speaker. AHH.. Thats MEEE!! LMFAO!! This video is priceless dude! Thanks so much for this. This was what like 8 years ago, which puts me at the ripe age of 13. :P

THANKS AGAIN OLDSCHOOLRAVA!!

PS.. Anyone have the names of the last two tracks on the second video.. Thanks!