TAICHI Dance

H.O.P.E IV Performance Task

Excellent Good Acceptable Partial Minimal
(5pts) (4pts) (3pts) (2pts) (1pt)
Knowledge of Demonstrates excellent Demonstrates good Demonstrates Demonstrates some Remembers a few of the
Choreography knowledge of the knowledge of knowledge ofknowledge of steps/movements and
choreography and does choreography. Keeps up choreography. Keeps up choreography, but tries, but looks lost and
it well. with group. Few errors, with group. Some errorsunsure of some out of sync with others.
however, it does not causing brief pause in movements. Sometimes
interfere with performance. hesitates/watches others
performance. and makes several
errors.
Technical Skills Dance performed with Dance performed with Dance performed with Only some Although remembers
great attention to quality attention to details of attention to most details understanding of some of dance, little
of movement, body technique, has attained of technique, but hasn’t technical elements attention paid to how
position, placement on proficiency in dance attained proficiency in (footwork, quality of movements are done or
stage and other details style. dance style yet. Some movements, body other details of dance.
of dance. Also technical errors. positions) demonstrated
demonstrates an in performance.
excellent understanding
of dance style.
Performance Skills The dancer creates a The dancer The dancer The dancer is generally The dancer is not very
believable character on communicates with communicates with focused, but only some focused, concentrated or
stage and can engage other dancers and other dancers and attempt made to committed to
the audience completely audience through eye audience through eye communicate with performance.
through their contact and facial and contact and facial and others on stage or
performance. body expression. Can body expression. audience.
engage the audience. Occasionally loses
focus.
Rhythm/Tempo Shows a complete Accurate in beat, tempo, Generally accurate in Shows a basic Attempts to keep a
understanding of tempo rhythms of dance beat, tempo, rhythms of understanding of tempo rhythm, but gets off beat
and beat and stays on sequences throughout dance sequences most of and beat, but falls and speeds up or falls
rhythm throughout the the dance. the time. behind and/or speeds up behind often. Doesn’t
dance in places or makes follow beat in music.
errors in rhythm.