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 collaboratively and in integrated ways with others involved in performances
receive constructive feedback and apply it to future work
clarify an expressive intention
communicate intention to other dancers and technicians
initiative and creativity skills to:
develop new choreography
work creatively with others
translate a choreographic plan into a well-crafted and executed performance
follow through with own individual style or idea
learning skills to:
improve choreographic skills through experimentation and practice
evaluate and revise all aspects of a creative process
evaluate and revise own performance as well as that of others
literacy skills to:
document a choreographic plan for reflection and analysis
document self-evaluation and assessment appropriately
planning skills to:
develop a choreographic plan
reflect on and analyse choreographic structures and processes
technical skills to:
experiment with, improvise and refine choreographic plan
incorporate a number of staging elements, such as:
audio
lighting and vision systems
costuming, make-up and hair
set and prop design
stage markings.
Required knowledge
creative process as it relates to choreography
elements of dance
choreographic devices and structures
dance as a form of communication
issues and challenges that arise in the context of composing dance
relevant musical styles
relevant dance vocabulary
history of choreography in relation to chosen dance styles
safe dance practices.
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.
Intention may include: | dance piece as a form of expressive, collaborative or interactive communication message to be conveyed through movements and effects mood to be conveyed creative experience intended for audience expressive effect on audience creative and expressive outcome for dancers. |
Dance piecesmay be: | solo ensemble. |
Relevant personnelmay include: | teacher performer ensemble member designer: sound lighting costumes make-up and hair special effects client agent conductor tutor mentor. |
Movement elements may refer to: | dynamics forms, including: binary ternary rondo theme and variation narrative free-form structures, including: space shape group structures group formations dancer combinations time. |
Choreographic planmay include: | dance style dance form movement elements of shape, space, dynamics and time dance phrases and sequences dance structures choreographic devices, such as: canon motif repetition mirroring addition retrograde inversion accumulation. |
Aspects of staging and performance may relate to: | audience interaction creating atmosphere and mood costumes accessories hair make-up body paint props staging and venue size performance space lighting design vision and sound systems stage markings. |
Safe dance practicesmay 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-creation processmay include: | creativity effectiveness inspiration audience response. |
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