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=**Unit 10**= =**How do the basics of acting apply to the dancers interpretation of choreography? What are the protocols for rehearsal and performance?**=


 * Key Concepts of Study for this Unit**
 * 5 w's
 * Story line
 * Interpretation
 * Inner Monologue
 * Call times
 * Performance rules
 * Clean up rehearsal

Interactive dialogue with instructor.
 * Instructor Projects and Tools**

5 W’s : Question that Dancers and actors ask themselves.
 * Who am I? ( A boy, a girl, young, old, etc)
 * What am I doing? ( Professing my love, my disgust, etc)
 * When is it? ( What time frame in history, during the day, etc)
 * Where am I?( Am I in the jungle, in a house, etc)
 * Why am I doing it? ( My reason for being on stage)

Story lines
 * What is the story?( What is the choreography communicating)

Interpretation
 * How someone is affected by music?

Inner monologue
 * What is the dancer thinking about dramatically while dancing.

Call times.
 * Rehearsals
 * Your reporting time to studio, theater or set. It is expected that you will arrive 15-30 min early to change and warm up.
 * Rehearsals start on time.
 * Performance
 * usually ½ hour before curtain is the accepted call time for you to sign in for all performances.
 * Respect costume, space, tech, personal and audience.
 * Keep the choreography frozen.

Clean up rehearsal
 * To keep numbers up to the standard set by choreographer. Usually run by a dance captain. The dance captain is a person or persons, whose job it is to keep the show choreography clean and to work out any cut tracks due to injury or sickness.

//Please note that in dance class, physical warmups and the refinement of technique, positions, steps and choreography are done daily and will be built upon in increasing difficulty as the class progresses.//


 * Assessment Task**

Student Project 1: Students will be assessed on their work by their instructor and will be introduced and expected to constantly assess themselves. a. Physical assessment b. Visual assessment c. Constant Self Assessment
 * Students will work on performance technique.

HOME WORK-Read and review this unit and become familiar with the next unit.

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