Spring 2027

Introduction to the Histories of Dance

Introduction to the histories of dance; surveys the significance of dance in and as human culture.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Bradford Chin

Summary

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Past student reviews · Natalia Hildner

Participation accounted for 40% of the grade, requiring students to speak in class to earn points, while attendance at a paid dance performance was also mandatory.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Understand dance as a form of human expression and communication.

  • Investigate dances in relation to their larger social, cultural, and political contexts.

  • Investigate the differences and similarities of dance in various cultures and historical periods

  • Appreciate the infinite variety of human movement that can be called dance.

  • Understand critical issues in dance and culture historically and at present

  • Apply criteria and methods for observing, interpreting, and explaining dance in historical contexts to written critique.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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DANCE 165

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Professors

Spring 2027
Historical instructors & teaching patterns

MARLENE SKOG is recorded teaching in Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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

NATALIE ZERVOU is recorded teaching in Spring 2016, Fall 2016. 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 / 500

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Natalia Hildner

Students described the course as lacking a clear path and cohesion, with syllabus changes and unorganized units that made it difficult to follow the dance history content.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.92 GPA, 93.5% A/AB (n=31 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.93 GPA, 96.4% A/AB (n=28 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.72 GPA, 87.0% A/AB (n=23 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Natalia Hildner

Participation accounted for 40% of the grade, requiring students to speak in class to earn points, while attendance at a paid dance performance was also mandatory.

Past student reviews · Natalia Hildner

Reviewers found the grading inconsistent and the communication unclear, citing issues with participation fairness and disorganized lecture slides that made the class frustrating.

Topics

  • Dance as human culture
  • Social, cultural, and political contexts of dance
  • Cross-cultural and historical perspectives on dance
  • Variety of human movement defined as dance
  • Critical issues in dance and culture

Skills

  • Understanding dance as human expression and communication.
  • Investigating dances in relation to social, cultural, and political contexts.
  • Comparing dance across cultures and historical periods.
  • Understanding critical issues in dance and culture.
  • Writing dance critiques using observation and interpretation methods.

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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Not enough comparable courses for Spring 2027 in UW–Madison.

Sources & history

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Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
DANCE 165 · Spring 2027

Introduction to the Histories of Dance

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Model outputs & technical records
Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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Model & dataset provenance 
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