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Movement Knowledge
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Dancers are unprepared and unsure of the choreography. There is no sense of timing or
direction.
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Dancers are somewhat unprepared and
unsure of the choreography. There is some
sense of timing or direction.
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Dancers know the movement fairly well. They have a fairly good sense of timing. Few mistakes are made.
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Dancers know the movement extremely
well. They are confident and have a great sense of timing and direction.
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Performance Quality
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Dancers are distracted and insecure. They are often breaking the performance by looking around, talking, and giggling.
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Dancers are sometimes distracted and
insecure. They sometimes break the performance by looking around, talking or
giggling.
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Dancers perform with minimal distractions. They look fairly confident
and prepared for most of the performance.
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Dancers perform with full confidence. They
perform with enthusiasm, and are invested in their audience, and if possible with the other dancers on stage.
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Technique
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Dancers do not use technique skills properly. They do not engage muscles or execute arms and leg movements properly.
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Dancers show some technical skill. Some
movements engage the muscles. Some leg and arm movements are executed properly.
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Dancers have a good understanding of technical skill. They engage muscles and use proper form in most movements.
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Technical skill is strong and present in all movements. Dancers execute each arm and leg movement with proper muscle engagement.
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Fluidity
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Movements are choppy
and don't connect from one move to another.
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Some fluid parts in dance, but parts are choppy.
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Movements and steps make sense in relation to each other but are performed haltingly.
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Movement and steps flow smoothly throughout the dance and are performed well.
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