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Interpretive Dance Rubric

Superior Skillful Competent Ineffective Unacceptable

Body The locomotor and The locomotor and The locomotor and The locomotor and The locomotor and
Alignment/S non-locomotor non-locomotor non-locomotor non-locomotor non-locomotor
movements are movements are movements are movements are movements are not
kill memorized and most often somewhat rarely memorized memorized and
performed with memorized and memorized and and performed performed without
control and skill. performed with performed with with only control and skill.
some control and little control and occasional control
skill. skill. and skill.

40 39-30 29-20 19-11

10-1
Creativity The The The The The
and interpretation/creat interpretation/creat interpretation/creat interpretation/creat interpretation/creati
ivity clearly ivity mostly ivity partially ivity rarely reflects vity does not
Interpretatio reflects the theme reflects the theme reflects the theme the theme or idea reflect the theme or
n or idea of the novel or idea of the novel or idea of the novel of the novel in an idea of the novel in
in an original way. in an original way. in an original way. original way. I an original way. I
I have taken risks I have taken some I have taken a few have not taken have not taken
in my exploration risks in my risks in my many risks in my risks in my
of the Elements of exploration of the exploration of the exploration of the exploration of the
Dance Elements of Dance Elements of Dance Elements of Elements of Dance,
demonstrating demonstrating demonstrating Dance, demonstrating no
challenging and challenging and challenging and demonstrating few challenging and
unique patterns and unique patterns and unique patterns and challenging and unique patterns and
a variety of a variety of a variety of unique patterns and no variety of
creative options creative options creative options little variety of creative options
while tying my while tying my while attempting to creative options while failing to tie
work to my chosen work to my chosen tie my work to my while attempting to my work to my
aspects of the aspects of the chosen aspects of tie my work to my chosen aspects of
book. book. the book. chosen aspects of the book.
the book. 51
15 14 12 11 9 86
Connection The dance clearly The dance clearly The dance partially The dance rarely The dance does not
between and consistently and almost always connects to my connects to my connect to my
connects to my consistently chosen novel chosen novel chosen novel
dance and chosen novel connects to my aspect(s) and aspect(s) and only aspect(s) and does
chosen aspect(s) and chosen novel somewhat inspires occasionally not inspire my
aspects of inspires my aspect(s) and my audience. inspires my audience.
the novel audience! inspires my audience.
audience!
(conflicts,
character
journey,
themes,
etc) 15 14 12 11 - 9 8-6 5-1
Analytical Essay clearly and Essay is generally Essay shows a fair Essay occasionally Essay fails to
Essay thoughtfully clear and amount of thought and somewhat explain dance
explains dance thoughtfully and explains dance clearly explains choices and how
choices and how explains dance choices and how dance choices and they represent
they represent choices and how they represent how they represent novel aspects.
novel aspects. they represent novel aspects. novel aspects. Essay shows no
Essay shows strong novel aspects. Essay shows some Essay shows little evidence of the
 evidence of the Essay shows evidence of the evidence of the writing process
writing process and evidence of the writing process and writing process and shows weak
contains virtually writing process and contains some contains distracting control and
no errors. Essay is contains some non- distracting errors. errors. Essay does contains distracting
a minimum of 1 serious errors. Essay is a not meet the errors. Essay does
handwritten page Essay is a minimum of 1 minimum of 1 not meet the
front and back or minimum of 1 handwritten page handwritten page minimum of 1
one full page front handwritten page front and back or front and back or handwritten page
typed in 14 point front and back or one full page front one full page front front and back or
font. one full page front typed in 14 point typed in 14 point one full page front
typed in 14 point font. font. typed in 14 point
font. font.

15 14 12 11 - 9 8-6

5-1
Performance The performance The performance The performance The performance The performance
shows evidence of shows much shows evidence of shows evidence of shows evidence of
extensive evidence of a good amount of very little little to no
rehearsal. I am rehearsal. I am rehearsal. I am rehearsal. I am not rehearsal. I am not
focused, and am in often focused, and generally focused focused, focused,
dance character. I in my dance and mostly keep concentrated and concentrated and
perform all dance character. I track of my committed to the committed to the
steps correctly with perform most of character. I forget performance to the performance. My
energy and the steps correctly the choreography best of my ability. face is a blank
enthusiasm. The with energy and some. The dance My face is too slate, without
dance is engaging enthusiasm. The demonstrates often a blank slate, character.
and speaks to the dance is generally decent energy and without character. Audience is bored
audience. engaging to the enthusiasm which Audience is and embarrassed
audience. leaves the audience somewhat bored
somewhat and embarrassed
15 14 - 12 engaged.

11 - 9 8-6 5-1