Is this an easy A?
EasyA
76/100The course is repeatedly described as easy, but there is little direct grade evidence beyond one B+.
All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with no online evidence.
De Anza College · Dance & Theatre
DANCE0035 · DANCE23L · DANCE02 · DANC01 · DANC23L · DANCD023 · 9 lifetime ratings
The decision
Key questions
Is this an easy A?
The course is repeatedly described as easy, but there is little direct grade evidence beyond one B+.
All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with no online evidence.
Is the course easy?
Students describe the dance material as easy or not too hard, with the challenge mainly coming from participation and performance.
Only in-person reviews are available, and they consistently show low content difficulty.
Is attendance flexible?
Attendance is not clearly mandatory, but one student warns that missing class makes it hard to keep up.
Only in-person evidence exists, and it supports attendance as important rather than formally required.
Is this professor recommended?
Most students recommend her for a fun and easy class, though a few disliked the choreography or support level.
Recommendation evidence comes only from in-person reviews.
Course guide
Grading
Fair
60/100
Reviews do not provide enough grading detail, but the low difficulty suggests grading was not harsh.
Format shift
Only in-person reviews are available, with no clear online grading evidence.
Workload
Light
72/100
The workload is mostly active dance practice and performance rather than heavy assignments.
Format shift
In-person reviews mention dancing and performance work, with no online workload evidence.
Teaching experience
Good
78/100
Most students call her helpful, fun, and clear, but some found the class boring or inconsistent.
Format shift
All teaching evidence comes from in-person reviews.
Assessment method
FocusOnAssignments
30/100
The only clear assessment evidence is performance-based work such as a midterm choreography performance.
Format shift
In-person reviews mention performance assessment, while online evidence is absent.
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Course format
Classroom format
Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly
In-person reviews are mostly positive, with students calling the class fun, easy, and clearly instructed.
Main concern
Some students found the choreography boring or not aligned with hip hop expectations.
What students said
“really awesome teacher. easy class. must take her”
“Samantha made sure moves were clearly instructed.”
“The warm ups were good but she treated the class like a jazz class.”
Remote format
Low confidence
No stored summary is available for this format.
Main concern
No main concern is stored for this format.
Exam style
Reviews point to performance-based assessment rather than traditional exams, which appears relatively student-friendly.
Assessment risk
StudentFriendly
72/100
Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.
In-person reviews mention a midterm performance, but do not clearly prove written exams, proctoring, or book policy.
“Midterm was to perform her choreography to the class with a classmate.”
“Our midterm was to perform it with one other person in front of the class.”
Student evidence
Top student voice
“really awesome teacher. easy class. must take her”
“Was very Helpful and professional”
“For hip hop, we have an hr long warm up routine, but the choreo wasn't too hard.”
“The dance moves were very boring.”
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Data context
Analysis sample
9
Recent reviews read by the AI
9
Lifetime ratings
62/100
Evidence confidence
There are 9 reviews with consistent difficulty signals, but they are old and often light on grading detail.
Inside 9 stored ratings
Reported outcomes
1 reported outcomes
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B+ 1
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