Guide Questions in Analyzing and Evaluating a Dance Performance

What was the title of the dance?

Who was the choreographer?
When was it performed?
What was the genre/ style of the dance?
What was the accompaniment?
Who were the dancers/ company?
What are the movements and forms of the dance?
What does the set look like?
What were the costumes/ props used during the performance?
How was the lighting of the show?
Who was the designer of the show?
What were the context and/ or significance of the dance?
How will you evaluate the overall dance performance?

Sample Dance Analysis and Evaluation

Title of Dance: Ocean Eyes (Dance Performance Video)

Choreographer: Fred Diaz
Date: November 22, 2016
Genre/ style: Pop dream pop synth-pop indie pop R&B
Accompaniment: Logic Stock sounds
Dancers/ Company: Billie Eilish and back up dancers
Movement and Form: Sequential Narrative (ABC) Form
Costume/ Props: There was no costume used, she just wore a polo shirt and there’s a torrent of lilac
smoke surrounding her.
Designer name: Finneas O'Connell
Overall dance performance: The performance is remarkable because, despite not requiring as much
energy as hip-hop dances do, it can convey through movement the meaning of the song. Because of the
clothes she was wearing, she left a different impression on the audience and you can see the emotion in
the dancers' eyes.