Creative Problem Solving

  • The student explores open-ended questions with spontaneity and ingenuity, which leads to the discovery of new ideas.
  • The student independently generates a wealth of possible approaches to questions of technique, choreography and overall artistic development.

Critical Thinking

  • The student explores links both verbally and experientially between seemingly unrelated ideas.
  • The student integrates concepts taught in class and is able to apply them to their artistic progress.
  • The student is able to separate the goals of dance technique from the process of dancemaking and is able to demonstrate the differences.
  • The student offers deep and multi-faceted insights into artistic processes and performances.
  • The student eagerly engages and excels at analyzing, evaluating, and reflecting on artistic processes.

Originality

  • The student develops and expresses innovative and imaginative ideas through dance.
  • By investigating personal motivations and a broad range of influences the student’s work reveals a distinct voice and the seeds of a unique movement style.
  • The student investigates and produces work beyond project requirements.

Personal Risk/Challenge

  • The student independently strives to expand artistic possibilities and seeks challenging ideas as an occasion for personal growth.
  • The student views 'mistakes' as learning opportunities.
  • The student is willing to investigate unfamiliar, unconventional or unpopular movement vocabulary and artistic concepts.
  • The student accepts challenges without obvious solutions despite the potential for failure.

Expertise

  • The student consistently demonstrates appropriate skeletal alignment, body part articulation, strength, and flexibility when dancing.
  • The student uses spatial awareness to heighten artistic expression and demonstrates rhythmic acuity and musicality.
  • The student adapts quickly to and is aware of technical, theoretical and stylistic identities within ballet, modern and world dance forms.
  • The student is well versed in dance terminology and physicalizes the corresponding principles.
  • The student has developed a keen muscle memory and a broad dynamic range.
  • The student is able to maintain movement material and embody stylistic and technical differences across a range of forms.
  • The student performs confidently, communicating the artistic intention of the choreographer.
  • The student clearly develops an idea from initial inception through to presentation.
  • The student effectively uses a range of choreographic processes, principles and forms when choreographing dances.

Work Ethic

  • The student exhibits professionalism in all aspects of his or her work.
  • The student is detail-oriented, fastidious, punctual, focused.
  • The student meets deadlines and respects departmental guidelines.
  • The student independently uses each moment in class to further personal, technical, and artistic goals.
  • The student demonstrates perseverance, self-discipline, self-responsibility, and commitment.

Artistic Communication

  • In choreography and performance, the student's work demonstrates the intention to communicate ideas whether conceptual, narrative or abstract.
  • The student is dedicated to creating resonant works art. 
  • The student thoroughly considers and takes responsibility for the impact of his or her creative expression on diverse audiences.

Working Within A Diverse Artistic Community

  • The student demonstrates generosity of spirit, and enthusiastically contributes to the growth and development of fellow students and mentors.
  • Student contributes to group explorations in the spirit of respectful and imaginative ensemble building, sacrificing individual attention for a greater vision.
  • The student contributes at the highest level to class, departmental, and school communities, and advocates for our diverse ECA arts community.