D.T202

Our Own Dance

This is an analytic rubric. The column on the left shows the dimension that is being measured in the student’s performance. The levels across the top row indicate the performance level in the dimensions. Occasionally all dimensions and performance levels are exemplified by multiple students in a single recording.

Teacher Scoring Rubric

  • Dimension
  • Student creates stationary, axial, and locomotor movement, applying level/tempo/dynamic changes

  • Student communicates movement ideas based on literal and abstract concepts.

  • Student improvises and then creates a piece based on his or her own ideas and concepts from other sources

  • Student performs dances based on his or her own ideas and/or those from other sources

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  • Student creates a piece that does not include stationary, axial, or locomotor movement, and/or does not demonstrate level, tempo, or dynamic changes.

    N/A at this time.
  • Student creates a piece that includes stationary, axial, or locomotor movement and demonstrates level, tempo, or dynamic changes.

    N/A at this time.
  • Student creates a piece that includes two types of movement
    (stationary, axial, or locomotor) and demonstrates two types of changes (level, tempo or dynamic).

    N/A at this time.
  • Student successfully creates a piece that includes stationary, axial, and locomotor movements, and demonstrates level, tempo, and dynamic changes.

    N/A at this time.
  • Student does not demonstrate or verbally articulate the concept(s) the dance piece is based on.

    N/A at this time.
  • Student somewhat demonstrates and verbally articulates the concept(s) the dance piece is based on.

    N/A at this time.
  • Student moderately demonstrates and verbally articulates the concept(s) the dance piece is based on.

    N/A at this time.
  • Student successfully demonstrates and verbally articulates the concept(s) the dance piece is based on.

    N/A at this time.
  • Student does not use improvisation to generate ideas and/or does not create choreography based on these ideas.

    N/A at this time.
  • Student somewhat uses improvisation to generate ideas and/or creates choreography based on these ideas.

    N/A at this time.
  • Student moderately uses improvisation to generate ideas and/or creates choreography based on these ideas.

    N/A at this time.
  • Student successfully generates ideas through improvisation and then creates choreography.

    N/A at this time.
  • Student does not perform a group dance piece based on his or her own ideas and/or those from other sources.

    N/A at this time.
  • Student somewhat performs a group dance piece based on his or her own ideas and/or those from other sources.

    N/A at this time.
  • Student moderately performs a group dance piece based on his or her own ideas and/or those from other sources.

    N/A at this time.
  • Student successfully performs a group dance piece based on his or her own ideas and/or those from other sources.

    N/A at this time.
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