# VIVIAN TOMLINSON — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/VIVIAN_TOMLINSON--instructor_7071996d99dfc93b9b64ca4a) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 85abe9ff8837c2c5a134368dcc4cfc85eb723524b21ddeb3d2e953887d2f0c8f ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-11T07:45:51.576183+00:00 ### courses 8951 ### current instructors 5754 ### limited false ### terms * 1272 * 1264 * 1262 * 1254 * 1252 * 1244 * 1242 * 1234 * 1232 * 1224 * 1222 * 1212 * 1204 * 1202 * 1194 * 1192 * 1184 * 1182 * 1174 * 1172 * 1164 * 1162 * 1154 * 1152 * 1144 * 1142 * 1134 * 1132 * 1124 * 1122 * 1114 * 1112 * 1104 * 1102 * 1094 * 1092 * 1084 * 1082 * 1074 * 1072 ### term 1272 ### departments | subject | count | | --------- | ----- | | AAE | 90 | | ABT | 20 | | ACCTIS | 36 | | ACTSCI | 14 | | AFAERO | 10 | | AFRICAN | 87 | | AFROAMER | 71 | | AGROECOL | 21 | | AMERIND | 53 | | ANAT\&PHY | 7 | | ANATOMY | 2 | | ANESTHES | 8 | | ANSCI | 57 | | ANTHRO | 95 | | ART | 125 | | ARTED | 10 | | ARTHIST | 121 | | ASIALANG | 129 | | ASIAN | 109 | | ASIANAM | 28 | | ASTRON | 38 | | ATMOCN | 69 | | BIOCHEM | 51 | | BIOCORE | 10 | | BIOLOGY | 14 | | BIOMDSCI | 18 | | BME | 66 | | BMI | 41 | | BMOLCHEM | 10 | | BOTANY | 69 | | BSE | 44 | | C\&ESOC | 73 | | CBE | 48 | | CHEM | 101 | | CHICLA | 52 | | CIVENGR | 133 | | CLASSICS | 47 | | CNP | 10 | | CNSRSCI | 50 | | COMARTS | 137 | | COMPBIO | 15 | | COMPLIT | 11 | | COMPSCI | 138 | | COUNPSY | 78 | | CRB | 19 | | CS\&D | 71 | | CSCS | 40 | | CURRIC | 193 | | DANCE | 93 | | DERM | 8 | | DS | 88 | | DYSCI | 35 | | ECE | 155 | | ECON | 145 | | EDPOL | 114 | | EDPSYCH | 97 | | ELPA | 70 | | EMA | 53 | | EMERMED | 17 | | ENGL | 206 | | ENTOM | 40 | | ENVIRST | 148 | | EP | 15 | | EPD | 67 | | ESL | 16 | | F\&WECOL | 60 | | FAMMED | 22 | | FINANCE | 50 | | FOLKLORE | 40 | | FOODSCI | 43 | | FRENCH | 63 | | GEN\&WS | 145 | | GENBUS | 72 | | GENECSLR | 17 | | GENETICS | 60 | | GEOG | 113 | | GEOSCI | 83 | | GERMAN | 82 | | GLE | 48 | | GNS | 38 | | GREEK | 27 | | HDFS | 41 | | HEBR-BIB | 13 | | HEBR-MOD | 10 | | HISTORY | 233 | | HISTSCI | 56 | | HONCOL | 13 | | ILS | 43 | | INFOSYS | 9 | | INTEGART | 7 | | INTEGSCI | 22 | | INTER-AG | 18 | | INTER-HE | 11 | | INTER-LS | 22 | | INTEREGR | 16 | | INTLBUS | 21 | | INTLST | 50 | | ISYE | 83 | | ITALIAN | 53 | | JEWISH | 56 | | JOURN | 88 | | KINES | 128 | | LACIS | 26 | | LANDARC | 61 | | LATIN | 24 | | LAW | 120 | | LEGALST | 48 | | LINGUIS | 35 | | LIS | 89 | | LITTRANS | 78 | | LSC | 52 | | M\&ENVTOX | 7 | | MARKETNG | 62 | | MATH | 153 | | MDGENET | 8 | | ME | 130 | | MEDHIST | 43 | | MEDICINE | 60 | | MEDIEVAL | 32 | | MEDPHYS | 39 | | MEDSC-M | 29 | | MEDSC-V | 41 | | MHR | 68 | | MICROBIO | 45 | | MILSCI | 16 | | MM\&I | 22 | | MOLBIOL | 6 | | MS\&E | 59 | | MUSIC | 165 | | MUSPERF | 126 | | NAVSCI | 20 | | NE | 44 | | NEURODPT | 11 | | NEUROL | 7 | | NEURSURG | 4 | | NTP | 11 | | NURSING | 111 | | NUTRSCI | 65 | | OBS\&GYN | 18 | | OCCTHER | 39 | | ONCOLOGY | 14 | | OPHTHALM | 5 | | OTM | 43 | | PATH | 34 | | PATH-BIO | 29 | | PEDIAT | 26 | | PHARMACY | 31 | | PHILOS | 77 | | PHMCOL-M | 11 | | PHMPRAC | 45 | | PHMSCI | 60 | | PHYASST | 37 | | PHYSICS | 88 | | PHYSIOL | 3 | | PHYTHER | 37 | | PLANTSCI | 52 | | PLPATH | 35 | | POLISCI | 192 | | POPHLTH | 58 | | PORTUG | 33 | | PSYCH | 101 | | PSYCHIAT | 22 | | PUBAFFR | 54 | | PUBLHLTH | 23 | | RADIOL | 11 | | REALEST | 41 | | RELIGST | 90 | | RHABMED | 9 | | RMI | 24 | | RP\&SE | 102 | | S\&APHM | 17 | | SCANDST | 73 | | SLAVIC | 89 | | SOC | 149 | | SOCWORK | 87 | | SOILSCI | 46 | | SPANISH | 83 | | SRMED | 21 | | STAT | 94 | | STDYABRD | 52 | | STS | 8 | | SURGERY | 25 | | SURGSCI | 33 | | THEATRE | 91 | | URBRPL | 60 | | UROLOGY | 5 | | ZOOLOGY | 89 | ## instructor ### instructor uid instructor\_7071996d99dfc93b9b64ca4a ### source legacy ### identity basis name\_only ### identity status unresolved ### name VIVIAN TOMLINSON ### first observed at 2025-04-16 05:20:33.104844+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 18 #### quality 3.5 #### difficulty 2.78 #### quality count 18 #### difficulty count 18 #### profile id rmp:313727 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 15:59:54.469091+00:00 #### courses #### bayesian quality 3.5840451492350502 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/VIVIAN\_TOMLINSON--instructor\_7071996d99dfc93b9b64ca4a ## history None recorded. ## timeline None recorded. ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:59:54.469091+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE4MDUxODUy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:313727", "instructor_name": "Vivian Tomlinson", "course_label": "DANCE002", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2010-12-27 22:05:09 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Had him for Ballet II. Would recommend him, focuses a lot on technique, and not combinations. Has a hard accent to understand, so make sure to listen!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/313727", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:59:54.469091+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE4MDM0MDkx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:313727", "instructor_name": "Vivian Tomlinson", "course_label": "DANCE41", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2010-12-23 19:00:10 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Vivian is a cranky guy who has a fairly strong accent, making him difficult to understand. The class isn't that hard, but it isn't paced well so you will be forced to cram a lot in the last month or so. The other crappy part is that for ANY Dance 41 class you have to attend 3 outside dances and write 2 papers based off shows you have to go see.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/313727", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:59:54.469091+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE4MDMzNDY2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:313727", "instructor_name": "Vivian Tomlinson", "course_label": "DANCE41", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2010-12-23 17:12:26 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Funny guy. He is cranky at times and you do the same steps over and over. He'll say we'll start from where we left off but you start over. We spent 2 months on the waltz and had only couple days at the end of the semester to learn swing and tango. Very easy to get an A, but if you want to actually learn dancing, I would take a different professor.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/313727", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:59:54.469091+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE2ODI0OTY2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:313727", "instructor_name": "Vivian Tomlinson", "course_label": "DANCE22", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2010-02-23 19:16:51 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Pretty soft spoken, hard to understand sometimes. Great ballet teacher nonetheless. I've taken ballet for 7 years and I took Ballet 2, and after the first week or so I could already feel my turnout and basic foundational technique improving.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/313727", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:59:54.469091+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE2NjUyNDU0", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:313727", "instructor_name": "Vivian Tomlinson", "course_label": "DANCE41", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2009-12-29 01:17:36 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Favorite class ever! You learn so much and have fun too. He's kind of quiet and difficult to understand at times but SUPER funny! Remember to "step away from the wall, you're going to trip on all of these bags."", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/313727", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 1 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:59:54.469091+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTE2MTIwNzkz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:313727", "instructor_name": "Vivian Tomlinson", "course_label": "DANCE1150", "course_id": null, "course_uid": null, "review_date": "2009-08-14 13:46:16 +0000 UTC", "comment": "I started taking his non credit classes 25 years ago and fell in love with ballet. I am still dancing today and have many fond memories of my 9 years in Mr. Tomlinson's class. I remember the many records and him standing behind the piano playing while we jete'd across the room.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/313727", "quality_rating": 5, "difficulty_rating": 1 } ] ``` ### total 18 ### page 1 ### courses None recorded. ### matched true ## social Image false