Final Dance Project Assessment Rubric (40 Points Total)

Name (s): _________________________________________

Period: ______

Grading 0 1-2 3-4 5

Component
Mapping of Not turned in Turned in late Turned in on time Turned in on time
and/or missing song with required info but with required info and
Song/Choreography mapping and/or music mapping is brief detailed notes on
Notes choreography notes (not full song or routine
incorrect) and/or few
choreography notes
Outline/Mini Not turned in Turned in partially Turned in typed, Turned in with needed
completed, turned design/font/info/look is info, typed and
Program in late, and/or no visually appealing, but design/font/info/look
apparent effort of standard format of program is visually
creativity (not and/or missing info appealing/apparent
typed) effort for creativity
Preparation of No Music turned in Music not turned in Music turned in at Music turned in at
and/or changes at deadline deadline on CD, but deadline and is the
Music/Selection of music last minute not only song on CD only song on the CD
Music and/or changes music
selection after
deadline
Variety in Dance is not Little variety in 2-3 formations, level More than 3
performed movement (1-2 changes, direction formations, level
Choreography formations, level changes, etc.), some changes, direction
changes, direction variety in movement changes, floor work,
changes, patterns, patterns movement patterns,
etc.) etc.), a lot of variety in
choreography
Costumes No costumes are Little creativity in Costumes and hair Costumes are worn by
worn by any group costumes and/or and make-up are worn all group members
members more than half of by all group members, and apparent effort is
group members but little creativity is made for creativity
don’t have on any made (Hair is all the same or
costume hair accessories,
(Hair/make-up not make-up etc.)
done)
Length of Dance is not Dance is less than 1 Dance is over a minute Dance is more than 1
performed minute and/or is but less than 1 and a and a half minutes
Dance/Amount of less than 8 eight half minutes and/or is and contains more
Choreography counts of actual not at least 8 eight than 8 eight counts of
choreography counts of actual actual choreography
choreo
Use of Class Time Project is not Class time is not Class time is used Class time is used
worked on in class used effectively to effectively for most of effectively to
at all work on project the days given in class collaborate and
practice on all days
given in class
Overall Dance not Attempt is made to Execution of steps and Execution of steps and
performed by execute movements, movements are movements are
Performance of group member (s) but arms, accents, evident for the distinct, smooth, clear,
Dance footwork may not majority of the dance, accurate, and look
be correct and/or but with 2 or more clean and all group
group members errors; effort is members make 100%
make little effort evident through most effort to perform
during performance of dance dance fully from
beginning to end