Chroeography Final Rubric
Chroeography Final Rubric
4 3 2 1
Preparation/ Well prepared and Well prepared and Some mistakes in Lots of mistakes in
Knowledge confident, solid on the confident, solid on the sequence, sometimes sequence and/or
(4) sequence. Enough to sequence. Able to following other dancers completely dependent
lead the rest of the perform from memory. for help. upon other dancers.
class.
Technique Excellent attention to Good attention to Some attention to Not executing details or
(4) details - consistently details - mostly details and technique. technique at all.
executing precise executes precise
movements/ steps/ movements/ steps/
postures/ shapes/ sizes. postures/ shapes/ sizes.
Timing Movements well Movements mostly Generally with the beat, Movement not fitting
(4) coordinated with music, coordinated with music, but many timing with music. Always fast
including tempo including tempo mistakes. or slow.
changes and pauses. changes and pauses.
Energy Consistently uses Generally uses energy Performance with little No energy or
(4) energy appropriate to appropriate to the effort, low energy, small incomplete.
the dance form. dance form. Attention to hesitant movements.
Attention to extremes of extremes of weight,
weight, flow, movement flow, movement
qualities, sharpness vs. qualities, sharpness vs.
smoothness, etc. smoothness, etc.
Stage Presence Excellent - completely Good focus - takes Fair - loses focus on Talking or giggling
(4) focused and performance seriously, mistakes, but trying, throughout the dance,
expressive, engages covers mistakes and Fixing hair or clothes chewing gum, etc.
and connects with the stays focused on during dance.
audience. dance.
CHOREOGRAPHY Challenged yourself. Somewhat challenged Barely challenged Did not challenge
(8) Dancer level yourself. Dancer level yourself! Not dancer yourself! Not dancer
appropriate. Had 3 appropriate. Had 3 level appropriate. Did level appropriate. Did
formation changes. Had formation changes. Had not have 3 formation not have 3 formation
an obvious costume. obvious costume. Had changes. Did not have changes. Did not have
Had contrasting contrasting rhythms. obvious costume. Did costume. Did not have
rhythms. Used levels in Used levels in choreo. not have contrasting contrasting rhythms.
choreo. Was at least Was not one minute. rhythms. Used some Used no levels in
one minute. levels in choreo. Was choreo. Was not one
not one minute. minute.
What part of this project did you do? Which part of this project did your partners do?
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