Excellent Good Acceptable Partial Minimal

5 pts 4 pts 3 pts 2 pts 1 pts

Knowledge of Excellent Good Acceptable Partial Minimal
choreography
Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates Demonstrates Remembers a
excellent good knowledge knowledge of some knowledge few of the steps/
knowledge of the of choreography. choreography. of choreography, movements and
choreography. Keeps up with Keeps up with but unsure of tries, but looks
and does it well. group. Few group. Some some lost and out of
errors, however it errors. movements. sync with others.
does not interfere Sometimes
with hesitates/
performance. watches others
and makes
several errors
Technical skills Excellent Good Acceptable Partial Minimal
Dance performed Dance performed Dance performed Only some Although
with great with attention to with attention to understanding of remembers some
attention to details of most details of technical of dance, little
quality of technique, has technique, but elements (ie. attention paid to
movement, body attained hasn't attained footwork, quality how movements
position, proficiency in proficiency in of movements, are done or other
placement on dance style. dance style yet. body positions) details of dance.
stage and other demonstrated in
details. Also performance.
demonstrates an
excellent
understanding of
dance style.
Performance Excellent Good Acceptable Partial Minimal
Skills
The dancer The dancer The dancer The dancer is The dancer is not
creates a communicates communicates generally very focused,
believable with other with other focused, but only concentrated or
character on dancers and dancers and some attempt committed to
stage and is able audience through audience through made to performance.
to engage the eye contact and eye contact and communicate
audience facial and body facial and body with others on
completely expression. Is expression. stage or
through their able to engage audience.
performance. the audience.
Rhythm/Tempo Excellent Good Acceptable Partial Minimal
Shows a Accurate in beat, Generally Shows a basic Attempts to keep
complete tempo, rhythms accurate in beat, understanding of a rhythm, but
understanding of of dance tempo, rhythms tempo and beat, gets off beat and
tempo and beat sequences of dance but falls behind speeds up or falls
and stays on throughout the sequences most and/or speeds up behind often.
rhythm dance. of the time. in places or Doesn't follow
throughout the makes errors in beat in music.
dance. rhythm.