Pittsburgh Swing Dance Community

Our FREE Open House is less than a week away!
7-8pm Beginner Lindy Hop lesson.
8-10pm Live music & Dancing.
Register on our website:
https://www.pittsburghswingdance.com/category/all-products

Come by and check us out! No partner or experience needed.

Meet new people. Fall in love with movement and music.

Build new skills - connection, rhythm, improvisation, communication.

Have a really good time.

Come back the next week.

And the week after that.

Stick around and you'll learn multiple dance styles in the swing dance family: Lindy Hop; Charleston; Solo; Balboa; and more!

Hope to see you on the dancefloor 💕

Let’s dance the night away to Chelsea Reed & the Fair Weather Band on Friday, Sept. 4th!

We’ll have a beginner lesson from 7:00-7:30, followed by 3 hours of dancing to live music!

Location: St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral
419 S Dithridge St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Purchase your tickets at pittsburghswingdance.com!

Chelsea Reed is a jazz vocalist, arranger, composer, and bandleader living in Philadelphia. In October 2012, she invited a few friends over to play for some dancers in a South Philly living room. Since that fateful day, she’s been singing and playing for audiences all over the world and adding band members along the way as the leader of the Fair Weather Band.
With four albums and a decade of touring under their belts, Chelsea Reed and the Fair Weather Band continue to bring the soul of a dance to any show—whether at a jazz club, backroom blues bar, or festival stage. They have shared a bandstand with trumpeter Terell Stafford and trombonist Wycliffe Gordon, who is featured on their 2017 release Spreadin’ Rhythm Around. Their 2020 release, Carolina Lullaby showcases original songs steeped in jazz, blues, and folk traditions where Reed’s soaring vocals and swing musicality shine. In 2023, she released The Christmas EP, a collection of swinging holiday standards with her mini big band, the 10 piece orchestra Chelsea Reed and the Fair Weather Nine.
Reed and her bandmates draw upon the intensity of powerhouse vocalists, the ingenuity of 20th century composers, and the soul of the dance floor. They are silly, passionate people who love playing this music. And that’s all there is to it.

In case we haven't planned enough for September... we'll be dancing to the incredible Chelsea Reed and the Fair Weather Band !!!

Friday, September 4
7:00-7:30pm beginner swing dance lesson
7:30-10:00pm Live music & Dancing

Locarion: St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 419 S Dithridge St, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Tickets:
https://www.pittsburghswingdance.com/product-page/social-dance-with-chelsea-reed-the-fair-weather-band

Online pre-registration is now open for our September classes! To celebrate open house month, our “Beginner Bundle” will be discounted to $30 - that includes admission to our 4-week Lindy Hop 1 series + 4 social dances on 9/9, 9/16, 9/23, and 9/30. Lindy Hop 2 will be $10 off this month!

🌟FREE Open House on Wednesday 9/2: 7-8 PM Beginner lesson, 8-10 PM Live music with Paul Cosentino’s Boilermaker Jazz Band
🟡Lindy Hop 1 - No experience, no partner needed!
🟢Lindy Hop 2D: Lindy & Partnered Charleston
🟠Open Level Workshop: “Connected & Kind: Be the Best Partner You Can Be”
🔵Intermediate Lindy Hop Workshop with guest instructors Amy & David Loomis: “Who Are You? What Do You Dance? Be Yourself, Never Be Bored!”

Swipe through to learn about each of these offerings and pre-register at pittsburghswingdance.com!

Location:
Wilkins School Community Center
7604 Charleston Ave, Pittsburgh 15218

Our 3rd annual FREE Open House is coming up on Wednesday, September 2nd! Join us for a beginner swing dance lesson from 7-8 PM, followed by a social dance with live music from the Boilermaker Jazz Band from 8-10 PM.

No experience, no partner needed! To celebrate open house month, our “Beginner Bundle” will be discounted to $30 - that includes admission to our 4-week Lindy Hop 1 series + 4 social dances on 9/9, 9/16, 9/23, and 9/30.

Online registration for all our September events will be opening soon - stay tuned!

Cool off at the pool with PSDC! We will be gathering at the public pool in Highland Park. The pool has an entrance fee of $5 - if the fee is cost prohibitive and you would like to attend, please reach out to PSDC.

When: Saturday, August 22nd from 2-4pm
Where: 151 Lake Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15206

This Wednesday, we will not be in the auditorium due to a pre-existing scheduling conflict. All activities will take place in Rooms 201 and 202 upstairs at the Wilkins School Community Center.

After our Lindy 1 and Lindy 2C lessons, stick around for social dancing in one room and board games in the other!

Following the workshops on Saturday, August 8th, we’ll have a social dance with Penna Players at the Bulgarian Macedonian National Educational and Cultural Center!

Penna Players music features a trad jazz sound - perfect for dance styles including Lindy Hop, Balboa, S**g, and Charleston.

You do not need to be taking the workshops to come to the dance. But a beginner Lindy hop lesson is included in the cost of admission if you’re new or need a refresher!

You can register for the social dance and/or workshops with Ann Sychterz at pittsburghswingdance.com.

Address: 451 W 8th Ave, West Homestead, PA 15120
Note that this is a DIFFERENT location than the workshops - the workshops will be held at the Wilkins School Community Center.