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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Analyse movement principles
   • Identify the range of movement patterns and their associated skills
   • Identify basic performance cues associated with movement patterns and skills
   • Discuss ways of developing own movement skills with relevant personnel
2. Prepare the body for movement
   • Perform basic warm-up and warm-down activities
   • Apply injury-prevention techniques in preparation
   • Take common health issues for performers into account when devising own physical conditioning program
3. Practise a range of movements
   • Use a range of sources to generate ideas for movement routines
   • Practise full range of movement patterns using performance cues
   • Incorporate anatomical alignment principles into movement exercises
   • Practise controlling balance in a range of positions
   • Use feedback from others to identify and develop ways to improve own movement skills
4. Develop performance attributes
   • Incorporate movement patterns into routines in ways that convey their dramatic intent
   • Incorporate basic rhythmic structures and musicality into movement routines
   • Ensure that flow and interaction with other performers are smooth and well-timed
   • Practise developing a strong sense of individuality and presence in the execution of sequences
   • Develop techniques for incorporating unseen combinations with speed and verve

Performance Evidence

Evidence of the ability to:

perform a range of movement routines that demonstrate:

understanding of human movement principles and their application in performance

well-developed movement techniques appropriate to specific performance contexts

incorporate rhythmic structures and musicality into movement routines

cooperate with others in a learning and performance environment.

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 how the following principles relate to physical movement techniques:

relationship with gravity

spatial awareness

successional movement

use of breath

folding

extending

rotating

shifting weight

explain how the following apply in the context of safe movement practice and injury prevention:

articulation of the spine

engagement of the feet

bases of support, including feet, legs, hands, arms and torso

range of motion of the joints

differentiation of the legs and pelvis

healthy nutrition and diet

explain and demonstrate how the musical elements of time signatures, beat, tempo and syncopation apply to movement techniques associated with chosen performance genre

describe key features of the following movement philosophies:

Alexander technique

Bartenieff fundamentals

Feldenkrais method

Ideokinesis

Pilates

yoga

Thera-Band.

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