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Preschool Ballet

An assessment of physical development (Gross Motor Skills/Balance) of a preschooler in ballet.

Rubric Code: MXX679B

By Laurasaecker

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Subject: Dance

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: K-5

Gross Motor Skills/Balance First Position Plie Chasse Port de Bras Arabesque Releve Jumping Running Creative Movement
	Needs more focus 1 pts	Progressing 2 pts	Goal achieved 3 pts	Comments (N/A)
First Postion 3 pts Balance	Needs more focus Feet are together and forward.	Progressing Feet are somewhat turned out, but heels are not touching.	Goal achieved Feet are completely turned out, and heels are touching.	Comments Each time she is in first position she wiggles her way into 1st position correctly.
Plie (Plee-AY) 3 pts Balance Lower Body Strength	Needs more focus Bending of the knees forward, and occasionally, half bending of the knees, feet sometimes in first position, but not always.	Progressing Half bending of the knees, feet in first position. Occasionally, bending of the knees until their thighs are horizontal to the floor.	Goal achieved Gradual outward bending of the knees until their thighs are horizontal to the floor. Feet are in first position.	Comments She has the concept down and looks as though she understands what a plie is, but doesn't always have her feet in first position, and ~1/4 of the time her knees bend forward.
Port de Bras (pawr duh brah) 3 pts Balance Upper Body Strength Rhythm	Needs more focus Feet are occasionally in first position. Arms are sometimes moving from in front of them, to above their head, and then out toward to the side.	Progressing Feet are in first position, most of the time. Arms are somewhat rounded and are moving from in front of them, to above their head, and then out toward to the side.	Goal achieved Feet are in first position. Arms are rounded and are gracefully, and harmoniously moving from in front of them, to above their head, and then out toward to the side.	Comments Her feet are in first position, but arms are all over the place. Occasionally she gets them moving in the correct order and position.
Chasse (sha-SAY) 3 pts Balance Upper Body Strength Lower Body Strength Rhythm	Needs more focus Runs sideways. Continues to go sideways until told to stop. Arms are to the side, in front, or above the head.	Progressing One foot chases the other foot but crosses over instead of staying to the side. Arms are in front most of the time, and occasionally to the side.	Goal achieved One foot chases the other foot out of its position. Done in a series of 3. Arms are held straight out to the side.	Comments Arms are out to the side sometimes, as well as in front of her occasionally. When she is moving to the side her feet tend to cross over each other.
Releve (re-luh-VAY) 3 pts Balance Upper Body Strength Lower Body Strength	Needs more focus Feet are separated, the child cannot walk on tip toes for a long distance (12ft). Arms are bent or by their side most of the time.	Progressing Feet are occasionally tight and close together while walking on tip-toes for a distance of less than (12ft). Arms are our straight/bent to the side.	Goal achieved Keeps feet tight and close together while walking on tip-toes for a distance of (12ft). Arms are our straight to the side.	Comments I have yet to see her not keep her feet tight and close together while walking on her tip-toes. Arms are almost always straight out to the side.
Jumping (Bunny Hop) 3 pts Balance Rhythm Lower Body Strength	Needs more focus Feet, Knees, and arms fling around while he/she jumps the long distance (12ft).	Progressing Feet, Knees, and Arms, start out together, but during the long distance (12ft), they begin to separate.	Goal achieved Keeps feet and knees together, and arms at his/her side and jumps a long distance (12ft) without knees, feet, or arms coming unglued.	Comments Occasionally she hops in a zig zag pattern instead of in a straight line, but her feet and knees are always together, arms are almost always on her hips.
Running 3 pts Balance Rhythm Upper Body Strength Lower Body Strength	Needs more focus Runs slowly, more like a jog, and falls a lot.	Progressing Runs a little faster than a jog, occasionally falls, especially when changing directions while running.	Goal achieved Runs, fast or slow. Can change direction very well while running fast.	Comments During free dance time Sarah like to run in circles playing with the other girls and quickly changes direction, without falling. Easily avoids running into the other girls.
Creative Movement 3 pts Balance Rhythm Upper Body Strength Lower Body Strength	Needs more focus Jumps and Runs to the music.	Progressing Jumps, Runs, and Spins to music. Starting to create his/her own dance moves, but usually follows another child.	Goal achieved Has the ability to create his/her own dance moves to the music. (Also includes: Jumping, Running, Spinning)	Comments While she waits for instruction she makes up her own dance moves while in line, she jumps, and spins around. She also does this during free dance time as well.

Keywords:

Ballet, Preschool, Assessment, Rubric

Subjects:

Dance

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Assessment

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