Performance Appreciation

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Performance Appreciation

• Dance

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Quality performance

• Physical Stamina, strength, speed, flexibility,
  co ordination, agility, balance.
• Technical movement skills combined to form
  complex sequences.
• Mental concentration, motivation,
  determination, managing stress.
• Special unique quality, imagination, flair both
  in performance and creating dance.

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Model Performers

• Physical .. Have the energy to sustain a
  physically demanding performance for a long time
• Technical .. Can perform all the skills of dance
  with refinement and link a series of movements
  smoothly
• Mental .. Can concentrate fully on the dance and
  is determined to master the challenging skills.
  They can also control their nerves when
  performing in public
• Special .. Possesses the ability to perform the
  dance interpreting the music well and also
  creating their own unique dances when
  choreographing.

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My strengths

• Physical good stamina, speed, strength,
  flexibility.
• Agility and balance.
• Technical reasonably wide variety of movement
  skills performed effectively within the dance
  context.

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Effect of my strengths on my performance

• I have the energy to sustain the required level
  of effort throughout the dance
• I can move quickly when required and keep up with
  the pace of the dance.
• I can hold balances under control and support my
  partner when required.
• I am flexible and agile and able to move through
  a wide variety of levels and directions when
  required.
• I can perform all the dance sequences effectively
  and with control.

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My weaknesses

• Mental concentration, and managing stress
  levels during performances
• Special poor creativity and flair when
  choreographing dances

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Effects of my weaknesses on my performance

• Stress - Physical butterflies, sweaty, rapid
  breathing, dry mouth, sick.
• Stress Mental lose concentration, panic, forget
  dance, embarrassed,inappropriate behaviour (
  giggle, laugh ).
• Stress Technical poor coordination and timing
  due to physical affects of stress cause awkward,
  clumsy execution of sequences.

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Effect of my weakness on my performance

• Special Choreography lacks originality,
  repetitive, done in unison, no variety of levels,
  or effort in the sequences, lacks a change of
  direction and pathways while travelling.
• Poor creativity affects my confidence as I know
  that it is boring and I am embarrassed when
  performing which affects my motivation.
• Lack of confidence in my performance results in a
  poor performance technically and physically due
  to lack of focus and effort.

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Methods of collecting data about my performance
qualities

• Video Records my dance in a performance
  situation.
• Observation Schedule containing criteria from a
  model performance to allow comparisons.
• Verbal feedback from model performer/ teacher on
  specific aspects of my performance.

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Description of G O S

• Table form
• Criteria, use of canon, simultaneous movement,
  use of directions, levels, question and answer
  etc.
• Columns headed extremely effective, effective,
  poor, not included
• Ticks, crosses and comments to support evidence
• Detailed comparison to model performer,
  identifies strengths and weaknesses in my
  performance.

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Improvement programme

• Review dance and identify areas where I can
  develop it by including dance forms previously
  missing from my dance.
• Work on gradually developing my choreography
  during class 3 sessions per week.
• Each session will address one specific aspect of
  my choreography eg use of canon!
• Review my progress by continuously receiving
  feedback on my use of various dance forms.
• Further develop dance based on feedback received.
• Time scaled to be complete for final assessment/
  performance in 6 weeks.

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Improvement programme for mental qualities

• Teacher taught methods to combat the negative
  feelings. Deep breathing exercises slow down
  heart rate and breathing. Calms me down, helps to
  focus my mind on the dance.
• Relaxation techniques - focuses the mind on a
  positive experience which allows me to control
  any negative thoughts.
• Imagery mental rehearsal of the dance or parts
  of the dance before the performance.
• Visualisation closing my eyes and visualising
  the performance space with the audience and
  lighting etc. imagine the performance and all the
  feelings associated with the experience.
• Goal setting - short term perform to my class
  mates, mid term perform to my year group, long
  term perform for my final assessment to a large
  audience.