DEPARTMENT: Creative and Performing Arts

SUBJECT: Dance

Year 10 - ASSESSMENT TASK 2015

Teacher: Miss Koteczky

TASK NO: / 3 Part 2
WEIGHTING / Performance – 10%
DUE DATE: / Week 8
UNIT: / Musical Theatre – Performance
OUTCOMES:
5.1.1: A student demonstrates an understanding of safe dance practice and appropriate dance technique in the performance of combinations, sequences and dances.
5.1.2: A student demonstrates aspects of the elements of dance in dance performance.
5.1.3: A student demonstrates an understanding of aspects of performance quality through the performance of locomotor and non-locomotor combinations, sequences and dances.
TASK DESCRIPTION
Perform the work ‘Rich Man’s Frug’ and support this performance and your understanding of safe dance practices and performance quality in your logbook.
PRACTICAL
  • Perform the work. You must demonstrate:
  • Safe dance practices: Alignment, Stamina, locomotor and non-locomotor movement and Body Skills (turns, jumps, falls, balance)
  • Performance quality: Focus, commitment, projection, quality of line and manipulation of the elements of dance
THEORY
Your logbook should show evidence of:
  • An entry from each practical dance lesson
  • A breakdown of important safe dance practice and performance quality elements that have been highlighted during class times
  • A reflection of the musical theatre style and your limitations and capabilities within this style.

Marking Guidelines
  • Sustain a skilled performance, demonstrating alignment, strength, articulation, flexibility, agility and coordination and consistent application of safe dance within the musical theatre style.
  • Demonstrates a clear understanding of safe dance practice through reflection in log book.
/ 8-10
  • Demonstrates sound technique with some inconsistencies in alignment, strength, flexibility, articulation, agility and coordination and application of safe dance practice within the musical theatre style.
  • Demonstrates sounds understanding of safe dance practice through reflection in log book.
/ 5-7
  • Presents a dance with limited dance technique and lacked the control of alignment, strength, articulation and coordination and major inconsistencies of safe dance practice within the musical theatre style.
  • Limited understanding of safe dance practice through written information in log book.
/ 2-4
  • Moves with minimal awareness of alignment, strength and stretch and/or major inconsistencies in the application of safe dance practice within the musical theatre style.
  • Minimal understand of safe dance practice through written responses in log book.
/ 0-1

MARKING GUIDELINES