Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.
Required skills
communication and teamwork skills to:
work cooperatively with others in a learning environment and in dance performances
discuss aspects of exercises and dance techniques with colleagues and teachers
initiative and enterprise skills to:
communicate the mood of a dance sequence to an audience
move in line with the mood, rhythm, style and tempo of music
learning skills to:
improve dance technique through practice and a positive attitude to dancing
respond appropriately to constructive feedback on own skill development
self-management skills to:
arrive punctually at classes
dress appropriately
follow safe dance practices to prevent injury to self and others
maintain concentration when performing.
Required knowledge
sound knowledge of safe dance practices, such as:
warm-up and cool-down activities
correct clothing and footwear
how nutrition and diet:
affect physical and mental wellbeing
contribute to injury prevention
basic knowledge of:
jazz dance terminology
jazz styles, such as:
jive
rock and roll
cakewalk
Latin American
key periods in the history of jazz
current music and dance trends
music notation
music tempos and associated dance styles
aspects of stagecraft, such as costumes, lighting and props
stage directions and geography, such as:
up stage right
down stage left
prompt side
opposite prompt side.
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.
Stretching exercises should: | be undertaken with care and to the level of own ability incorporate correct breathing technique show appropriate use of placing at the barre and in the centre. |
Exercisesmay include: | half rib roll rib roll shoulder roll hip roll half head roll. |
Techniques may include: | pliés and rises tendus adage stretches abdominal strengthening lyrical jazz body exercises grand battements kicks, such as: travelling hitch fan kicks and pencil turns combination barrel rolls pirouettes fast footwork, such as: step ball changes turning pas de bourrées châinés and posé piqué turns mambo style improvisation jumps introductory jazz split runs. |
Understanding may encompass: | role of isolation exercises in jazz warm-up routines and performances, including to: warm up specific body parts improve coordination move different parts of the body simultaneously while remaining in control terminology, such as: isocentric polycentric. |
Stylesmay include: | black bottom charleston jitter bug boogie woogie swing. |
Safe dance practices relate to: | understanding the body’s capabilities and limitations, including: alignment flexibility (mobility) strength (stability) cardiorespiratory endurance muscular endurance appropriate footwear and clothing barefoot dancing warm-up and cool-down activities, such as: gentle stretches aerobic exercises anaerobic exercises breathing exercises doing exercises and performing routines on flooring appropriate to genre and style of dance, such as: sprung softwood tarkett sprung parquet tongue and groove hardwood resined for ballroom and Latin dance non-slip for ballet wood for tap and Spanish effect of different ground surfaces, including: moving float podium or raised platform runway concrete or hard floor pavement slippery floor sticky floor floor that is too springy sloping surface earth correct execution of dance steps nutrition and diet. |
Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.
Observation Checklist