Dance Performance Rubric
Exceeds Expectations
4
Meets Expectations
3
Approaching
Expectations
2
Does Not Meet
Expectations
1/0
Knowledge of
Choreography
Demonstrates excellent
knowledge of
choreography and
performs movement free of
errors.
Demonstrates knowledge
of movement and performs
with few errors.
Demonstrates some
knowledge of movement,
and performance has
many errors.
Demonstrates no
knowledge of movement.
Stage Presence
Dancer uses their face and
body to fully express the
intent of the movement.
Dancer uses facial and
body expressions when
performing.
Dancer uses little face and
body expressions when
performing the movement.
Dancer uses no facial
and/or body expressions.
Musicality
Shows a full understanding
of rhythm and timing by
staying on beat for the
entire dance.
Shows understanding of
rhythm and timing by
staying on beat throughout
most of the dance.
Has some knowledge of
rhythm and timing, but
speeds up/and or slows
down many time
throughout dance.
Dancer speed up/ and or
falls behind often
throughout the dance.
Technique
Great attention to the
quality of movement, body
position, and demonstrates
excellent understanding of
dance style.
Choreography is
performed with attention to
details and shows
proficiency of dance style.
Choreography is
performed with little
attention to details of
movement, and student is
not proficient is dance
style.
Choreography shows no
attention to details of
movement and
demonstrates little
knowledge of dance style.
Effort
Shows great effort while
performing choreography.
Shows effort when
performing choreography
Shows little effort while
performing the
choreography
Shows no effort while
performing choreography.
Total: ___________/ 20
