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Evidence Guide: CUADAN411A - Develop expertise in cultural dance technique

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CUADAN411A - Develop expertise in cultural dance technique

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Maintain a physical conditioning program

  1. In consultation with relevant personnel identify a range of techniques to improve stamina, strength and flexibility
  2. Set realistic physical conditioning goals aimed at improving own dance technique
  3. Identify risk factors that may inhibit the achievement of goals and seek professional advice as required
  4. Take fatigue, personal limitations and boundaries into account when undertaking physical conditioning program
  5. Always perform warm-up and cool-down activities in conjunction with dance activities
  6. Ensure that clothing and footwear are appropriate for undertaking exercise regime and practising dance technique
In consultation with relevant personnel identify a range of techniques to improve stamina, strength and flexibility

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Set realistic physical conditioning goals aimed at improving own dance technique

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Identify risk factors that may inhibit the achievement of goals and seek professional advice as required

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Take fatigue, personal limitations and boundaries into account when undertaking physical conditioning program

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Always perform warm-up and cool-down activities in conjunction with dance activities

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Ensure that clothing and footwear are appropriate for undertaking exercise regime and practising dance technique

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Use practice sessions to increase level of expertise in cultural dance or movement techniques

  1. Practise a range of techniques specific to chosen cultural dance style or physical discipline
  2. Work on control and attention to detail when practising complex phrases
  3. Incorporate well-developed understanding of rhythm and musicality into performances at training sessions and rehearsals
  4. Work on embodying alternative forms of physical coordination in the execution of sequences
  5. Refine understanding of the relationship between cultural dance styles and accompanying musicand other media
  6. Ensure that flow and interaction with other performers are smooth and well-timed
Practise a range of techniques specific to chosen cultural dance style or physical discipline

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Work on control and attention to detail when practising complex phrases

Completed
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Incorporate well-developed understanding of rhythm and musicality into performances at training sessions and rehearsals

Completed
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Work on embodying alternative forms of physical coordination in the execution of sequences

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Refine understanding of the relationship between cultural dance styles and accompanying musicand other media

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Ensure that flow and interaction with other performers are smooth and well-timed

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Maintain expertise

  1. Continuously practise and refine combinations of complex movements and routines
  2. Maintain and update knowledge of dance terminology
  3. Use feedback from teachers and mentors to identify and develop ways to improve own cultural dance performance skills
  4. Regularly view performances by industry practitioners as a way of sourcing new ideas and trends, maintaining motivation, and improving own technique
Continuously practise and refine combinations of complex movements and routines

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Maintain and update knowledge of dance terminology

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Use feedback from teachers and mentors to identify and develop ways to improve own cultural dance performance skills

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Regularly view performances by industry practitioners as a way of sourcing new ideas and trends, maintaining motivation, and improving own technique

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Assessed

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

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

Evidence of the ability to:

consistently execute dance or movement sequences that demonstrate:

confident performance skills

understanding of the discipline’s particular stylistic qualities

effective use of props

strong and precise technique in the chosen cultural dance style or physical discipline

respond appropriately to constructive feedback on own performance

follow safe dance practices.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure access to appropriate performance areas or spaces.

Method of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit:

direct questioning combined with review of portfolios of evidence

third-party workplace reports of on-the-job performance

verbal or written questioning to test knowledge as listed in the required skills and knowledge section of this unit

case studies and scenarios as a basis for discussion of issues and challenges that arise in the context of performing cultural dance or movement sequences

evaluation of live or recorded performances

direct observation of candidate in rehearsals and performances.

Assessment methods should closely reflect workplace demands (e.g. literacy) and the needs of particular groups (e.g. 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

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, for example:

CUADAN407A Develop expertise in dance performance skills

CUAPRF404A Refine movement skills for performance.

Required Skills and Knowledge

Required skills

communication skills to:

discuss physical conditioning issues with relevant personnel

respond appropriately to feedback on own skill development

initiative and enterprise skills to:

work creatively with music and dance movements

perform with style and professionalism

communicate the mood or style of dance or movement sequences

use props confidently and effectively

observe and interpret physical skills

learning skills to:

develop strong cultural dance or movement techniques through:

practising complex movements and routines

a positive attitude to performing

implement a personal physical conditioning program

develop a movement memory

planning and organising skills to plan practice time

self-management skills to:

arrive punctually at classes

dress appropriately

apply safe performance practices

teamwork skills to work collaboratively with others involved in practice sessions.

Required knowledge

well-developed knowledge of:

principles underlying dance movements and techniques, such as:

relationship with gravity

spatial awareness

successional movement

use of breath

folding

extending

rotating

shifting weight

anatomical foundations, including:

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

importance of healthy food choices in relation to wellbeing and injury prevention, including five food groups and recommended daily amounts

terminology associated with chosen cultural dance style or physical discipline

stage geography and directions

musical rhythms, including:

time signatures

beat

tempo

syncopation

overview knowledge of:

philosophical principles of the relevant discipline

history and cultural context in which the dance style or physical discipline is situated.

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.

Relevant personnel may include:

teachers

mentors

coaches

medical practitioners

nutrition experts

colleagues

family members

performers

representatives of dance societies.

Risk factors may relate to:

consistency of a physical fitness regime

own ambition

expectations of others

injury-prevention strategies

gender issues

body image and eating disorders

insufficient hydration

poor nutrition

incorrectly fitting footwear

gender-appropriate performance techniques.

Warm-up and cool-down activities may include:

stretching

joint-mobility exercises

flexibility exercises

aerobic activities

anaerobic exercises

coordinated breathing activities

floor work.

Techniquesmay include:

control in locomotor steps, such as:

start and stop

varying tempo

leading with the left as well as the right foot

weight transfer, including:

falling

releasing

balancing

turning movements and steps that include further extension

elevation, including complex steps of low, medium and high elevation

improvisation

isolation techniques of increasing complexity, including isolating, controlling and releasing two or more different parts of the body simultaneously

transferring and applying physical information from one area of physical expertise to another

rhythmic footwork

pair and group work.

Physical disciplines may include:

martial arts

fencing

yoga

circus arts

Pilates.

Complex phrasesrefers to:

‘chaining’ or joining and sequencing of steps and movements or combinations of steps and movements, which may reflect nuisances in music and audience response

complex phrases, which do not necessarily follow a set routine and could include:

changes in direction

weight transfer

space

speed

timing.

Cultural dance stylesmay include:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

African

belly dancing

Egyptian

Hungarian

Irish dance

Khmer

magical, mystical or spiritual dance

Pacific Islander

Polish

ritual or sacred

Russian

Scottish

Spanish.

Accompanying musicmay include:

live

recorded

vocal

instrumental.

Other mediamay include:

props

background projected images

design elements, such as lighting.