IDTA Level 2 Award in Graded Examination in Dance: Grade 5

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This subtopic focuses on the assessment of Grade 5 Acrobatic Dance, where candidates must integrate advanced acrobatic skills with dance technique, demonstrating secure control, flexibility, and strength while maintaining alignment and flow. The examination evaluates the seamless blending of acrobatic movements with choreographed dance sequences, requiring candidates to exhibit musicality and expressive performance quality throughout. Successful performance illustrates the maturity to balance technical precision with artistic interpretation in a high-energy, physically demanding genre.

Objectives

Exam Tips

Pitfalls

Key Terms

Mark Points

What You Need to Demonstrate

Key skills and knowledge for this topic

Award credit for demonstrating consistent core stability and correct body alignment during inverted acrobatic skills such as walkovers and handsprings.
Look for controlled landings with soft, bent-knee finishes that facilitate smooth transition into the next dance or acrobatic element.
Credit should be given when the candidate maintains rhythm and phrasing even when executing complex tricks, showing no break in flow.
Reward candidates who use facial expression, eye focus, and projection to convey the mood of the music and choreography throughout the routine.
Assess for appropriate limb tension and extension to create clean lines in both static balances and dynamic movements.

Marking Points

Key points examiners look for in your answers

Award credit for demonstrating consistent core stability and correct body alignment during inverted acrobatic skills such as walkovers and handsprings.
Look for controlled landings with soft, bent-knee finishes that facilitate smooth transition into the next dance or acrobatic element.
Credit should be given when the candidate maintains rhythm and phrasing even when executing complex tricks, showing no break in flow.
Reward candidates who use facial expression, eye focus, and projection to convey the mood of the music and choreography throughout the routine.
Assess for appropriate limb tension and extension to create clean lines in both static balances and dynamic movements.

Examiner Tips

Expert advice for maximising your marks

💡Prioritise technical precision over risk-taking; a cleanly executed walkover with correct form will score higher than a messy aerial with poor landing.
💡Use your preparation time to mark through the routine and set an intention for your performance quality, ensuring your expression is committed from the start.
💡Pace your energy throughout the routine so that you can maintain strong technique and performance until the final pose. Avoid burning out early.

Common Mistakes

Pitfalls to avoid in your exam answers

Rushing through acrobatic elements, sacrificing technical clarity and alignment for speed, often due to nerves or insufficient strength control.
Failing to maintain a dance quality between tricks, resulting in a disjointed routine that looks like a series of stunts rather than a cohesive dance piece.
Allowing facial expression to tighten or become strained when concentrating on difficult acrobatics, which detracts from the sense of performance.
Inconsistent pointing of feet or flexing of hands during transitions, which undermines the polish of the overall presentation.
Poor spatial awareness causing the candidate to drift off centre or travel unintentionally, disrupting the planned choreographic pattern.

Key Terminology

Essential terms to know

1. Be able to perform movement sequences showing an awareness of the technique in the chosen dance genre.2. Be able to perform movement sequences demonstrating musicality in the chosen dance genre.3. Be able to show a sense of performance in the chosen dance genre.

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IDTA Level 2 Award in Graded Examination in Dance: Grade 5

What You Need to Demonstrate

Marking Points

Examiner Tips

Common Mistakes

Key Terminology

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