Individual Dance Presentation

Developing Progressing Satisfactory Excellent

 
1 pts 2 pts 3 pts 4 pts

Rhythm/Tempo Developing Progressing Satisfactory Excellent

The dancer The dancer shows a The dancer shows The dancer is
Ability to stay in time attempts to keep good understanding great outstandingly
with the music a rhythm, but of tempo and beat understanding of accurate in beat,
often gets off beat but periodically gets tempo and beat by tempo, rhythms
and speeds up or off beat or makes rarely getting off and dance
falls behind. errors in rhythm. beat or making sequences.
Doesn't follow errors in rhythm.
beat in music.

Preparedness Developing Progressing Satisfactory Excellent

Dancer is not Dancer is not Dancer is Dancer is
The dance was well prepared to prepared and it is somewhat completely
rehearsed. perform at all. clear that rehearsal prepared, but prepared and has
was definitely could have used obviously
lacking. Many more rehearsals. rehearsed. Dance
dance moves are Some dance moves moves are sharp.
unsure and many are unsure or are
also get missed missed.
entirely.

Enthusiasm Developing Progressing Satisfactory Excellent

Did not Facial expressions Facial expressions Facial
Involvement in the demonstrate an and body language and body language expressions and
emotion or mood of interest in are sometimes used are often used to body language
the dance. performance. to generate generate a strong are always used
emotions. interest and to generate a
enthusiasm. strong interest
and enthusiasm.

Participation Developing Progressing Satisfactory Excellent

Student does not Student displays Good effort from Evident that
Student participated put any effort into minimal effort. The student. Came to student practiced
in the dance dance. Student dance was done in all classes, but the dance at
did not attend a disorganized way. participation was home. Student is
previous classes Student came to minimal focused and on
to practice the one class before task. Student
dance assessment came to all
classes

Creativity in Developing Progressing Satisfactory Excellent

Choreography
No creativity The dancer did the The dancer added The dancer has
 basic dance moves one complex dance chosen many
The dance moves move complex dance
chosen display a moves and has
certain level of embellished
creativity. those moves in
other parts of the
dance