School of Dancing
Ballet
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Criteria
Points
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Basic Technique *3rd position is less crossed than fifth*
- Have little turn out. - Able to return to third position 3/5 of the time. - Rarely get the correct alignment.
- Have turn out only from the knees to legs. - Able to return to third position all the time. - Sometimes get the alignment.
- Have turn out from the top of legs some times. - Able to return to fifth position 3/5 of the time. - Get the alignment most of the time.
- Have turned out legs from the top of the thighs/hips at all times. - Able to return to fifth position everytime. - Have perfect alignment of the body.
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Posture/Control
- Sink into the body and legs. - Floppy arms - Fall over when turning. - Fall over when balancing.
- Half way pull up body and legs. - Unstable arms. - Wiggle when turning. - Able to balance for a short period.
- Pulled up body, but sometimes sink into legs. (or vice versa) - Controlled arms. - Able to turn, but mushy. - Able to balance most of the time.
- Pull up body and legs. - Strong arms. - Able to turn sharply and cleanly. - Able to stay on balance all the time.
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Flexibility
- Able to lift leg up to at least 22° to the front, side and back. - Able to do forward bend with nose 10cm away from knees.
- Able to lift legs up to at least 45° to the front, side, and back. - Able to do forward bend with nose 7 cm away from knees. - Able to do some back bend without moving letting go of the hips.
- Able to lift legs to about 80°~90° to the front, side, and back without upper body movements. - Able to do forward bends with nose 3~5cm away from the knees. - Able to do slight backward bends without moving the hips.
- Able to lift legs higher than 90° to the front, side and back while holding the upper body stable. - Able to cross feet when standing in fifth position. - Able to do forward bend with nose to knees. - Able to do back bends (Upper and lower back), without moving the hips.
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Musicality/ Presentation/ Performance
- Rarely catch the correct counts of the music. - Little understanding of the style of music. - No emotion/feeling. - Rarely shows pleasant expressions. - Looks stiff.
- Able to follow the correct counts of the music sometimes. - Understands some styles of music. - Shows little emotion/feeling. - Shows pleasant expressions when remembering. - Looks a little stiff.
- Able to follow most of the correct counts of the music. - Have understanding for most styles of music and how the moves should be presented. - Shows emotion/ feeling with the music and storyline when remembering. - Have a pleasant expression most of the time - Almost looks natural
- Able to follow the correct counts of the music at all times. - Able to understand the styles of music and how the moves should be presented. - Able to put in emotion/ feeling with the music and storyline at all times. - Have a pleasant expression at all times. - Looks natural
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Spacing
- Use up only a small section of space. - Rarely dance at the right position.
- Use up half of the space available. - Sometimes dance at the right position.
- Use up more than half the space available. - Stay in formation with other dancers most of the time.
- Use up all the space available. - Always stay in formation with other dancers.
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