This paper explores the unique terrain that unfolded when a sophisticated, high-tech system called SMALLab (Situated Multimedia Arts Learning Laboratory) was placed in an urban, inner-city elementary school to facilitate the instruction of a dance composition curriculum. Additionally, this paper seeks to understand what it means to work at an intersection of male and female paradigms and how, from this perspective, to think about the bridge between technology and humanity. The project explored the system's efficacy and potential for educational and creative enhancement. SMALLab is a fifteen-square-foot interactive space that allows students to generate changes in sonic and visual media through gesture and full-body movement.