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Orange Coast College · Dance

Jose Costas

DANCE116 · DANC110 · DANCE110AD · DANCEA116 · LATINDANCE · DANC110AD · DANCE200 · DANCE116AD · A173 · DANC200 · DANC210 · DANCE110A · A155 · DANCEA144 · DANCE110 · DANCE228 · A244 · BALLETBASICS · JAZZA120 · DANC2843 · 35 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
20%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

Avoid unless you are a ; beginners and casual GE seekers should pick someone else.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerMilitary ballet styleStrict correctionsLots of homeworkPassive-aggressive toneHigh expectations
  • Recent ballet students describe a harsh, military-style studio with public criticism and tense vibes.
  • Older reviews and some serious dancers still call him inspiring and technique-building.
  • Online GenEd dance is lighter for some, but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Grades can land high if and critique, but ease is not the norm and online GenEd is inconsistent.

Online has some easy-A stories; - grades.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Technique, choreography, and constant corrections make content hard, especially beyond true beginners.

culture sections.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

and skipping is said to tank the grade.

; online notes are thinner.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

24/100

Only about one in , and recent studio reviews strongly advise other teachers.

Online is mixed; .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

, and tough-grader tags outweigh occasional lenient online reports.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

32/100

, and daily online tasks create heavy load for a dance class.

Format shift

Both formats mention lots of homework; in-person also adds performance pressure.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Some call him inspiring and professional, but many recent students describe rude, discouraging, and .

Format shift

Older in-person reviews are warmer; .

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

, and occasional quizzes/tests all matter.

Format shift

Online leans assignment/video questions; in-person leans participation and performance.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

32 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

long-time fans praise high standards, while many recent students report toxic, unapproachable, military-style critique.

Main concern

Public , and unfriendly atmosphere for beginners.

What students said

“Welcome to Military Ballet—his words, not mine.”
DANC110
“creates a toxic and non learning environment.”
DANC200
“If you want . He'll push you & inspire you.”
DANC110

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

one easy A with video answers, one inspirational easy and .

Main concern

Daily assignments and .

What students said

“do the work it's an easy A. He is a .”
DANC200
“Definitely not an easy A class if you want to get your GenEd classes out of the way.”
DANC200
“I didn't try very hard, super easy. He assigned videos and had questions, just open the transcript and CTRL and F”
DANCE200

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment centers studio participation and ; online adds video questions and free-response.

Participation heavyPerformance/choreographyHomework videosPop quizzesFRQ assignments online

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person grading , and sometimes pop quizzes rather than classic sit-down exams.

ParticipationChoreography performancePop quizzesPublic corrections
“Choreo changed last minute, and we performed unprepared.”
DANC110
“ !!!”
DANC180

Online

Online uses daily video-based assignments, recorded dancing, and .

Video questionsRecord yourself dancingFRQsDaily assignments
“Theres dancing that you have to record yourself doing, its embarrassing but fun.”
DANCE200
“Not the clearest and is an .”
DANC200

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Welcome to Military Ballet—his words, not mine. , and overloaded with homework.”

Voice snapshots generated from 35 reviews (3 online, 32 in person), highlighting harsh studio culture versus older high-standard praise. Credibility rating: High.

🪖 Military Studio Vibe

25/100

“Jose calls his class a military ballet! He goes ballistic and berates anyone who asks him to demonstrate again.”

🔥 High Standards Praise

70/100

“Jose is incredibly thorough, talented, and funny. He has very high standards, which succeed in .”

🚫

24/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He was very strict and often passive-aggressive.
  • He's such an inspiration to me.
  • His class structure and style is erratic and lazy.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Atmosphere

  • For a basics class it wasn't all that beginner friendly
  • Constant criticism made it hard to enjoy.
  • If he calls you out / corrects you in front of the class, he believes in your potential.

Theme 3

🎭 About Studio Culture

  • creates a toxic and non learning environment
  • the best ballet teacher I've had. .
  • He's hilarious, but .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

35

Recent reviews read by the AI

35

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-five reviews across many years show a to trust the current caution signal.

Inside 35 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 516
4 out of 55
3 out of 53
2 out of 54
1 out of 57

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 3 · A 3 · A- 2

B range

4

B 4

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

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