Looking for a gentler semester? Start with courses where students have earned higher grades.
Highest historical GPA first. At least 100 letter grades over the five years through the selected term. Grades reflect past outcomes, not workload or a guaranteed result.
Historical grades cover up to five years through the selected term. Only courses with at least 100 letter grades are ranked.
DANCE 451 is a study of choreography by faculty and guest artists leading to public performance, requiring audition and concurrent enrollment in a technique course.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Fall 2025Ballet Technique II-B continues expanding terminology and develops barre, center, and allegro work with a focus on form and kinesthetic principles.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026A laboratory in mind-body practice focusing on bodily awareness and function for performing artists through movement, readings, and discussion.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2024–Spring 2026DANCE 162 is a first-year workshop introducing contemporary dance.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Fall 2025DANCE 103 introduces Modern Jazz Dance, focusing on practical application through center work, traveling, and memorized movement sequences.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2025Ballet Technique I introduces basic ballet skills, terminology, and fundamental movements like barre work and allegro.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The course has a moderate difficulty level, rated as a 3 out of 5 by the reviewer.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026DANCE 105 introduces fundamental ballet technique and explores the body as a creative instrument through experiential learning.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The course is rated as very difficult, with strict scoring practices noted by historical reviewers.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Fall 2025DANCE 106 (Ballet II) teaches fundamental Ballet technique and explores the body as a creative and expressive instrument.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026DANCE 107 teaches Contemporary dance technique and explores the body as a creative instrument to gain understanding through dance.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Ariel Juarez: Dances are somewhat difficult for beginners, but practice videos are posted for outside class.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026DANCE 111 teaches elementary-level contemporary dance technique and theory, focusing on the body as a creative instrument.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Attendance is strict, with more than five skips causing an auto fail, and exams involve writing long essays.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Fall 2025Surveys dance history from 1500 through the 1900s, analyzing dance in relation to modern era changes.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Fall 2025Ballet Technique II builds on basic skills through barre, center work, jumps, adagio, and demi-pointe with a focus on form and aesthetics.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Marlene Skog: Reviewers emphasize that the class requires intense physical effort and consistent participation to master proper technique. Students advise asking questions and demonstrating a strong desire to improve to navigate the course demands.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Fall 2025Examines the influence of West African dance and music heritage on the development of hybrid cultural forms in the Americas through historical and social contexts.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Reviewers report a heavy weekly workload involving approximately 15 assignments and 50-100 pages of reading, with strict requirements for using quotes in written work.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2023–Spring 2026DANCE 157 introduces movement analysis by examining qualitative variations in movement processes related to human function and expression.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Fall 2025SOCIAL DANCE I introduces basic movement concepts and skills for social dancing.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026DANCE 110 is a workshop exploring creative and expressive dance movement, developing technical skills, physical conditioning, and artistic appreciation.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026DANCE 136 teaches Level I and II Pilates exercises using the Reformer, Cadillac, Low Chair, and High Barrel.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026Uses improvisation to develop a personal movement vocabulary and explore compositional form.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Fall 2025ASIAN AMERICAN MOVEMENT teaches techniques of exercises and movement forms derived from Asian cultures in the US.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Students must complete required reading, video-watching, and practice outside of class. Homework is often done after lectures, and points may be deducted for small details.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026DANCE 133 teaches relaxation techniques, body awareness, and stress management through embodied practice.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Students must record themselves relaxing for 5-10 minutes twice, which some find awkward, and face unclear reading assignments.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026Introduces foundational hip-hop dance technique, theory, and cultural history.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Fall 2025Intermediate contemporary dance technique and theory, focusing on dynamics, improvisation, and set sequences.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Fall 2025Teaches Pilates physical conditioning, core strength, and functional anatomy through Level I-III Mat exercises.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Students must memorize Pilates flows and study anatomy for multiple exams. The course demands regular review of exercise worksheets and strict adherence to attendance policies, with missing classes potentially leading to failure.
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2026DANCE 268 examines dance as political and cultural expression through case studies like TV shows, modern dance, and protests.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Natalie Zervou: Students report extensive writing including four papers, weekly discussion posts, and summaries, alongside mandatory online discussions and quizzes derived from lecture videos.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026