Spring 2027

Contemporary Dance I

Contemporary Dance I emphasizes studying and practicing contemporary dance technique while exploring the body as a creative and expressive instrument to gain new understanding through dance.

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Summary

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Past student reviews · Ariel Juarez

The dances were somewhat difficult for beginners, but students could practice outside of class using videos posted by the instructor.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Develop an appreciation and understanding of dance as an art form

  • Develop an understanding and awareness of the body’s movement potential

  • Increase movement efficiency and expressiveness as individual dance artists

  • Explore varying elements of dance and how to manipulate and/or utilize those elements for creative and expressive communication

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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DANCE 107

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Professors

Spring 2027

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ARIEL JUAREZ is recorded teaching in Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Ariel Juarez

Students found Ariel Juarez fun and engaging, with a teaching style that supported learning through posted practice videos.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.94 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=27 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.86 GPA, 94.7% A/AB (n=38 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.83 GPA, 88.9% A/AB (n=18 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Ariel Juarez

The dances were somewhat difficult for beginners, but students could practice outside of class using videos posted by the instructor.

Past student reviews · Ariel Juarez

One student loved the instructor's fun demeanor and appreciated the availability of supplemental video resources for extra practice.

Topics

  • Contemporary dance technique
  • Body as a creative and expressive instrument
  • Appreciation of dance as an art form

Skills

  • Movement efficiency and expressiveness
  • Manipulating dance elements for creative communication

Grades

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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