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DANCE PERFORMANCE - BALLET DANCE PERFORMANCE - Ballet UNIT DANCE PERFORMANCE RUBRIC Rubric Code: C6738X By nlabrit Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Dance Type: Presentation Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12

DANCE PERFORMANCE
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Knowledge of choreography	Poor Remembers a few of the steps/ movements and tries, but looks lost and out of sync with others.	Fair Demonstrates some knowledge of choreography, but unsure of some movements. Sometimes hesitates/ watches others and makes some errors	Good Demonstrates good knowledge of choreography. Keeps up with group. Few errors.	Excellent Demonstrates excellent knowledge of the choreography. and does it well.
Technical skills	Poor Although remembers some of dance, little attention paid to how movements are done or other details of dance.	Fair Only some understanding of technical elements (ie. footwork, quality of movements, body positions) demonstrated in performance.	Good Dance performed with attention to most details of technique, but hasn't attained proficiency in dance style yet.	Excellent Dance performed with great attention to quality of movement, body position, placement on stage and other details of dance. Also demonstrates an excellent understanding of dance style.
Rhythm/Tempo	Poor Attempts to keep a rhythm, but gets off beat and speeds up or falls behind often. Doesn't follow beat in music.	Fair Shows a basic understanding of tempo and beat, but falls behind and/or speeds up in places or makes errors in rhythm.	Good Generally accurate in beat, tempo, rhythms of dance sequences most of the time.	Excellent Shows a complete understanding of tempo and beat and stays on rhythm throughout the dance.
Individual Improvement	Poor Student has not put much effort into the choreography. Needs to push self harder to demonstrate learning and improved skill level.	Fair Student's effort is inconsistent from day to day. Needs to push self harder to demonstrate learning and improved skill level.	Good Shows improvement in performance and technical skills, and demonstrates sufficient improvement in memorization/execution of material. Student has shown adequate improvement during unit.	Excellent Shows major improvement in performance and technical skills, and demonstrates improvement in memorization/execution of material. Student works very hard and it shows!
Body Alignment, Engage, and Extend	Poor Dancer almost never show proper bodily alignment, engagement and extension throughout the ballet piece.	Fair Dancer rarely shows proper bodily alignment, engagement and extension throughout the ballet piece.	Good Dancer mostly shows proper bodily alignment, engagement and extension throughout the ballet piece..	Excellent Dancer show proper bodily alignment, engagement and extension throughout the ballet piece.
Fluidity	Poor Dancer fails to demonstrate fluidity throughout the dance movement.	Fair Dancer demonstrates some fluidity throughout the dance movement.	Good Dancer mostly demonstrates fluidity throughout the dance movement.	Excellent Dancer always demonstrates fluidity throughout the dance movement.
Focus and Effort	Poor Dancer does not perform with any effort and appears to be very unfocused.	Fair Dancer demonstrates dance with little effort.	Good Dancer appears focused and performs with a good amount of effort.	Excellent Dancer performs dance piece with true energy and effort.
Performance Skills	Poor The dancer does not show personality or character while executing choreography.	Fair The dancer shows limited characterization and performance for the audience.	Good The dancer shows some understanding of the character and is able to perform for an audience.	Excellent The dancer shows a clear understanding of the character and is able to performance and engage the audience.
Spatial Awareness	Poor Dancer is unaware of the space and where the movements should travel.	Fair Dancer is sometimes aware of the space and where the movement should travel.	Good Dancer is often aware of the space and where the movement should travel.	Excellent Dancer is always aware of the space and where the movement should travel.

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