Sunday
Sunday Brunch 11:00 am - 2:30 pm
Location: Sweet Lorraines Jazz Club
1931 St. Claude Ave
Attire: All White
Performance by: Shacondria “Icon” Sibley
Line Dancing Session led by Krystal Jones
Tribute to our Ancestor Culture Bearers
Processional to Congo Square 2:45 pm
Meet up: @ 2:30 pm New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation
1205 N. Rampart St
Bantaba at Congo Square 3:00 pm
Saturday
Afro-Cuban - 1:00-3:00 pm
Instructor: Emilio Hernandez Gonzalez
Class Description: Feel the pulse of Afro-Cuban rhythms, a fusion of African, Spanish, and Caribbean influences that bring Orisha dances to life, expressing joy, resilience, and connection to ancestors.
West African - 3:15 pm- 5:15 pm
Instructor: Zakiya Cornish
Class Description: Experience the powerful, ancestral traditions of West Africa through expressive, high-energy movements that tell stories of community, celebration, and spiritual reverence.
Break 5:15 pm
New Orleans Second Line Aesthetics - 5:30 pm -7:30 pm
Instructor: Michelle Gibson
Class Description: Catch the footwork to the unmistakable beat of brass band music, where the joy of celebration meets cultural tradition. Second Line brings together music, dance, and the communal spirit of New Orleans.
Afro-Haitian (Gede Class) 7:45 pm - 9:45 pm
Instructor: Nadia Dieudonne
Class Description: Delve into the sacred and celebratory rhythms of Haitian Dance, where ritual meets movement, capturing the spirit and strength of the Haitian people. In this class we will explore the Dances of Gede.
Location: Bell Arts Space Dance Studio
2117 St. Phillip Street b/w N. Galvez and N. Johnson
(on the corner of St. Phillip and N. Johnson)
Friday
Registration Check In - 6: 00 pm
Libation - 6:30 pm led by Aussetua AmorAmenkum
New Orleans Bounce 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Instructor: Iman Keilah
Class Description: Get ready to shake with the infectious, high-energy Bounce, a dance form born in New Orleans that blends rap, rhythm, and dance, pushing boundaries and celebrating Black liberation as an expression of joy.