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The Schedule

Sheraton New Orleans Hotel

500 Canal Street

New Orleans, Louisiana 70130

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Wednesday, July 15

6:00 PM -10:00 PM           Registration     

Thursday, July 16

*No Food Served

Noon                           Instructors Workshop Registration

1:00 PM                       City Tour

1:30 PM                       Instructors Meet and Greet

                                     African American Tour

2:00 PM                       Instructors Workshop
3:00 PM                       T-shirt Cutting Class

2:00 PM – 10:00 PM    General Registration
7:00 PM - 1:00 AM      Party with a Pink Purpose

                                     (Attire: Pink)

Friday, July 17

*(Light Refreshments Served)

8:00 AM                        Fitness Workshops
9:00 AM-Noon              Instructors Workshop
10:00 AM                      Umbrella Workshop

                                      Plantation Tour

11:00 AM                      Hospitality Desk                                                          African American City Tour

Noon                            T-shirt Cutting Class

12:30 PM                      Cooking Class

1:00 AM-4:00 PM         General Registration

1:30 AM                        City Tour

2:00 PM                        African American City Tour

3:00 PM                       Sisters in Touch Breast                                               Cancer Wellness Group
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM     Registration
7:00 PM - 1:00 AM       NOLA Hello Party

                                      (Attire: Black and Bling)

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Saturday, July 18

*NO Food Served                                                   

8:00 AM                       Fitness Workshops
9:00 AM-Noon             Hospitality
9:00 AM                       Line Dance Workshops

                                     Wear your NOLASE 2026 Event Shirt

10:00 AM                     Power Break

                                     Plantation Tour

                                     Umbrella Workshop

10:15 AM – 11:15 AM Linda Simms "The Who Dat Teacher"

11:00 AM                     African American Tour

                                     Hospitality Desk Opens

11:15 AM - 1:00 PM    Line Dance Workshops
1:30 PM                       City Tour

1:00 PM - 8:00 PM      See, Taste, and Hear the

                                     New Orleans – Free Time

2:00 PM                       African American City Tour

                                    Umbrella Workshop*
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM    Hospitality Desk
7:00 PM - 1:00 AM     NOLA Southern Experience

                                    Mardi Gras Madness Dance Party
                                    (Bring your Second Line Umbrella and                                               wear your purple, green, and gold)

Sunday, July 19

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM     Hospitality Desk
9:00 AM                        Praise & Worship
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM     All White NOLA Southern             

                                      Experience Farewell Brunch &                                            Dance

                                      (Bring your Second Line Umbrella)

Linda Simms and the Let's Mess It Up Family

Welcome to our vibrant line dance community in New Orleans! Led by the talented Ms. Linda Simms, we've spent the last seventeen years sharing the joy of dance. Join us for classes Monday through Thursday, or learn at your own pace with YouTube channel, boasting over 74,000 subscribers, and our Facebook group, Let's Mess It Up Soul Line Dance, with 53,000 followers. Whether you're near or far, everyone is to experience the rhythm and excitement of soul line dancing!

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