Critiquing Dance

Outcome: Students will articulate terminology directly related to dance technique, and they will recognize the qualities as related to the five components which help to make this type of dance technique uniquely different from other types.

Assignment: In order to apply terminology specific to the field of Dance, and to develop opinions about Dance choreography, students will respond critically to Dance performance. This analysis will describe at least one choreographic work from a Dance performance that is related in some way to ethnic or cultural (Social) dance and explain the choreographic elements utilized by the choreographer to make the piece stylistically authentic. Responses to guiding questions, based on a Dance Department Rubric for choreographic analysis, are submitted through the Form below.

This assignment can be completed in different ways, but it must be turned in at least once this semester in at least one of the following versions:

Online Dance Performance Video (5pts.); any Live Dance event of your choice (10pts.);

AND/OR

Friday, May 15 and Saturday, May 16, 2020 @ 7:00pm

15th LDC Repertoire Dance Concert (10pts.)

Kimberly Rabins

rabinskd @elac.edu

Thursday, March 26, 2020 @ ALL DAY

The “Open House” event (10pts.)

Kristin Reutimann

chewk@elac.edu

but no later than Friday of Week 15.

(see below for Rubric Descriptions)

Five Components of Dance Performance