Levels of Adjudication

Proficient (beginners with 0-5 hours of dance/week)

Accomplished (intermediates with 5-10 hours of dance/week)

Advanced (10+ hours of dance/week)

Ratings: All levels adjudicated at the same ratings of…

Superior: Surpassing expectations in quality of presentation

Excellent: High level of presentation

Satisfactory: Good presentation

Needs Improvement: Lacking in presentation

Assessments

Technical Proficiency: Performance of preset Etudes: 5 Ballet, 3 Modern, Jazz, Ethnic-African

Technical Acquisition: Learning & performance of a new phrase given on site

Performance Ensemble: Performance of a piece rehearsed ahead of time (no costumes/props)

Vocabulary

Adjudication: Assessing of presentation by professionals in each room

Alignment: Proper skeletal alignment while in motion or still

Application of Specific Details: Dancers ability to apply specific details to the phrases

Artistic Expression: Use of movement expression that represents the theme or genre of the choreography

Authentic Feedback: Immediate feedback shared with students and teacher

Clarity and Execution of Intent: Dancers perform with musicality, spatial and focal intent

Ensemble Cohesiveness: Dancers perform choreography with unison

Evidence of Dance Technique in Work: Technical proficiency in relation to genre of choreography

Interpretation of Stylistic Nuances: Dancers ability to apply the specific dynamic and style of the genre

Knowledge of the Phrase: Dancers knowledge of the preset exercises including order and counts

Musicality: Ability to follow the musical structure- counts, rhythm, or pulse

Positive Participation: Dancers willingness to learn the movement phrases

Rate of Acquisition: How quickly the dancers pick up the movement phrases

Safe Dance Practices: Movement choices are at the appropriate level and age of the dancers

Stage Presence: Use of projection and commitment to movement

Technical Accuracy: Use of correct body alignment, articulation of movement, technical aspects of the genre

Transitions: Use of connection from one movement to another