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Choreographic Variations Group Choreography Project - Elements of Dance Instructor assess group efforts in using a choreographic variation on a combination taught by the instructor. Rubric Code: C6C23A By teachtodance Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Dance Type: Project Grade Levels: 6-8

Choreography Project
	Excellent 8 pts	Good 7 pts	Needs Improvement 6 pts	Poor 5 pts
Movement Knowledge	Excellent Dancers know the movement extremely well. They are confident and don't need to follow anyone else. Dancers have a great sense of timing & direction.	Good Dancers know the movement fairly well. They keep together, and have a fairly good sense of timing & direction. A few mistakes made.	Needs Improvement Dancers are somewhat unprepared and unsure of the choreography. There is some sense of timing or direction.	Poor Dancers are unprepared and unsure of the choreography. There is no sense of timing or direction.
Performance Quality	Excellent Dancers perform with full confidence. They perform with enthusiasm, and are invested in their audience as well as the other dancers onstage.	Good Dancers perform with minimal distractions. They look fairly confident and prepared for most of the performance.	Needs Improvement Dancers are sometimes distracted and insecure. They sometimes break the performance by looking around, talking, or giggling throughout performance.	Poor Dancers are distracted and insecure. They are often breaking the performance by looking around, talking, and giggling throughout performance.
Technique	Excellent Techniqal skill is strong and present in all movements. Dancers execute a complete dance: clear begining, middle, and end.	Good Dancers have a good understanding of technical skill. Dancers execute a complete dance: clear begining, middle, and end.	Needs Improvement Dancers show some technical skill. Dance does not have a clear begining, middle, and end.	Poor Dancers does not use technique skills properly. Dance does not have a clear begining, middle, and end.
Unison/non unison	Excellent Perfect unison with group and music	Good In unison with group.	Needs Improvement Some unison throughout the dance.	Poor None shown
Choreographic Variation	Excellent Strong and consistent evidence that the dancers not only understand choreographic variations, but are able to correctly use the chosen variation to add interest and variety to their dance.	Good A choreographic variation is present and the dancers understand what it is, but it is not executed perfectly.	Needs Improvement Dancers do not clearly understand what a choreographic variation is or it is not executed correctly.	Poor Dance did not include any choreographic variation.