CUADAN517 — Refine dance partnering techniques
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What an assessment for CUADAN517 must cover
36 assessable components: 3 elements (15 performance criteria), 5 performance evidence and 8 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 8 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.
Elements & performance criteria
1 Apply physical conditioning program
- 1.1Set physical conditioning goals aimed at improving own dance partnering techniques in consultation with required personnel
- 1.2Identify risk factors that may inhibit achievement of goals and seek advice as required
- 1.3Perform warm-up and warm-down activities in conjunction with dance and physical activities according to safe dance practices
- 1.4Build stamina, strength and flexibility using a variety of techniques according to physical conditioning goals
- 1.5Note and discuss with required personnel fatigue and personal limitations when undertaking physical conditioning program as required
2 Practise complex partnering techniques of increasing difficulty
- 2.1Break complex partnering routines down into discrete elements and work through each element separately
- 2.2Practise combining elements until required level of precision and technique is achieved
- 2.3Practise executing lifts and counterbalances according to requirements of partnering routine
- 2.4Practise going into and out of movements gracefully according to safe dance practices
- 2.5Test different timing, body positions and other techniques associated with dance partnering
- 2.6Develop creative and technical collaboration with partner
- 2.7Practise performing partnered dance sequences, applying precision, rhythm and musicality
3 Review and develop expertise in dance partnering technique
- 3.1Identify sources that can be used to develop and update knowledge of dance terminology
- 3.2Use feedback from others to identify and develop ways to improve own dance partnering technique
- 3.3View performances by industry practitioners and identify new ideas and trends that can be applied to own dance practice
Performance evidence
- perform a complex dance sequence with a partner on at least two occasions, demonstrating: harmony of movement, execution of the following advanced techniques: overhead lifts, counterbalances, smooth transitions between movement elements, rapport with partner.
- respond to constructive feedback on own performance
- demonstrate professional work ethic during practice and performance activities
- follow safe dance practices and injury-prevention techniques
- use dance terminology when required.
Knowledge evidence
- dance terminology required for work described in performance evidence
- strategies to respond to feedback and incorporate good practice to improve dance techniques
- complex dance partnering techniques, including: overhead lifts, counterbalances
- principles relating to physical movements and dance techniques, including: extending, folding, relationship with gravity, rotating, shifting weight, spatial awareness, successional movement, use of breath
- components of, and techniques that can be included in, a physical conditioning program
- principles of safe dance practice and injury prevention, including those relating to: articulation of the spine, engagement of the feet, bases of support, including feet, legs, hands, arms and torso, range of motion of the joints, differentiation of the legs and pelvis
- health and safety policies and procedures relevant to the dance environment
- how musical elements of time signatures, beat, tempo and syncopation apply to performing partnered dance sequences.
Foundation skills
- Learning: Seeks the views and opinions of others to develop own knowledge Analyses feedback, reviews personal goals and reflects on learning and performance Identifies ideas from previous experience
- Oral communication: Seeks information and clarifies understanding using dance terminology Builds rapport with partners through verbal and non-verbal means
- Reading: Reviews different texts to update dance terminology
- Initiative and enterprise: Works creatively with music and dance movements
- Planning and organising: Adopts a methodical and disciplined approach to physical conditioning program and dance classes
- Problem-solving: Anticipates and finds solutions to problems that could arise while performing complex partnered sequences
- Self-management: Follows industry accepted safe dance practices and injury-prevention strategies Takes responsibility for own professional and career development
- Teamwork: Works collaboratively to develop and improve dance techniques
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Questions about assessing CUADAN517
What does an assessment tool for CUADAN517 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CUADAN517 needs to address all 36 unit components: 3 elements with 15 performance criteria, 5 performance evidence requirements, 8 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
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