Dance Performance Rubric

Dance Performance Rubric Exceeds Expectations 5 Meets Expectations 3 Approaching Expectations 2 Does Not Meet Expectations 1/0 Knowledge of Choreography Demonstrates excellent knowledge of choreography and performs movement free of errors. Demonstrates knowledge of movement and performs with few errors. Demonstrates some knowledge of movement, and performance has many errors. Demonstrates no knowledge of movement. Stage Presence Dancer uses their face and body to fully express the intent of the movement. Dancer uses facial and body expressions when performing. Dancer uses little face and body expressions when performing the movement. Dancer uses no facial and/or body expressions. Musicality Shows a full understanding of rhythm and timing by staying on the beat for the entire dance. Shows understanding of rhythm and timing by staying on beat throughout most of the dance. Has some knowledge of rhythm and timing, but speeds up/and or slows down many times throughout the dance. Dancer speeds up/ and or falls behind often throughout the dance. Technique Great attention to the quality of movement, and body position, and demonstrates an excellent understanding of dance style. Choreography is performed with attention to detail and shows proficiency in dance style. Choreography is performed with little attention to details of movement, and student is not proficient in the dance style. The choreography shows no attention to details of movement and demonstrates little knowledge of dance style. Effort and Costume Shows great effort while performing choreography and costume styling. Shows effort when performing choreography Shows little effort while performing the choreography Shows no effort while performing choreography. There is a great grasp in understanding the There is an in understanding the Application of Knowledge The amount of application to Shows no application of knowledge and knowledge and having an application of knowledge that is anchored to a specific topic has been utilized is observable. Total: / 30 knowledge and having the right amount of application of knowledge that is anchored to a specific topic has been utilized is observable. knowledge is less observable but does not show a full understanding of the specific topic. understanding.