IB Dance Source Checker

Dance sources include choreography influences, recordings, scores/music, cultural research, performance evidence, and process documentation. Borrowed movement, music, and contextual material must be acknowledged.

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Dance coursework source check

Marksy reads the links or notes you give it, applies the rules for your IB assignment, and only stops to ask you something when the answer would change the verdict.

  1. Assignment
  2. 2Sources
  3. 3Clarify
  4. 4Verdict

Checking against

Dance coursework

What usually works for Dance coursework

Usually strong

  • Performance recordings, choreographer interviews, music recordings/scores, rehearsal footage, cultural research, and process notes.
  • Academic or practitioner sources about dance forms.
  • Student-created choreography evidence.

Example

A cited choreographer interview, performance recording, music track details, and rehearsal process evidence.

Needs a second look

  • Social videos with unclear creator or context.
  • Traditional movement forms used without cultural research.
  • AI-generated music or choreography prompts without acknowledgement.

Example

A social media dance clip with visible creator but limited context.

Avoid or replace

  • Copying choreography without attribution.
  • Unattributed music.
  • Using cultural forms as aesthetic decoration only.

Example

A copied routine from a video tutorial.

Where to find better Dance coursework sources

If a source gets a warning, don't just add more websites. Search for sources that match the assessment rule and can carry real analysis.

Searches to try

If a source is weak

  • Replace copying choreography without attribution. with performance recordings, choreographer interviews, music recordings/scores, rehearsal footage, cultural research, and process notes..
  • Use social videos with unclear creator or context. only as context unless your teacher confirms they can carry evidence.
  • Add one source that gives direct evidence for the coursework, not just general background.

Good places to look

  • Performance recordings, choreographer interviews, music recordings/scores, rehearsal footage, cultural research, and process notes
  • Academic or practitioner sources about dance forms
  • Student-created choreography evidence

Questions people ask