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Indian Dance Rubric

Instructor assess group efforts in producing group choreography as an assignment in which all members contributed to producing choreography for the task at hand. Assignment was to create a short dance combination incorporating Indian dance elements such as: - Use of an anklet to add sound to the movements. - Specific Indian dance gestures and movements. - Specific meanings that relate to the gestures and movements.

Rubric Code: AX47599

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Subject: Dance

Type: Assignment

Grade Levels: 9-12

Student Choreography Group Assignment
	Excellent 10 pts	Good 8 pts	Fair 5 pts	Needs Improvement 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Choreography & Meaning	Excellent Group accomplished the task extremely well and related the movements to specific meanings.	Good Group accomplished task well and related most movements to specific meanings.	Fair Group somewhat accomplished task and some movements relate to specific meanings.	Needs Improvement Group created movements, but did not relate them to any specific meanings.	Poor Group did not finish the assignment, and the movements do not relate to any specific meanings.
Movement Knowledge	Excellent Student knows the movements extremely well. He/she is confident and doesn't need to follow anyone else. Great sense of timing & direction. Dance is clean and well rehearsed. Transitions are natural and seamless.	Good Student knows the movement well. He/she stays together with group, and has a good sense of timing & direction. 2-3 mistakes made. Transitions are good.	Fair Student somewhat knows the movements. He/she has an "OK" sense of timing & direction. Made 4-5 mistakes. Transitions are "OK."	Needs Improvement Student is somewhat unprepared and unsure of the choreography. Timing or direction is unclear. Made 5-6 mistakes. Transitions are choppy.	Poor Student is unprepared and unsure of the choreography. There is no sense of timing or direction. Made lots of mistakes. Transitions are very weak.
Performance Skills	Excellent Student draws the audience in to want to watch them and engages the audience completely through their performance. The audience is engaged through eye contact, facial and body expression, and appropriate and creative use of anklets.	Good Student communicates with the audience through eye contact, facial and body expression, and appropriate and creative use of anklets. He/she is able to engage the audience through most of the performance.	Fair Student communicates with the audience through eye contact, facial and body expression, and appropriate use of anklets. Occasionally loses focus.	Needs Improvement Student is generally focused, but only some attempt is made to grab the attention of the audience with 1-2 of the elements (eye contact, facial/body expression, anklet use).	Poor Student is not focused on making eye contact or facial and body expression. He/she does not seem concentrated or committed to the performance.
Teamwork	Excellent Strong evidence that group worked as team. All members participate and demonstrate personal skill and knowledge.	Good Good evidence that group worked as team. All members participate and demonstrate personal skill and knowledge.	Fair Dancers show some evidence for working as a team. Not all students represented or participating.	Needs Improvement Dancers show few evidence for working as a team. Not all students represented or participating.	Poor Dancers did not act as team. Not all students participating. Clear division amongst members.
Anklet Activity
	Completed 5 pts	Incomplete 0 pts	- (N/A)	- (N/A)	- (N/A)
Completion Grade	Completed Student made the anklet as instructed during the activity.	Incomplete Student did not make the anklet as instructed during the activity. Student did not have an anklet to use during the performance.	-	-	-

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