Spring 2027

Social Dance I

Social Dance I introduces basic movement concepts for social dancing, covering leading/following, rhythm, and style in Waltz, Fox Trot, Jitterbug/Swing, Tango, and Cha-Cha.

offering recorded1 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Karen Mcshane-Hellenbrand3.9/5Rena Kornblum3.9/5Aj Juarez

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.94 GPA, 97.8% A/AB (n=137 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.81 GPA, 92.4% A/AB (n=131 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.87 GPA, 91.9% A/AB (n=86 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Develop awareness of proper body alignment and its relationship to efficient and coordinated movement

  • Develop the rhythmic skills needed to move accurately with the specific rhythmic structure of dance and music forms

  • Develop competency in performing the basic social dance steps and variations presented in class.

  • Develop "leading and following" skills and performance in each designated role

  • Develop and apply a proper social dance style and technique

  • Develop confidence in the ability to dance socially outside the classroom situation

Source: UW Guide

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Raw average: 4.21/5 from 19 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.

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Raw average: 4.33/5 from 12 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.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.96 GPA, 98.6% A/AB (n=69 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.84 GPA, 93.3% A/AB (n=60 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades).

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

RENA KORNBLUM is recorded teaching in Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 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
LAB 001Classroom Instruction0 / 300
LAB 002Classroom Instruction0 / 300
LAB 003Classroom Instruction0 / 300

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.94 GPA, 97.8% A/AB (n=137 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.81 GPA, 92.4% A/AB (n=131 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.87 GPA, 91.9% A/AB (n=86 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Waltz, Fox Trot, Jitterbug/Swing, Tango, and Cha-Cha
  • Leading and following, rhythm, and style

Skills

  • Leading and following, rhythm, and style in Waltz, Fox Trot, Jitterbug/Swing, Tango, and Cha-Cha
  • Proper body alignment for efficient and coordinated movement

Grades

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The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.

The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.

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Sources & history

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DANCE 101 · Spring 2027

Social Dance I

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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