Locals Mourn Prince’s Passing With Dance Party at 14th and U

https://twitter.com/TaylorLorenz/status/723334954722140160

District residents mourning the loss of music legend Prince had a chance to say goodbye tonight.

Dozens of people gathered at the intersection of 14th and U streets NW around 9 p.m. this evening to dance to Prince songs played from a DJ booth in the bed of a truck.

The dance party, contained mostly to the sidewalk in front of the Reeves Center, went on for hours, according to several people in attendance.

The event aimed to give residents a place to “gather and dance together to remember the one and only,” according to its Facebook event page.

Based on these tweets, a good time was had by all:

Impromptu Prince party at 14th and U pic.twitter.com/xO0VSTBxNr

— Benjamin Freed (@brfreed) April 22, 2016

A guy pulled up a truck and is DJ-ing all Prince songs at 14th and U St. in DC from the bed of it. pic.twitter.com/CHndsOnIjE

— Darren Sands (@darrensands) April 22, 2016

https://twitter.com/TaylorLorenz/status/723334954722140160

https://twitter.com/DCHomos/status/723321236764409856

Yooooo!!! Who is the DJ that has set up shop on 14th and U and has the streets partying to Prince music??!! Just drove by. Props to them!!

— DJ Heat (@DJHeatDC) April 22, 2016

Standing on the corner of 14th and U st in DC, having a pop up #Prince dance party

— OUTLAW POLITIX (@OutlawPolitix) April 22, 2016

Pop up Prince street party at 14th and U! #DC #PrinceRIP pic.twitter.com/ickiGAsits

— Allie Dearie (@alliedearie) April 22, 2016