Blues & Fusion Forge

08/31/2026

Heads up!
The amazing Chelsea Reed and her Fair Weather Band are coming to Pittsburgh on Friday, Sept. 4th! They'll be performing at the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral, which has a nice wood floor, and they'll be playing a mix of swing and blues music. There will be a beginner swing lesson from 7pm-7:30pm, followed by dancing until 10:30pm. Tickets are $25.
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08/31/2026

Celebrate the end of the Summer heat with some dancing! For the Fall, we're back to one-hour lessons, but they're still going to be FREE! Please come on time, though. It really helps! The Monday lesson will be beginner focused, but stay tuned: we're going to be offering more advanced monthly workshops soon ...

08/19/2026

Next week is the last 4th Monday of the summer! BFF is still on our summer hours, so come to Metta at 8:30pm for both social dancing and the free beginner basics lesson. Bring your dance-curious friends, too!

08/08/2026

Come out to Metta on Monday for our next blues dance! Ariana and Nick will be teaching the free blues basics lesson at 8:30pm, or get your groove on with DJ Ryo and DJ Doug in the main hall. See you on the dance floor!

08/03/2026

Beat the heat with chill tunes at BFF! Please note the new lesson and dance schedule for the summer ...

07/24/2026

How can July be almost over? Better get some more dancing in! We're on our summer hours, so come to Metta on Monday at 8:30pm for both social dancing and the free beginner basics lesson. Bring your dance-curious friends!

07/08/2026

Stay chill with cool tunes at BFF this month. Please note the new lesson and dance schedule for the summer ...

06/02/2026

Get summer started with dancing and BFF! Please note the new lesson and dance schedule for the summer ...

05/21/2026

Celebrate Memorial Day with dancing! For Monday's dance, Bella (from New Orleans) will be teaching an all-levels fusion lesson "Dipping into Fusion" at 8pm, followed by social dancing with DJ Aliyah and DJ Emilio from 9-11pm.

Lesson description: "In this beginner-friendly Fusion class, we’ll take inspiration from two-step, swing, blues, and other dance styles and learn to dance with anyone regardless of their dance background. Get excited to learn a beginner-friendly dip as well as dipping safety and etiquette. This class is great for beginner and intermediate dancers alike."