AI Rate Professor

Orange Coast College · Dance

Monty Ellison

DANCA158 · DANCE0270 · 3 lifetime ratings

AI rating
68/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

if you want a fun, hard-working dance class and can ignore ego friction.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyFun Dance ClassesIntense WorkoutsPatient With BeginnersPersonality ConcernsNo Textbooks
  • Students love the fun, intense dance workout and beginner-friendly coaching.
  • Personality friction appears in newer reviews, including gift-request comments.
  • Course content is approachable for effort-minded students, not pure free A hunters.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

One student earned an A and others say effort is enough, but class is intense and not a free pass.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

, but it is a real workout and not easy if you are uninterested.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

; others do not contradict a strict studio expectation.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

70/100

Two strong recommendations for fun teaching outweigh one personality complaint for most dance seekers.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

60/100

Effort is rewarded and one A is reported, but .

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Workload

Moderate

55/100

Class is described as intense physical .

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Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Students praise fun instruction and patience, with .

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Comments emphasize class participation and dancing effort more than formal exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

and intense, with , though one student disliked ego and gift comments.

Main concern

Personality and professionalism comments may put some students off.

What students said

“Monti is by far my favorite dance instructor I have ever had!! He makes class so much fun and makes you excited to dance.”
DANCA158
“As long as you make an effort, he will be cool with you.”
DANCE0270
“Loved the class, didn't love him. Seemed very full of himself and openly told the class to bring him gifts.”
DANCA158

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Reviews focus on in-class dance performance rather than formal written exams.

Performance BasedIn-Person Class Work

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Assessment appears driven by in-class dance effort and participation rather than traditional exams.

Performance BasedParticipation Focused
“As long as you make an effort, he will be cool with you.”
DANCE0270

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Monti is by far my favorite dance instructor I have ever had!! He makes class so much fun and makes you excited to dance.”

Voice snapshots generated from 3 in-person reviews spanning 2007-2024, blending praise for fun coaching with one personality concern. Credibility rating: Low.

🕺 Fun High-Energy Teaching

72/100

“He makes class so much fun and makes you excited to dance.”

💪 Intense But Rewarding Workout

68/100

“It's a great workout and makes you work muscles you didn't know you have!”

😬 Personality Red Flag

35/100

“Seemed very full of himself and openly told the class to bring him gifts.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He makes class so much fun and makes you excited to dance.
  • doesn't make you feel bad for having 2 left feet
  • !!!!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • it is a very intense class and isn't easy if u aren't interested in class
  • As long as you make an effort, he will be cool with you.
  • A

Theme 3

⚠️ About Personality

  • Loved the class, didn't love him.
  • Seemed very full of himself and openly told the class to bring him gifts.

Data context

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Analysis sample

3

Recent reviews read by the AI

3

Lifetime ratings

38/100

Evidence confidence

Only three reviews span many years with mixed detail and .

Inside 3 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
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1 out of 50

Course coverage

DANCA1582 reviews
DANCE02701 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

1 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

0

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C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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