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Original African Dance

Students will create their own African dance and perform as a group.

Rubric Code: K23362X

By lederrick

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Subject: Dance

Type: Assignment

Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Performance of African Dance
	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Movement Knowledge	Fair The dancer is unprepared and unsure of the dance moves. There is no sense of timing or direction	Good The dancer knows the movement fairly well. The dancer stays with the group and has a fairly good sense of timing and direction. A few mistakes are made.	Excellent The dancer knows the movement extremely well. Dancer is confident and does not need to follow anyone else. Dancer has a great sense of timing and direction.
Collaboration	Fair The dancer did not work well with the group. There was a lot of sitting around and talking and there was little contribution made to plan the moves.	Good The dancer worked well within the group. He/she was a contributing member of the group and time was used effectively.	Excellent The dancer helped the group use their time with maximum efficiency. The dancer was positive, kind and enthusiastic.
Rhythm/Tempo	Fair Dancer attempts to keep a rhythm, but does not follow the tempo or the beat.	Good Dancer show a basic understanding of tempo and beat, but speeds up or falls behind and makes errors in rhythm.	Excellent Dancer shows a complete understanding of tempo and beat and stays on the rhythm thoughout the dance.
Effort/Performance	Fair .Student's performance indicates little or no confidence and energy. Most or none of the dance criteria was met.	Good Student's performance indicates some confidence. Lacks some of the dance criteria.	Excellent All of the student's performance indicates great confidence and energy. All dance criteria was met. The steps and movements chosen are very concise
Participation	Fair Issues within group and did not work well together	Good Participated and completed the dance; some issues within group	Excellent Participated and worked well in group, stayed on task, and completed the dance without problems