Heart 2 Heart Concepts Magazine 12/2017-Exploring Your #HIDDENFIGURESSPIRIT | Page 17

can find Linda breaking down each line dance in a clear easy and concise manner so everyone can learn them. LMIU has its own website (lmiunola.com), instructional dance site (YouTube- Linda Simms) and can be found on Facebook at Lets Mess It Up Soul Line Dance). She has been the recipient of the UC Star 2015 Collaboration Award for her collaboration efforts on the "We Are One" Line Dance. In addition she has also received the 2015 Appreciation Award on behalf of Happy Feet Soul Line Dance Network and Smooth Groove Crew Production and the 2016 Social Media Award given by IAKJ Productions. In the summer of 2017 in the heart of Historic New Orleans, Linda Simms and LMIU hosted its 1st Line Dance Convention, NOLA Southern Experience, complete with varied workshops, featuring line dance instructors from around the country, a dinner with Linda Simms, and many other fun events. The inaugural event was for days long and hosted over 500 individuals in over 22 states.