When 13-year-old O’Rian challenged his former teacher to a dance battle in the school cafeteria, little did he know he was about to get schooled in the most unexpected way.
Yolanda Turner teaches at Sumner High School in St. Louis, Missouri. The video of the teacher showing off her impressive dance moves has since gone viral.
It all started during the last week before winter break when the students were buzzing with excitement. “The students were playing games. They were, you know, eating and enjoying their break time, and they decided to tap me in, to call me out,” Turner explains.
O’Rian boldly stepped up to challenge his former teacher. The cafeteria began playing “Lose Control” by Missy Elliott – coincidentally one of Turner’s favorite songs.
“That song is like one of my favorite songs. It definitely gets everybody off their feet. So when it came on, I was just so hype, and the crowd was hyping me up,” Turner shared.
The young challenger started dancing confidently in the center of a ring formed by excited students. As O’Rian finished his performance, it was Turner’s turn to respond.
“I was watching him, and I’m like, oh god, don’t make me have to get on these knees, don’t make me have to use these knees,” Turner later admitted about the moment before she jumped in.
The students were in for a great surprise and were awestruck when their teacher got down to the dance floor and broke into a performance they never expected to see, as she made her body move fluidly, amidst their wild cheers.
“It caught me like completely by surprise — I was in shock, I had to regroup myself like I didn’t know that that was going to happen,” O’Rian said after witnessing the jaw-dropping performance of his former teacher.
Turner said that O’Rian had been her student in the past. “But we’re always interacting on some level. He’s either coming to my room or, you know, wanting to help. We’re musically inclined. We sing, we dance. If you see him, you’re gonna see him dancing.”
Turner, who has been associated with music and dancing her whole life, says that it was nothing new to her. She has taught at performing arts schools and DJs as a hobby.
She’s been teaching at Sumner High School for many years, but this unexpected moment revealed a young and lively spirit that many students hadn’t seen before.
She said that the moment was unplanned, but she’s happy she was able to spread so much joy to her students before their winter break.
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