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Elements and Performance Criteria

Required Skills

Required skills

communication and teamwork skills to

generate communicate and implement ideas and actions through the identification analysis and evaluation of information

use aural skills to identify musical pieces or rhythms that support the composition

receive and provide constructive feedback and apply it to future work

negotiate contracts or legal agreements effectively

communicate and direct intention to other dancers and technicians

work as an individual and as a member of a diverse team

creativity and problemsolving skills to

develop new choreography that expresses ones distinctive approach along with the storyline or intention of the production

translate a choreographic plan into a wellcrafted and executed performance

take the performance context into account to solve problems related to developing choreography and working with a diverse team

translate creative ideas into appropriate action

collaborate with other art forms to create original work

planning skills to

develop a choreographic plan for complex productions

plan composition in a logical sequence

work within established budgets and timeframes

selfmanagement skills to

prioritise work tasks

demonstrate reliability in agreed work commitments

technical skills to

work with productionrelated technology such as cameras lighting and special effects

translate intention into a choreographic plan including a variety of dance forms and structures

apply composition skills in the context of screen and media

Required knowledge

principles and techniques involved in composing dance for stage and screen

film making aesthetics processes personnel and technologies as they affect developing choreography

issues and challenges that arise in the context of composing dance for stage and screen productions

musical knowledge such as

formats used for legal contracts with choreographers working on stage and screen productions

OHS and safe dance practices in the context of performing in stage and screen productions

Evidence Required

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Evidence of the ability to

prepare an appropriate response to a stage or screen brief

develop ideas suitable for a major piece of choreography for public performance

demonstrate competent skills in dance craft and direction to present work in a public setting

work creatively collaboratively and constructively with artists performers and technical crew

transfer composition skills into the stage and screen mediums

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure access to

mirrors and curtains

audio requirements

lighting and vision system requirements

costuming makeup and hair requirements

set and props requirements

video recording and playback equipment

computer technology to keep track of plans and budgets

Method of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge The following examples are appropriate for this unit

evaluation of work plans and responses to stage and screen briefs prepared

direct observation of candidate working composing directing and collaborating

verbal or written questioning to test knowledge as listed in the required skills and knowledge section of this unit

video recordings of performances or practice sessions

portfolios journals or other documentation and notation that demonstrate the reflective processes used in dance composition

Assessment methods should closely reflect workplace demands eg literacy and the needs of particular groups eg people with disabilities and people who may have literacy or numeracy difficulties such as speakers of languages other than English remote communities and those with interrupted schooling

Guidance information for assessment

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector workplace and job role is recommended for example

CUACHRA Develop skills in dance notation

CUACHR602A Develop skills in dance notation

CUAINDA Work professionally in the creative arts industry

CUAIND601A Work professionally in the creative arts industry

CUARESA Research and apply concepts of live performance practice

CUARES601A Research and apply concepts of live performance practice.

Range Statement

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.

Aspects may include:	nature of music and required dance style relationship between the choreographer, producer, director and technical staff responsibility for and access to necessary equipment and assistance remuneration, including: payment and payment details for the choreographer contingency details consideration of costs in developing choreography copyright, royalty and licensing issues levels of responsibility time lines budgets materials and facilities production schedule.
Productions may include:	feature films documentaries animated productions short films commercials filmed events or performances music videos television productions stage productions.
Production valuesmay include:	artistic style and quality overall choreography quality aligned with production vision performance quality based on recordings transitions and cohesion between choreography and other aspects of the production attack dynamics mood, phrasing and expression.
Appropriate personnel may include:	director producer post-production editor program manager sound designer lighting designer staging designer film-video crew musician performer broadcaster.
Style may include:	ballet jazz tap street cultural modern or contemporary Indigenous street social.
Production requirements may include:	set design lighting and projections as integral elements of the movement ideas checking sound score’s quality and timings practical programming decisions organising dancers feedback discussion with dancers and production staff video recording of the performances program notes.
Content of aplan may include:	duration of dance pieces general vision for and scope of composition material time lines budget staffing hiring requirements timetables that allow for contingencies communication plan.
Details in contracts may include:	milestones and payment schedules materials and facilities for both parties responsibilities of both parties role of subcontracted personnel process for negotiating variations to the contract.
Briefingsmay cover:	allocating work in line with project requirements providing specifications agreeing on standards of work providing technical and financial information agreeing on payment schedules discussing reporting mechanisms and arrangements for dealing with contingencies negotiating process for providing feedback on work in progress.
Structural elementsmay include:	building phrases from isolated movements identifying phrase material from improvisational exercises manipulating the following, independently and in groups: canon inversions accumulations retrograde rondo spatial organisation to enhance possible meanings geometrical distribution within whole or parts of bodily movements specific dynamic elements (rhythm, force, speed) to project dance-maker’s intentions use of props or basic costuming as intrinsic elements of meaning making.
Ways totransform choreographic ideas may include:	collaborating with filmmakers and dancers story boarding work for the camera filming sessions at one or more selected sights editing footage syncing the sound track inserting titles and acknowledgements applying ideas, such as: musical score costumes props staging.
Advanced composition techniques may include:	effective integration of improvisational or task-based skills clarity of rhythmic structures development and application of movement motifs range of choreographic forms, such as: canon rondo inventiveness in movement material clear and effective spatial arrangements employing varying dynamics clarity in phrasing.
Dance elements may include:	shape space dynamics time.
Technical production may include:	audio lighting and vision systems make-up costumes props special effects computer animation.
Safe dance practices may include:	understanding the body’s capabilities and limitations, including: alignment: flexibility (mobility) strength (stability) cardiorespiratory endurance muscular endurance 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 the 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 correct execution of dance steps appropriate clothing and footwear nutrition and diet.
Dance notation may include:	shorthand pictures diagrams graphics using computer notation software specific to dance.