AI Rate Professor

Dance

Jennifer La Curan

LA101 · DNCE78 · DANCE77 · DNCE77 · DANC65C · DNCE11 · DNCE67845 · INTRO100 · 27 lifetime ratings

AI rating
97/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
96.43%
Difficulty
1.7

The decision

a near-guaranteed A with minimal weekly effort and tons of EC.

Best fit · Easy A HunterExtra Credit MachineEasy GraderClear ModulesKind & AccessibleGE Easy A
  • Nearly universal easy A with massive and straightforward weekly work.
  • ; workload is light if you batch assignments.
  • One , but the rest rave about kindness and .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

WalkInThePark

96/100

Students routinely report A/A+ with minimal time, full credit for on-time work, and 100+ points of that push grades over 100%.

Both formats report easy As; online emphasizes quizzes and EC while and complete light work.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

90/100

Content is beginner GE dance appreciation with videos, short writes, and .

Online is especially light and self-paced; but still easy.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

88/100

Most online reviews say attendance is not mandatory; a few in-person dance sections expect participation but .

; in-person studio and LA101 sometimes list attendance as mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

96/100

About 96% would take again with near-unanimous praise for kindness, clarity, and easy GE credit.

Recommendation is strong in both formats; only one old .

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

95/100

Repeatedly called an easy grader who awards full credit for correct on-time work and floods the gradebook with .

Format shift

Leniency is consistent online and in person.

Workload

Light

82/100

Weekly quizzes, discussions, and though DNCE78 can include many papers.

Format shift

Online GE sections are lighter when batched; some courses tag lots of .

Teaching experience

Excellent

92/100

Students , and interesting dance history content.

Format shift

Both formats praise kindness; one early online review found lecture postings unordered.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Grades , and modules rather than high-stakes closed exams.

Format shift

Online uses open-note quizzes and module papers; in-person studio leans on participation and journals.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Caring studio and lecture style with light journals or participation; still described as the easiest A with little weekly time.

Main concern

Some studio sections expect showing up and modern-dance participation more than pure async busywork.

What students said

“The easiest A ever. She grades everything really easily. I ended with over 100% ... I probably spent 30 minutes on this class a week.”
DANCE77
“Literally just show up and get an A you have to write 2 journals towards the end but just bs them and youll be fine.”
DANC65C
“I love this professor! She is so kind and you can really tell how much she loves working with these students.”
LA101

Remote format

Online

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Async modules of , and light papers; weekly work often finishes in 1-2 hours with huge EC buffers.

Main concern

DNCE78 can pile up essays and reading if you procrastinate modules.

What students said

“Such an easy A! ... You just watch a couple of videos and write paragraphs analyzing the dance pieces. Also, a bunch of EC so you can start with over a 100.”
DANCE77
“knocked out a and a half.”
DNCE77
“There is a lot of essays you need to write but she . ... the ”
DNCE78

Exam style

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Assessments are mostly open-note quizzes and proctored exams.

Open Note QuizzesUnlimited AttemptsSlide-Based QuizzesPapers as Midterm/FinalNo Strict Proctoring Mentioned

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

88/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Reviews do not clearly prove formal proctored exams; assessment centers on participation, journals, and light written work.

Participation FocusedLight JournalsNo Proctoring Details
“Literally just show up and get an A you have to write 2 journals towards the end but just bs them and youll be fine.”
DANC65C
“Great Prof. interesting lectures, 3 assignments each week. not difficult. gives good grades.”
DANCE77

Online

Online quizzes are open note, often unlimited time and attempts, based on PowerPoints and textbook; midterm and .

Open NoteUnlimited AttemptsNo Time LimitModule PapersBased on Slides
“1 discussion, 1 short writing assignment, 1 open note quiz (2 attempts, no time limit) per week.”
DANCE77
“Every week there's a time & attempts).”
DNCE77
“There are as the midterm and final and are both very simple and .”
DNCE78

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Such an easy A! I took this course on top of four other courses this semester so I was a little bit worried about the workload but, Professor and fairly simple. You just watch a couple of videos and write paragraphs analyzing the dance pieces. Also, a bunch of EC so you can start with over a 100.”

Voice snapshots generated from 28 reviews, highlighting easy grading, , and light GE workload. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

92/100

“Professor La Curan is a great professor! The work is very straight forward, and there is late assignments or .”

🅰️ Easy A Reality

96/100

“The easiest A ever. She grades everything really easily. I ended with over 100% because she gave an A on everything as long as I did it correctly and on time.”

💝 Care & Access

93/100

“Probably the nicest person ever. Easy to get a hold of. Very fast response. Do the work and youll get an A.”

📚 Workload Reality

82/100

“There are a lot of weekly assignments but they don't take too long and are pretty easy. ... week can be completed in an hour.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • interesting lectures and
  • Very good experiences in this class and with this teacher
  • She is so kind and such an

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy class, easy A
  • Easy to get an A, but
  • just make sure to do the work on time and you will be fine

Theme 3

🎁 About

  • Also offers TONS of (like 120 points of it I think
  • tons of opportunities (like 100s of )
  • there is late assignments

Data context

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Analysis sample

28

Recent reviews read by the AI

27

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

28 detailed reviews spanning 2017-2026 with highly consistent easy-A and extra-credit themes across online and in-person sections.

Inside 28 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 523
4 out of 54
3 out of 50
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Reported outcomes

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23 reported outcomes

A range

22

A+ 11 · A 11

B range

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