Spring 2027

Afro Asian Improv: From Hip Hop to Martial Arts Fusion

Studies intersections of Asian American and African American dance and martial arts through an Afro Asian lens, focusing on fusion, choreography, and improvisation.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Peggy Choy2.0/5

Summary

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Past student reviews · Peggy Choy

Expect to spend several hours weekly on rehearsals and writing assignments, with a strict attendance policy limiting absences to two before grade penalties.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Articulate perspectives on the diversity of the human condition through critical andinterpretive skills to analyze the past, present, and future of human movement in a complex world

  • Prepare for participation in a multicultural society through developing a consciousness of self and other and building empathy towards others’ perspective, thinking critically and questioning assumptions of certain valued or devalued histories, and analyzing how these differences have promulgated disparities in contemporary American society

  • Demonstrate skills in writing and speaking about dance in its historical, contemporary and cultural contexts

  • Articulate Afro Asian perspectives on the intersections of Asian American and African American cultural, social and historical knowledge, and communicate important ideas through dance and story-telling performance

  • Practice Asian American and African American foundational movement toolboxes as a basis for improvisation and dance choreography supported by concepts of theater and culturally-based learning traditions

  • Engage in imagination-led and creative problem-solving movement activities

  • Build connections with others through class practice, discussions, working groups within and outside of class

  • Use the skills you learn to lead a calmer, more focused, responsible and productive life

Source: UW Guide 1 UW Guide 2 UW Guide 3 UW Guide 4

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Prerequisites

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Sophomore standing

  • Sophomore standing
AFROAMER/ASIANAM/DANCE/FOLKLORE 319

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  • Sophomore standing

Professors

Spring 2027

Peggy Choy

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About this rating

Raw average: 1.61/5 from 92 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

For this course: 2.3/5 raw quality · 3.4/5 difficulty · 7 reviews

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Past student reviews · Peggy Choy

Peggy Choy taught this course with strict attendance policies and significant rehearsal and writing demands, though student feedback was divided. Some praised her passionate community-building, while others criticized her as rude, inconsistent, and harsh on written assignments.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.88 GPA, 95.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.62 GPA, 82.4% A/AB (n=17 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

PEGGY CHOY is recorded teaching in Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 300
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 300
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 300
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 250

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Peggy Choy

Students described a passionate instructor who fostered a strong sense of community within the classroom environment.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.88 GPA, 95.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.62 GPA, 82.4% A/AB (n=17 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Peggy Choy

Expect to spend several hours weekly on rehearsals and writing assignments, with a strict attendance policy limiting absences to two before grade penalties.

Past student reviews · Peggy Choy

Written assignments were graded harshly, and some students found instructions unclear or assignments posted late, requiring them to ask for clarification.

Topics

  • Intersections of Asian American and African American dance and martial arts.
  • Dance fusion, choreography, and improvisation.
  • Historical forces of oppression and racism.
  • Creative problem-solving and risk-taking.

Skills

  • Explore dance fusion, choreography, and improvisation using Asian American and African American movement genres.
  • Create dances informed by African American and Asian American legacies of struggle, innovation, and transformation.
  • Build connections through respectful communication via dance practice, discussion, and writing.
  • Demonstrate skills in writing and speaking about dance in historical, contemporary, and cultural contexts.

Grades

Latest available · Fall 2024— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
AFROAMER/ASIANAM/DANCE/FOLKLORE 319 · Spring 2027

Afro Asian Improv: From Hip Hop to Martial Arts Fusion

Recorded 2026-10-14
AFROAMER/ASIANAM/DANCE/FOLKLORE 319 · Spring 2027

Afro Asian Improv: From Hip Hop to Martial Arts Fusion

Recorded 2026-10-14
AFROAMER/ASIANAM/DANCE/FOLKLORE 319 · Spring 2027

Afro Asian Improv: From Hip Hop to Martial Arts Fusion

Recorded 2026-10-14
AFROAMER/ASIANAM/DANCE/FOLKLORE 319 · Spring 2027

Afro Asian Improv: From Hip Hop to Martial Arts Fusion

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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