Two SeaTac grocery store coworkers have gone viral as the Breakroom Chronicles, dancing for the Seahawks and drawing more than 700,000 TikTok followers.
SEATAC, Wash. — What started as a few dance videos filmed on work breaks has turned into a viral phenomenon for two SeaTac grocery store coworkers now cheering on the Seattle Seahawks with hundreds of thousands of fans behind them.
Linisha Smith and Melissa Turner — better known online as the creators of “Breakroom Chronicles” — have built a massive following on TikTok by posting short, energetic dance videos filmed in grocery store breakrooms and other everyday spaces. As the Seahawks prepare for their fourth Super Bowl appearance, the duo is channeling that same energy into videos celebrating the team’s postseason run.
We caught up with the two at a steakhouse in Bellevue during a brand shoot: not where they imagined they’d be when they started. “Usually the videos that we do take between 15 to 30 seconds, and we can knock them out in a few minutes,” Smith said.
Together, the two grocery store workers have amassed more than 700,000 followers on TikTok alone, winning over viewers with what they call their “lunch lady” dance moves, upbeat routines often set to songs about produce, work life, and now, Seahawks football.
Smith said dancing has long been a creative outlet for her, even before it became a viral career.
“I started dancing in my living room a long time ago,” she said. “I needed something to spice it up so I brought it to work. Me and Melissa hooked up, and we just made it happen.”
Their videos are intentionally loose and unpolished that resonate with audiences drawn to the spontaneity and joy of the performances.
“Being the lunch ladies, we’re going viral,” Smith said. “There’s nothing out there like this. We’re kind of the naughty lunch ladies, but we’re still keeping it clean.”
The pair met while working at a Safeway in SeaTac and quickly became friends. Over the years, the grocery store breakroom became a recurring backdrop for their videos, with coworkers occasionally joining as backup dancers. As their following grew, so did opportunities beyond the store.
With the Seahawks now Super Bowl bound, Breakroom Chronicles has landed a brand deal aimed at promoting local businesses, a milestone that reflects how far the duo’s side project has come.
“I think we killed it,” Turner said after one recent shoot. “We did a bunch of different scenes with it.”
Despite the growing visibility, Smith and Turner say their creative process remains largely unchanged. There are no rehearsals, no scripts, and no elaborate planning.
“Usually I just come in and whatever is on my mind, that’s what we’re doing,” Smith said. “Nothing is planned. Nothing is rehearsed. Everything is freestyle.”
That authenticity, they believe, is what keeps viewers coming back.
As the Seahawks prepare to take the field, the lunch ladies are preparing something of their own. Turner hinted that another video is ready to go, one they plan to release if the team pulls off a win.
“We have one more song out there that we’re ready to do with our team and our crew,” she said.
For Smith and Turner, the journey from coworkers to viral creators has been unexpected but rewarding. And as the cameras keep rolling, the Breakroom Chronicles duo shows no signs of slowing down.