CUADAN614 — Extend ballet performance skills to a professional level

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What an assessment for CUADAN614 must cover

64 assessable components: 4 elements (21 performance criteria), 13 performance evidence and 24 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 6 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

1.1Identify and confirm physical conditioning requirements of professional dance work
1.2Demonstrate stamina, strength, cardiovascular endurance and flexibility in line with physical conditioning requirements of professional dance work
1.3Identify and minimise risk factors that inhibit achievement of physical conditioning requirements and seek professional assistance as required
1.4Perform warm-up and cool-down activities in conjunction with physical and dance activities according to safe dance practices

2 Prepare to perform ballet at professional level

2.1Confirm intention and purpose of ballet performance with required personnel
2.2Confirm ballet pieces to be performed and undertake preparations in line with performance context and purpose
2.3Develop rehearsal schedule and rehearse performances with others as required according to professional dance standards
2.4Practise increasingly difficult ballet techniques and repertoire according to safe dance practices
2.5Demonstrate complex performance attributes and quality of movement in sequences of extended difficulty during rehearsals
2.6Practise executing complex variations and repertoire according to safe dance practices
2.7Build precision and complexity when practising footwork in rehearsals
2.8Apply performance psychology techniques to preparation process

3 Perform at professional level

3.1Confirm personal presentation is suitable for professional performance context
3.2Maintain focus and demonstrate artistry, rhythm and musicality during performance
3.3Demonstrate cohesion and communication when performing ensemble work as required
3.4Demonstrate musical individuality when performing solo work as required
3.5Convey story, mood and choreographic intent of dance repertoire to audience, using confidence and precision of ballet techniques

4 Review and develop professional performance practice

4.1Seek feedback in debrief session and discuss ways of improving individual or ensemble technique
4.2Develop parameters for extending scope of performance practice in consultation with required personnel
4.3Identify regimes and artistic strategies that can be used to refine own performance technique
4.4Incorporate ballet terminology and history into discussions, and practice and performance activities

Performance evidence

prepare for and perform at least three different ballet dance pieces to a professional level, at least two of which must be ensemble pieces, and at least one of which must be a solo piece.
In the course of the above, the candidate must:
demonstrate physical control throughout ensemble and solo performances
proficiently execute ballet sequences demonstrating the following fundamental ballet skills:
high level of coordination of limbs, torso and head
high level of spatial awareness in group movements
alignment and extensions in highly difficult combinations
skills and speed in directional changes
reproduction of complex movement sequences on both sides of the body
identify opportunities to develop professional performance practice
use ballet and stage terminology in discussions about performances
respond to different time signatures in music
demonstrate confidence in creating movement sequences.

Knowledge evidence

principles relating to physical movements and ballet technique, including:
extending
folding
relationship with gravity
rotating
shifting weight
spatial awareness
successional movement
use of breath
balance
principles of safe dance practice and injury prevention, including those relating to:
spine articulation
foot engagement
bases of support, including feet, legs, hands, arms and torso
joint range of motion
differentiation of legs and pelvis
posture and alignment
health and safety policies and procedures relevant to the dance environment
strategies to enhance professional practice
ballet terminology required to demonstrate the performance evidence
professional dance standards applicable to ballet performance
performance psychology techniques applicable to ballet at a professional level
musical elements of time signatures, beat, tempo and syncopation, and their application to ballet dance technique
history and philosophical nature of ballet.

Foundation skills

Learning: Identifies opportunities to extend professional development
Oral communication: Obtains information by listening and questioning
Initiative and enterprise: Works creatively with music and dance
Planning and organising: Adopts a methodical, disciplined and positive approach to rehearsal, physical conditioning program and performing at a professional level
Self-management: Follows industry accepted safe dance practices Works independently and collectively within broad parameters, with a strong sense of responsibility for goals, decisions and outcomes Recognises and responds to rehearsal and performance protocols Takes responsibility for own professional development
Teamwork: Collaborates with other dancers and confirms that group performances flow Builds rapport in order to establish effective work relationships

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What does an assessment tool for CUADAN614 need to cover?

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