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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Practise barre work
   • Under the guidance of a teacher, perform stretching exercises
   • Perform exercises to develop coordination of arm and lower limb movements
   • Practise using arm lines appropriately
   • Incorporate a sense of timing and rhythm into exercises
   • Use tap dance terminology correctly in discussions
2. Practise dance centre amalgamations
   • Perform exercises away from the barre to develop an awareness of personal and general space when travelling and stationary
   • Demonstrate safe dance practices in jumping and faster travelling steps
   • Coordinate arm and head lines with foot movements at a foundation level
   • Practise turning and use of spotting
   • Choreograph two bars of steps and perform in a class jam session
   • Perform warm-down exercises after dance activity
3. Perform simple dances
   • Under the guidance of a teacher, select a prepared tap dance to perform before a small audience
   • Communicate the mood or style of the dance to the audience
   • Maintain timing, rhythm and technique when dancing without musical accompaniment
   • Use a good control of line when performing
   • End the dance in an appropriate way
4. Review performance
   • Evaluate own performance in context of skill development needs
   • Use feedback from others to identify and develop ways to improve own dance technique
   • Set realistic goals for improvement and develop strategies to achieve them

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

perform barre and centre exercises

perform two dances of differing tempos and styles that demonstrate a mastery of foundation tap dance techniques

respond to constructive feedback on own performance.

Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided for each of the above points at least once.

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Knowledge Evidence

To complete the unit requirements the individual must:

explain why the following aspects of safe dance practices are important:

warm-up and warm-down activities

correct clothing and footwear

healthy nutrition and diet

describe key features in the history of tap dance styles and the music tempos typically associated with them.

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