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Site Created By	TRADITIONAL COMPETITION MARKING CRITERIA Download as a .PDF File Download as a Word Document SWORD HANDLING/TECHNIQUE   STEPPING 15 All dancers working in complete harmony 15 Sharp walks, precise steps, together, excellent volume 14 Good shapes with smooth movement and transitions 14 Same style, excellent volume 13 All set movements appear effortless 13 Good walks, precise steps, together, good volume 12 Movement and shapes good 12 Good walks, steps clear and in time, together, good volume 11 Dancers working together as team 11 Walking ok, all stepping, all together, average volume 10 Set has control 10 Walking ok, all stepping, mostly together, average volume 9 Display figures tidy 9 Walking ok - some out of time, most stepping - 1 or 2 scuffing/faking, not all together, poor volume FIGURES   MUSIC 15 Neat, clear, effortless showing the distinctive feature of the style and tradition 15 Music fits, lifts and drives the entire dance and rhythm/key/tune dance changes 14 Neat and effective with a positive flow reflecting the Style 14 Music well played and compliments the figures 13 Evenly paced and danced in a very similar and proficient manner by all 13 Playing for/with the dancers and watching carefully 12 Confident team effort, all dancers showing similar skill 12 Variation and changes in tunes 11 Clear positions and definite shapes and moving together 11 Single tune with some variation or more than one tune 10 Leader dancing with the team as a unit 10 Some evidence of playing for/with the dancers 9 Slight mis-timings, leader confident 9 Steady rhythm