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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Conduct research for dance and movement-wear
  2. Interpret brief for dance and movement-wear
  3. Prepare for construction of dance and movement-wear
  4. Make and grade patterns for dance and movement-wear
  5. Lay up and cut work for dance and movement-wear
  6. Sew and fit dance and movement-wear

Required Skills

Required skills

numeracy skills sufficient to allow calculation including ratios and percentages

Required knowledge

sources of information on dance and movementwear

the features of different types of dance and movementwear

use and properties such as weight pile grain and pattern shapes of the different fabrics materials and patterns which are regularly used in making dance and movementwear

techniques for working with stretch fabrics including oneway and twoway stretch

techniques for adapting standard clothing items for dance or physical activity including shirts jackets trousers dresses and skirts

sources and suppliers of materials fabrics and trims typically used in construction of dance and movementwear

Evidence Required

The Evidence Guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

The following evidence is critical to the judgement of competence in this unit

ability to create costumes for dance and physical theatre using techniques and materials specific to this type of costume

knowledge of the range and type of dance and movementwear that may be required by a range of productions

Context of and specific resources for assessment

The assessment context must provide for

practical demonstration of skills through the production of costumes for dance or physical theatre for a production

Method of assessment

Assessment may incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of essential underpinning knowledge and might include

evaluation of dancephysical theatre costumes produced by the candidate in relation to quality of construction

oral questioninginterview to assess knowledge of dancephysical theatre costume range

evaluation of drawingssketches or specifications developed by the candidate

portfolios of evidence and third party workplace reports of onthejob performance by the candidate

Assessment methods should closely reflect workplace demands and the needs of particular groups eg people with disabilities and people who may have literacy or numeracy difficulties such as speakers of languages other than English remote communities and those with interrupted schooling

Guidance information for assessment

Assessment of this unit requires access to

costume designs or specifications from which the candidate can work

materials and equipment used to produce dancephysical theatre costumes


Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Dance and movement-wear may include:

allovers

circus costumes

classical and contemporary items

leotards

standard items adapted for dance and physical theatre

stretch pants

tutus

Research materials for dance and movement-wear may include:

books

coloured design illustrations

digital images

film, video

photographs

sketches

technical drawings from other productions

the Internet

Relevant colleagues may include:

designers

performers

technical and production staff

Adaptation of clothing styles for performance may require consideration of:

budget and time constraints

components

construction methods

context

lighting

maintenance and storage

material types/constraints

performance demands

suitability to performers physique

Performance requirements may relate to:

nature of the physical activity, eg lifting in ballet

quick changes

continuity

lighting

special effects

use of body doubles/second cast

special considerations

use of harness on performer during performance