Spring 2027

African Dance

African Dance covers the technique and practice of basic African dance forms alongside the study of their musical, historical, and cultural contexts.

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Summary

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Past student reviews · Maya Kadakia

Past students reported that attendance was a major component of the grade, requiring consistent class participation. Assignments included short opinion papers and a rhythm quiz.

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Prerequisites

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DANCE 118 used by

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Professors

Spring 2027

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

MAYA KADAKIA is recorded teaching in Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024. 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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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Maya Kadakia

Students described the class as incredibly fun, a great workout, and a stress-reliever that required no prior dance experience. You learned three dances and had options to perform.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.95 GPA, 96.4% A/AB (n=28 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.98 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=29 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.75 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Maya Kadakia

Past students reported that attendance was a major component of the grade, requiring consistent class participation. Assignments included short opinion papers and a rhythm quiz.

Past student reviews · Maya Kadakia

Past students found Maya Kadakia to be chill and not a tough grader, noting that showing up to class was the primary requirement for success.

Topics

  • Basic African dance forms
  • Musical, historical, and cultural contexts of African dance

Skills

  • Technique and practice of basic African dance forms
  • Study of musical, historical, and cultural contexts of African dance

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2025— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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