As a dance educator, my artistic intent connects to a goal of providing my students with pride and confidence in their abilities that allows them to discover a voice rooted in motivation. My students will find that dance becomes a tool that allows them to engage with the self and others in unique and captivating ways. Largely through creative and collaborative work, students will use dance to develop a critical eye. Through the lens of movement, they will be in a constant state of questioning, testing, hypothesizing, and problem-solving. The students will act as their own source of feedback, for themselves and others, actively subverting traditional teacher and student roles. By actively shifting power and responsibility, I will be informing students that what they bring to the classroom and their investment in the material has lasting and impactful effects on their growth.