Dancers silhoutted by the pyschadelic tv screens at Peter Simon's "Blissed Out Dance Party." —Photos by Sam Moore

Techno remixed Jimmy Cliff tunes pulsed alongside dance classics like the “Electric Boogie” upstairs at the Barn Bowl & Bistro on Friday night as Peter Simon DJ’d the first in a series of “Blissed Out” dance parties. TV screens rippled with psychedelic patterns and a small but enthusiastic crowd cut the rug late into the night. Every so often the dance floor coalesced into a synchronized routine, which Mr. Simon left his laptop to join.