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Spring 2014
NOTE FROM ARTS ACHIEVE
This performance assessment was developed by staff from the Dance Education Laboratory at 92Y in
conjunction with the New York City Department of Education’s Director of Dance. This packet contains the
student assessment booklet, proctor booklet, and rubrics used to score each task.
The Arts Achieve assessments were developed for the specific purpose of measuring students’ overall
achievement as a class. Results will reveal gaps in student learning and provide insight into how students can
progress toward recognized standards. In this way, the assessment results can also be used to measure
teacher effectiveness. It is NOT the intention for this assessment to be used to grade individual students.
In the Dance assessments, students respond both through writing and dancing to a video of a dance
masterwork, with some background information about the choreographer and the work.
Discipline-Based Performance Tasks
Replicate (learn a dance phrase)
Create a solo
Peer coach or give constructive feedback using a protocol
Create a collaborative group dance (duet in elementary, trio in middle school, quartet in high
school)
Perform
1. Stage directions: Label the diagram below to show where Stage Right, Stage Left, Downstage,
and Upstage are located. Use the abbreviations shown:
Use your memory of the movements and the sound accompaniment in the two video
excerpts of SHELTER to answer questions 2─5:
2. Use an arrow to indicate on the diagram above the direction in which the group exits at the end of
the second excerpt from SHELTER.
3. In the first excerpt from SHELTER, from which side of the stage do the soloists enter and exit, and
what is their pathway of travel during their solos?
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5. Circle two (2) movement qualities you most noticed in each of these two excerpts from SHELTER:
First excerpt: Strong Light Bound Free Direct Indirect Fast Slow
Second excerpt: Strong Light Bound Free Direct Indirect Fast Slow
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Use your general dance knowledge to answer question 6a. and b., and question 7:
6. a. Label the bones of the body appropriately, choosing from the list below:
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7. Producing a dance like SHELTER requires a number of other professionals besides the dancers and
choreographers, who collaborate by doing different kinds of jobs to mount the production. Name
two professional careers that are important to staging a dance, other than ‘Dancer’ or
‘Choreographer’. Describe the role and responsibilities of each of these careers, and state why their
work is important to bringing a dance production to the stage.
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8. Compare and Contrast: Compare and contrast the Modern Dance/African Dance blend that
you saw in SHELTER with a different dance style you have studied. Do not compare SHELTER with
another piece of choreography – rather, think of a different kind of dance technique or form of
dance you know about that is not the Modern Dance/African Dance fusion style used by Jawole
Willa Jo Zollar in her piece. Address the following elements:
Space (where they move – for example, on a high or low level, in place or traveling?)
Relationship (how bodies move with each other – for example, groupings and formations –
and in relation to the music).
List at least four (4) items in each side section of the diagram. Put characteristics that you
especially noticed as hallmarks of Jawole Willa Jo Zollar’s choreography for SHELTER on the left-
hand side of the diagram. Put characteristics that are special hallmarks of the style of dance you
have chosen on the right-hand side. List at least two characteristics shared by both dance styles in
the overlapping part of the diagram. Do not list any shared characteristics in the side portions of
the diagram – only in the center portion.
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Characteristics of Characteristics of
Modern Dance/African Dance your chosen dance style
fusion
Shared characteristics
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9. Written Analysis: Please write a detailed two-paragraph response to the following question in
the space provided below. Support your statements with specific examples. Your response will be
evaluated for how thoroughly you address all aspects of the question; the depth of your analysis
and insights; and your appropriate use of grammar, spelling, descriptive vocabulary and dance-
specific language.
How does Jawole Willa Jo Zollar use dance styles, movement qualities, tempo, groupings, and
sound accompaniment in these two excerpts from SHELTER to convey a range of emotions about
the devastating human impact of policies that disregard the future of our planet? What does the
ending of the dance suggest?
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Please close your booklets. We will answer question #10 after we dance.
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10. Reflection: Describe one significant way that studying dance, analyzing dance, and creating
choreography – as we did today – can help make you more successful in your other academic
classes and in life.
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ARTS ACHIEVE
High School Dance Assessment
Spring 2014
Proctor Manual
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ARTS ACHIEVE Proctor/Adjudicator Checklist
DANCE: High School Teams
Before starting, did we preset these items? Please check off each box:
After finishing, did we collect and pack these items in the large clear poly bag (student
test materials) or large box (supporting supplies)? Please check off:
*AFTER THE ASSESSMENT: Pack the student exam booklets in alphabetical order by
students’ last names (should correspond to numbered order). Alphabetize the
Solo/Group Dance worksheets by soloists’ names and place with student booklets.
Place the two proctor manuals and the two proctor rubric sheets on top of the stack of
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student booklets. Place the class roster on top of the written pieces so it shows
through the plastic envelope.
Materials needed:
School provides: Smart board or projector system with speakers to play DVD, CD player, box of
sharpened pencils, three sets of class roster labels, numbered name tags
Arts Achieve provides: Wall posters, masking tape, extra name labels, Sharpie, exam booklets, one
worksheet handout per student, DVD, CD, proctor manuals that include the scoring templates and
rubric, drum and mallet, stop watch.
Preset:
DVD of SHELTER has been tested and is in the Smart board or laptop/projector
Conjurer CD is in the CD player
Drum and mallet are set on a chair
The two posters are mounted on mirror
Written exam booklets are ready in a stack, labeled
Solo/Group Composition student sheets are in a stack ready to hand out
Box of pencils is set
Two proctor manuals with labeled scoring templates are in hand
Stop watch is worn by one proctor
Time Recommendations
Total time for proctor scripts, materials distribution/collection, and video: 15 minutes
Exam booklet questions 1-9: Give students 30 minutes (notify students every five minutes)
Final reflection question 10: Give students 5 minutes (done at the end of the session)
Keep these ideas in mind as you watch two excerpts, from the middle and the end of
dance. Pay attention to how Ms. Zollar mixes Modern Dance and African Dance styles
in her movement choices, and how she uses movement qualities, tempo, groupings
and sound accompaniment to convey a wide range of emotions. After we watch the
video, you will respond to some specific questions about the dance. Then you will write
an analysis of how the choreography in this work conveys its message.” [View video
excerpts: approx. 5 ½ min]
Proctor script:
“(If no labels have been provided) Please write your name on your exam booklet cover.
Now please look over questions 1 through 5, but do not answer them.” [2 minutes]
“I am going to show you the same two excerpts from this dance again. Please look
carefully in light of the questions you have just read.” [View Video again]
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“Now you may begin the exam. Complete questions 1-9. Be mindful that question 9 is
an extended written analysis, so please move quickly through the exam questions so
you have time to write a meaningful response. You have 30 minutes. Please find your
own space.” [Give the students 30 minutes. Notify them every five minutes and prompt them to
move forward.]
PERFORMANCE TASKS
TECHNICAL WARM-UP
(10 minutes)
Proctor script:
“Please take two (2) minutes to stretch and mobilize your muscles and joints in
whatever ways you need to prepare yourself for movement. [Give students 2 minutes].
“Now we will warm up with a simple sequence of exercises that will energize your
body for dancing. Please follow along with me – I will not demonstrate separately –
and do the exercises as fully as you can. I will say the exercises as we do them.” [Give
“5, 6, 7, 8” intro to give the tempo. Say the movements as you demonstrate them so students have
both auditory and visual cues to follow. Second adjudicator accompanies on the drum.]
1. Roll down 8 counts, plié and stretch twice, 2 counts each. Roll up 8 counts, flat back over and
recover in 4 counts each. REPEAT 4x.
2. Demi-plié-lengthen (2 counts) and relevé-lower (2 counts) 8x each in parallel 1 st, turned out 1st,
(“move the heels to”) parallel 2nd, (“move the toes to”) turned out 2nd.
3. Legs in 2nd position, arms in 2nd: sustained side stretch with opposition arms 4 counts over, 4
counts up. REPEAT 4x alternating R and L.
4. Twist with arms tasseling arms around the body (2 counts). Do 6 twists altogether, alternating R
and L. Close to turned out 1st and then parallel 1st (4 counts).
5. Coupé parallel, passé parallel with arms in 1st en avant, raise the arms to high 5th, arms and leg
down (2 counts each). 4x alternating R and L. REPEAT whole sequence turned out.
6. Brushes off the floor (degagé) with arms in 2nd. Do 4 brushes on each side, in parallel 1st, starting
R, only to front and side. Do sequence twice through. Take 4 counts to plié and change to
turned out 1st position. Then do the brushes in turned out 1st en croix, four times through.
Proctor script: “Now let’s take our warm-up into the air. First we’ll do some easy
bounces, and then some jumps.” [Prompt verbally on the upbeat so students can easily follow.]
1. Bounces with easy swinging arms, 4 each in parallel 1st, turned out 1st, parallel 2nd, turned out
2nd. Take a slight jump to change positions.
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2. 8 jumps in parallel 1st, 8 in turned out 1st, 8 in turned out 2nd, and 8 pairs of 1st to 2nd. End by
balancing in relevé in 2nd.
“Are you warmed up? Good! Now I am going to lead you through a guided
improvisation to help you explore some movement elements related to SHELTER in
preparation for choreographing. Listen to me and do as I direct. We will keep layering
more elements into this improvisation, so pay attention.
We will start with basic locomotor movements: walking, running, crawling and rolling.
Travel only on straight pathways. Punctuate your traveling with stationary moments
of stillness. You may travel forwards, backwards or sideways. Be aware of others and
maintain your personal space. Use the whole space. Start now.
Freeze and listen:
Now you may add in some curved pathways when you travel.
And start…………..Freeze:
Now add torso and arm movements while traveling, and hold a shape when you are
stationary.
And start…………Freeze:
Now add leg extensions, kicks and jumps to your torso and arm movements while
traveling. When you are stationary, find two different shapes and alternate between
them. Be sure to explore different levels with your shapes.
And start…………Freeze:
Find a partner while traveling. Decide when to stop traveling, and while you are
stationary use your shapes as a call and response with your partner.
And start…………Freeze:
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Now travel with your partner to another pair and make a group of four. Move through
space together as a group, stopping occasionally to use your shapes as a call and
response among the four of you.
And start…………Freeze.
Now take turns supporting each dancer in your group in some way.
Excellent work, everyone!”
COMPOSITION
50 minutes total
SOLO TASK:
[Hand out the solo/group composition student worksheet. Instruct them to use the solo side]
Proctor Script:
“In SHELTER, Jawole Will Jo Zollar mixed Modern Dance and African Dance styles to
convey a wide range of emotions in response to the challenges of homelessness,
poverty and dislocation caused by natural disasters. Now you will create an original
short solo using your own blend of movement styles, to convey two different emotions
that you feel when faced with a challenge in your own life. The phrase should include
the following dance elements: [Point to the poster]
1) Traveling movements
2) Two contrasting shapes
3) A level change
You have 10 minutes to create your short solo phrase. To help you remember your
solo, record the choreography on your worksheet while you are making it or after you
have made it. Be sure to include all three required elements, use them creatively to
convey your two emotions, and practice your phrase so you can perform it dynamically
using the dance concepts and skills you have learned this year. We will softly play the
same music you just improvised to while you are working on your solos.”
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[Play the Conjurer CD softly, repeating the cut if needed, while students are working. Students create
their short solo.]
GROUP TASK:
[Place the students in groups of four, giving them letters A, B, C and D alphabetically, and explain the
collaborative task. Hand one worksheet to each group, instructing them to use the group side.]
Proctor script:
“Now you will collaborate with your classmates to create a one-minute group dance
that combines movements from all your solos, and connects you as a group in mutual
support, as we did at the end of our improvisation. Each student must contribute one
traveling movement and one shape from their solo to this group piece – so you will be
learning movements from each other. Choose two of the choreographic devices from
the list on your worksheet to structure your dance. [Read the list below to them, pointing to
the poster]. Your dance should have a clear beginning, middle, and end.
You will perform each of your solos followed by your group study, so please retain
both in your memory. Record your choices on the worksheet. You have 15 minutes.
Begin working now. ”
1) Unison
2) Counterpoint
3) Canon
4) Call and Response
[Students collaborate in quartets to create their short studies: 15 minutes. Roam the room to check
how well they are collaborating. You may make brief notes on the score sheets.]
Proctor script:
“Now each group will perform. Please hand us your worksheets before you perform.
We will first see solos A, B, C and D in order, and then we will see how you combined
them in your group dance. Dancers, please all go to the starting places of your solos,
and hold that position in space until it is your turn to perform your solo. Before you
perform your solo, please state your life challenge and the two emotions you seek to
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convey. Before the group performance, tell us which two choreographic devices you
used. The audience rules are:
[Students hand in their group worksheet. Play the Conjurer CD for each soloist as they show their
piece. Start it again for the group study. 30 minutes to score.]
EVALUATION/REFLECTION
5 minutes
Proctor script:
“Thank you for your performances. We hope you enjoyed today’s dance activities. To
finish our session, please turn to question #10 in your booklet, and answer it as a
thoughtful reflection on your dance learning.”
“Describe one significant way that studying dance, analyzing dance, and creating
choreography – as we did today – can help make you more successful in your other
academic classes and in life”.
[Give students 5 minutes to complete this and then collect the papers. Thank the students individually
for their work.]
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Performance Task
Group and Solo Rubrics
and
Scoring Templates
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Rubric for Solo Composition
Criterion 4 3 2 1
ACCURACY TO TASK Clearly includes all Includes all the One required solo Two or all three
Does the student the required solo required solo element is missing solo elements are
clearly include all the elements elements, but is or barely addressed, missing, and what
required solo somewhat uneven but demonstrates is presented is
elements? in demonstrating the other elements completely unclear,
Traveling them recognizably perfunctory or off-
movements task
Two contrasting
shapes
A level change
CREATIVE Blends dance styles Uses a dance styles Dance styles and/or Dance styles are
INVENTION and invented and/or invented invented elements unrecognizable or
Does the student use movements into an movements, and are poorly arranged absent, and/or no
all the required inventive composes a phrase in the composition, other invented
elements to convey composition that competently, but but the solo conveys dance elements are
two distinct emotions effectively and the two emotions at least one emotion used, composition
in response to their strongly expresses could be expressed clearly has no discernible
stated ‘life two distinct with more impact order, and/or does
challenge’? emotions not convey any
emotions clearly
PERFORMANCE Dances with great Dances with focus Dances hesitantly Dances with
QUALITY conviction, strong and expression, with inconsistent complete lack of
Does the student focus, convincing solid body control focus and flow, many breaks
perform with focus, expressiveness, and coordination, expression, in movement and
expressiveness and dynamic energy, supported by basic inconsistent body focus, has a poor
dynamic energy, and nuanced body dance technique, control and sense of how to
demonstrate a solid control, and agile but some coordination, but control and
understanding of coordination, movements lack displays some connect parts of
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body control, supported by solid articulation or moments of energy the body overall,
coordination, and dance technique energy and lacks any
basic dance dynamic energy or
technique? expression
Criterion 4 3 2 1
ACCURACY TO TASK Includes all the Includes all the Includes only some Group is unable to
How thoroughly do the required elements, required of the required clearly
students fulfill the task clearly executed elements, but a elements, but those demonstrate any of
instructions? Clearly and immediately few of them are that are present are the required
includes: recognizable slightly unclear clear elements
Two movements
from each solo
Two choreographic
devices
Group supports
COLLABORATION Group members Group members One or more group Members of the
Do all members of the contribute all contribute in members takes a group steadfastly
group work well effectively to the some way to the back seat while hold onto their
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together and contribute dance, merging dance, but have others make most own point of view
equally to the dance? their individual some difficulty in of the decisions, but and find it hard to
(Scored by observing visions with the process of the group is finally compromise on
students at work and enthusiasm and compromising able to agree on the creative consensus,
from evidence in excitement into a and agreeing on creative result resulting in sloppy
performance) new group product creative work
decisions
COMMON CORE Skillfully adapts Attempts to adapt Performance shows Performance shows
performance performance occasional attempts little or no
CAPACITY:
according to according to to adapt awareness of the
Respond to
audience, task, audience, task performance audience, task,
Varying and/or purpose and/or purpose, but according to and/or purpose;
Demands of given for task; is not always audience, task little or no change in
Audience, Task performance successful in making and/or purpose, but focus or intent
and/or Purpose displays strong appropriate these are largely throughout
understanding of adaptations; unsuccessful; little performance; no
Entire task nuances and displays some change in focus and evidence of
appropriate understanding of intent throughout understanding of
adjustments in nuances and performance; shows nuances.
focus and intent. performance shows occasional
some evidence of inconsistent
change in focus and evidence of
intent. understanding of
nuances.
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Arts Achieve Dance Assessment Performance Task Scoring Template:
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