CUADTM420 — Teach ballet at intermediate level
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What an assessment for CUADTM420 must cover
46 assessable components: 4 elements (26 performance criteria), 5 performance evidence and 10 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 5 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.
Elements & performance criteria
1 Determine learning outcomes
- 1.1Determine and demonstrate understanding of learning outcomes for student’s ballet achievement
- 1.2Identify and interpret learning outcome requirements for barre work, port de bras and centre practice
- 1.3Analyse learning outcome requirements for adage
- 1.4Identify and interpret learning outcome requirements for pirouettes, allegro and pointe work
- 1.5Identify specific learning outcome requirements for males and females
2 Teach intermediate ballet exercises and enchainment
- 2.1Identify faults and suggest corrective exercises
- 2.2Identify appropriate ballet exercises for barre, port de bras, centre practise, centre adages, pirouettes and allegro
- 2.3Design exercises specific to the needs of male students as required
- 2.4Detect and correct quality of allegro and footwork
- 2.5Analyse line and quality of position
- 2.6Monitor students’ control through body and legs
- 2.7Train understanding and use of turnout
3 Confirm a sound knowledge of ballet theory
- 3.1Identify and teach positions of the feet, arms and head
- 3.2Identify and teach movements in dance
- 3.3Identify and teach the correct movements of the foot
- 3.4Discuss the theory of port de bras
- 3.5Identify and teach arabesques
- 3.6Identify and teach ballet body positions and lines
- 3.7Demonstrate understanding of the meanings of French ballet terms
4 Teach students to perform intermediate enchaînements
- 4.1Explain learning outcomes to students as required
- 4.2Teach the ability to break down intermediate exercises into individual steps
- 4.3Teach enchaînements specific to the intermediate level
- 4.4Provide constructive feedback to students to enable them to achieve technical requirements of individual steps and enchaînements
- 4.5Encourage a sense of performance, musicality and artistry
- 4.6Give feedback on rhythm, quality and coordination of movement
- 4.7Encourage in students a sense of enjoyment and confidence in movement
Performance evidence
- teach at least one ballet class demonstrating ballet at an intermediate level.
- teach effective and appropriate posture, placement and control through the body and legs, applicable to the specific level of the identified learning outcomes
- facilitate a positive response from students towards their presentation and musicality
- engender in students a sense of enjoyment, confidence and pleasure in movement
- demonstrate application of the specified learning outcomes.
Knowledge evidence
- in the context of teaching ballet at an intermediate level, the significance of the following anatomical foundations: 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
- key principles in the Australian Guidelines for Dance Teachers and Dance Industry Code of Ethics
- history and background of ballet applicable to an intermediate level
- issues and challenges that arise when teaching teenage children
- organisational procedures required to demonstrate the performance evidence
- key aspects of safe dance practice applicable to a teaching context
- key stages in physical and mental development in young people aged 13 to 16
- protocols associated with teaching dance
- requirements and application of specific learning outcomes to the teaching of a class
- provide examples of French ballet terms and their translations.
Foundation skills
- Oral communication: • Obtains information by listening and questioning • Uses clear language and correct industry terminology to contribute information and express requirements
- Reading: • Obtains information from written sources
- Planning and organising: • Adopts a methodical and logical approach to the process of preparing for and conducting dance classes • Facilitates the learning of others through competent delivery of dance classes • Monitors and adjusts teaching to meet group or individual requirements
- Self-management: • Applies organisational procedures when teaching Ballet and meets expectations associated with own role
- Teamwork: • Builds rapport with and motivates students • Shows respect for the values and aspirations of students when providing feedback on skill development
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Questions about assessing CUADTM420
What does an assessment tool for CUADTM420 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CUADTM420 needs to address all 46 unit components: 4 elements with 26 performance criteria, 5 performance evidence requirements, 10 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
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