Moon Runners Dancer Raoul Wilke spent the day at St. Lawrence Secondary School (SLSS) last Friday to offer student workshops throughout the day in the school's new dance studio.

PHOTO CREDIT - Upper Canada District School Board

Cornwall - Oct. 20, 2011 - Moon Runners Dancer Raoul Wilke spent the day at St. Lawrence Secondary School (SLSS) last Friday to offer student workshops throughout the day in the school's new dance studio.

From 8:00 a.m. to 2:10 p.m., the Toronto dancer taught students from all grades hip hop-style dance moves and choreography. Wilke used the song "Mop Head" by edIT - a song without lyrics - to teach students that even the simplest of movements can have a huge impact.

"I like introducing people to new stuff," Wilke said. "I want to give them a better understanding of the music and the beat, not just the words of the song."

"I also want them to realize that they can make the impossible possible," he added. "I want people to feel like they can move in their own way."

The Moon Runners are a dance troupe from Toronto who have won several dance competitions, and have been featured on MuchMusic. Wilke teaches dance full-time to kids and adults.

Many students in teacher Gisele Paquette's grades 10 and 11 dance class had fun and learned a lot taking Wilke's workshop.

"It was awesome," said grade 11 student Wyatt Boileau. "It was cool to learn something new and he was a great teacher."

"He makes it look so easy," said Umer Mahmood, grade 11. "It's not as easy as it looks. It's amazing how every move makes a huge difference."

"Everybody should see the Moon Runners!" said Dayang Yu, grade 11.