AI Rate Professor

Dance

Joy Thiesen

DNCE12 · DANCE10 · DANCE14 · DANCE12A · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
91/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
75%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

if you want a , but expect active participation and some pushing to improve.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyCaring coachFun classBeginner friendly with pushEasy gradingParticipation matters
  • Students consistently describe Joy Thiesen as caring, funny, and encouraging.
  • Grades appear easy if students participate and show up.
  • One review says advanced students received more coaching than beginners.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

88/100

Grades look very attainable because students say she grades easily and passing mostly requires showing up and participating.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

The class is fun and not very hard for prepared students, though beginners may still be pushed to improve.

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

as optional because participation and showing up are central to passing.

Only in-person reviews mention participation and .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

86/100

Most students recommend her because , and grades fairly easily.

All .

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

90/100

Students directly say she grades really easy and that showing up is enough to pass.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

78/100

The workload seems mostly participation and practice, with .

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe workload.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students , and ability to push improvement, with one concern about favoring advanced students.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Assessment appears based mainly on participation and few graded components rather than exams.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person reviews describe a relaxed and fun class with , and required participation.

Main concern

Less advanced students may feel compared with stronger dancers.

What students said

“I was a beginner student (and not great) but and still pushed me to improve.”
DANCE10
“Class was a lot of fun and not very hard for intermediate dancers and she grades really easy for all levels.”
DANCE14
“I personally didn't enjoy how she compared the ones who were struggling to the advanced students.”
DANCE12A

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews do not clearly .

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

policy or .

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Class was a lot of fun and not very hard for intermediate dancers and she grades really easy for all levels.”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and beginner experience. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“She really cares about her students and wants you to learn and progress.”

📈 Easy Grade

88/100

“Just show up and you will pass.”

⚠️ Beginner Concern

72/100

“She definitely preferred teaching the students that were clearly more advanced even though it was a beginning ballet class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Joy is so great!
  • She also has a great sense of humor!
  • very relaxed fun she pushes you

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • Class was a lot of fun and not very hard for intermediate dancers and she grades really easy for all levels.
  • Just show up and you will pass.
  • I was a beginner student (and not great) but and still pushed me to improve.

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Four detailed in-person reviews from one year are consistent overall but limited in sample size.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

DANCE101 review
DANCE12A1 review
DANCE141 review
DNCE121 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

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D range

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F

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