This thesis examines the meanings that interpersonal relationships in dance have for children and the potential of dance to contribute to an understanding of how we can live and work together. These issues were examined through the implementation of dance curriculum that aimed to be accessible, nonthreatening to identity and empowering to a group of upper primary school children. The curriculum explored connections between interpersonal relationships in dance and forms of personal power observed in classroom interaction. It examined the ways dance education can contribute to new ideas, new meanings and new understandings of personal power.