DANCE CREATION
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BEGGINING SATISFACTORY PROFICIENT EXCELLENT
Student is not clear Student requires some Students gets into Students
about the dance assistance from teacher position for the demonstrate clearly
formation while getting into dance with little the correct dance
FORMATION position assistance from the formation and helps
teacher others with only an
occasional hint from
the teacher
Students seems lost Student can follow Student can follow Students is in a
or demonstrate portions of the dance with most of the sequence leading role and
SEQUENCE OF incorrect dance step frequent cues provided by with some guided clearly demonstrates
STEPS the teacher help from others the correct dance
sequence
Movements and the Students beat is Demonstrate the beat Student clearly
beat of the music inconsistent and it most times and is maintains the beat in
are out of step or fluctuates at times able to maintain it in their dance and
BEAT not synchronized. the dance consistency
maintains it
throughout the
dance
Show little or no Students will participate Approaches dance Student is totally
enthusiasm for in dance. Frequent with a positive motivated to
dance. Does not reminders are needed to attitude. May need to participate in dance.
WORK ETHIC focus and follow maintain their focus on be brought back to Is always focused
instruction. Is the dance task at times. Can and on task. In fact,
easily distracted stay focused and encourage others
follows instruction remain on task.
fairly well.
Dance performed Dance performed with Dance performed Only some
with great attention attention to details of with attention to understanding of
to quality of technique, has attained most details of technical elements
TECHNICAL movement, body proficiency in dance style technique, but hasn’t (i.e. footwork,
SKILL position, placement attained proficiency quality of
on stage and other in dance style yet. movements, body
details of dance. Some technical positions)
Also demonstrates errors. demonstrated in
an excellent performance
understanding of
dance style
The dancer is The dancer is often The dancer is The dancer is not
focused, focused, concentrated and seldom focused, focused,
PERFORMANCE concentrated and committed to the concentrated and concentrated and
committed to the performance of the committed to the committed to the
performance of the movement performance of the performance of the
movement movement movement