Would you dance during your lunch break?

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I heard this story before and it was also mentioned on the BBC News this morning:
Lunch Beat events in Sweden offer hour of dancing
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/03/28/MNBP1NRC1T.DTL

A certain sect of office workers in Sweden have been taking their respective lunch breaks at a dance party.

Though I'm not sure I'd do it myself (the dancing part), I think it's a great idea for a start up business here in New York City. All these dance clubs not being used during the day could stay open from 11:00 AM to say 3:00PM. Sell tickets for each hour time slot to the office workers in the surrounding neighborhood.

If one of these dance parties opened near your workplace would you give up your regular lunch break hour to spend it dancing? Especially since there will be no alcohol being served at these events?

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@tsarstepan,

most of the dance clubs I've been to are not appetizing enough for lunch.

(don't look too closely at the carpets)

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@Rockhead,

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@tsarstepan,

Can't food be served at the events?

I wouldn't want to completely not eat -- but spending an hour in the middle of the workday at a dance party sounds great! I bet it improves productivity too.

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@sozobe,

They say that food is part of the ticket price. A sandwich, etc....

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@tsarstepan,

Oh I see, that makes more sense. Didn't click on the link, was going by "give up your regular lunch break" etc.

With a sandwich included, yeah!

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@tsarstepan,

of course I'd go

I spent years doing Tae Bo at lunch. I've been going to dance class after work for years.

Dancing at lunch would work wonderfully for me. Way better than just going for a walk (which I've done on and off for decades).

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Would you dance during your lunch break?

No, but I used to sleep thru them.
Locks on office doors r among the world's nicer things.
When I was in court, as a trial attorney, I had to be content to attend a restaurant n eat.

David

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@tsarstepan,

I might consider it if I got a lunch break.

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@tsarstepan,

1979 in london . we had just arrived from toronto and were going to a pub for lunch - at about 11: 30.
being strangers , we thought we'd better sit at back of the pub .
the " pubician " suggested we sit at the front , because " the band will be setting up soon and the ' boids ' will be coming " .

we had NO idea what would happen but followed his advice .
a band of four musicians came in at 11:45 and at12 o'clock sharp " the boids " and a group of well-dressed fellows streamed in .
while the band was played loudly - but not very we ll - many pints and sandwiches were consumed - all the while the people were girating on the floor .

12:45 the musicians picked up their instruments , had a pint and left .
the " boids " and guys were all gone by 1 - and it was as quiet as in a chapel in that pub ( it was the " Royal raglan " ) .

" dance during lunch ? " - definetely in london in 1979 .

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@hamburgboy,

What 's the point of it??
What good does it do??

David

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I prefer quiet, serene restaurants -- no noise
and good food.

David

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They've been doing it in Chigley for years now.

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@OmSigDAVID,

It's called fun.

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@ehBeth,

ehBeth wrote:

It's called fun.

I 'll take your word for it.

In my opinion, its MORE fun just to sit in a comfortable chair.

David

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@OmSigDAVID,

Though I find dancing to socially awkward and not fun, I would love to find out how to import this idea to NYC. Probably someone is working on a NYC version but they're really slow about it. I can see this going over very well in many neighborhoods of Manhattan. Say MidManhattan and south particularly.

Both nonprofit and profit models would do well here.

As for my dining preference? For the most part I agree with you David. Give me good food, a sturdy table, and a comfortable chair and I'm peachy keen.

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@tsarstepan,

tsarstepan wrote:

Though I find dancing to socially awkward and not fun, I would love to find out how to import this idea to NYC. Probably someone is working on a NYC version but they're really slow about it. I can see this going over very well in many neighborhoods of Manhattan. Say MidManhattan and south particularly.

Both nonprofit and profit models would do well here.

As for my dining preference? For the most part I agree with you David.
Give me good food, a sturdy table, and a comfortable chair and I'm peachy keen.

I hope that u 'll join us again, sometime.

David

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@OmSigDAVID,

david wrote :

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In my opinion, its MORE fun just to sit in a comfortable chair.

after one has been sitting in a chair for some hours - a bit of exercise might be good for the old ticker .
i understand that dancing is a very good exercise .

( but you need not join Laughing

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@hamburgboy,

david wrote :

DAVID wrote:

In my opinion, its MORE fun just to sit in a comfortable chair.

hamburgboy wrote:

after one has been sitting in a chair for some hours - a bit of exercise might be good for the old ticker .
i understand that dancing is a very good exercise .

( but you need not join ) [I 'd feel like a fool, jumping around.]

Would you dance during your lunch break?

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