Dance Freaks and Start-up Geeks!!
The latest dance craze in Europe is debuting in Portland and it’s a perfect match.
Not your typical dance party, Lunch Beat is held mid-week during the lunch hour, and aims to provide an escape from your day job.
Food is included with a ticket, no alcohol is served and attendees must follow a few simple rules from the Manifesto, namely that you dance, dance…and dance.
Lunch Beat was founded in June 2010, in Stockholm, Sweden and 14 people attended. The event now draws a capacity crowd over 500 and serves as the lead example for other cities hosting Lunch Beat parties.
Yet to be fully embraced in North America, some critics credit the free spirit of Europeans to foster such an environment. Either way, we should “Keep Portland Weird” and get our dance on.
Come break it down on the dance floor and have some bento with us!!
The other rules of Lunch beat are listed below:
1st rule: If it’s your first lunch at Lunch Beat, you have to dance.
2nd rule: If it’s your second, third or fourth time lunch at Lunch Beat, you have to dance.
3rd rule: If you are getting too tired to actually dance at Lunch Beat, please have your lunch at some other place.
4th rule: You don’t talk about your job at Lunch Beat.
5th rule: At Lunch Beat everyone present is your dance partner.
6th rule: Any Lunch Beat are to be no longer than 60 minutes long and set during “lunch time”.
7th rule: Lunch Beat always serve their guest with a 1 Dj-set and 1 take away meal.
8th rule: Water is always served during a Lunch Beat for free.
9th rule: Lunch Beat is a preferably drug free environment.
10th rule: Lunch Beat can be set up anywhere by anyone as long as they are announced as public events, are nonprofit arrangements and are directed by this manifesto.
Tickets are only $10 and include a delicious lunch. Purchase them here: http://lunchbeatpdx.com/tickets.html
Located at:
539 NW 10th, Portland, OR 97209
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