RAOUL WILKE (CA)

Raoul wilke, a multifaceted 2x Dora Award winning artist, is the co-founder of the Moon Runners dance crew and Dance Faculty at Toronto Metropolitan University.

As a Black emerging artist, he's accolades extend within different communities, opening doors for new collaborations.

As a leader of Street Dance community within Canada, he has mentored various companies and dance schools over the years, on the importance of the historical context, within these Vernacular street forms and the value of themselves.

He has learnt under the mentorship of Moncell Durden, Chester Whitmore, Travis Knight, Lisa Latouche, and many more inspiring artists, who define themselves as educators, as well have doctorates in this work.

As a student of dance, he continues to live by the quote, "see the music, hear the dance" by balanchine.

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At Winter Swingtime 2026, Raoul will be teaching Exploration classes. 

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