D.T310

Partnering

Students will work with a partner to create a short dance piece highlighting partnering skills of contrasting and complementary shapes, taking and supporting weight, and rhythmic movement transitions. Dancers will be scored based on the provided Teacher Scoring Rubric. Part One of this assessment involves watching a YouTube video of The Artichoke Dance Company: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4poS5UXiHZA. If you cannot access this, you may substitute any short (one-minute) video of a modern dance company performing with improvisation and weight sharing.

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These are analytic rubrics. 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—PART 2

  • Dimension

  • Complementary/ Contrasting Shapes

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4

  • Dancer has difficulty reacting quickly to create a shape; does not demonstrate differences in complementary and/or contrasting shapes.

    N/A at this time.

  • Dancer shows some hesitancy in choosing a shape; somewhat demonstrates both complementary and/or contrasting shapes.

    N/A at this time.

  • Dancer responds adequately, sufficiently demonstrating both complementary and/or contrasting shapes.

    N/A at this time.

  • Dancer responds quickly and intuitively, excellently demonstrating appropriate complementary and/or contrasting shapes.

    N/A at this time.

TEACHER SCORING RUBRIC—CHOREOGRAPHY

  • Dimension

  • Contrasting/ Complementary Shapes

  • Taking and Supporting Weight

  • Rhythmic Movement Transitions

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4

  • Student poorly choreographs partner skills in a visually uninteresting manner to create contrasting and complementary shapes.

    N/A at this time.

  • Student partially choreographs partner skills in a somewhat visually interesting manner to create contrasting and complementary shapes.

    N/A at this time.

  • Student adequately choreographs partner skills in a visually interesting manner to create contrasting and complementary shapes.

    N/A at this time.

  • Student successfully choreographs partner skills in a visually interesting manner to create contrasting and complementary shapes.

    N/A at this time.

  • Student poorly choreographs partner skills and does not mutually take and support weight.

    N/A at this time.

  • Student partially choreographs partner skills, mutually taking and supporting weight.

    N/A at this time.

  • Student adequately choreographs partner skills, mutually taking and supporting weight.

    N/A at this time.

  • Student successfully choreographs partner skills, mutually taking and supporting weight.

    N/A at this time.

  • Student poorly choreographs rhythmic movement transitions that relate to the work.

    N/A at this time.

  • Student partially choreographs rhythmic movement transitions that relate to the work.

    N/A at this time.

  • Student adequately choreographs rhythmic movement transitions that relate to the work.

    N/A at this time.

  • Student successfully choreographs rhythmic movement transitions that relate to the work.

    N/A at this time.
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