AI Rate Professor

Dance

Valerie Clark

DNCE132 · DNCE130 · DNCE131 · DANCETAP1 · DNCE100 · DNCA131 · TAP · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating
74/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
80%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

Take her for serious tap growth if you can handle strict class control and show up ready to work.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerExperienced tap masterMandatory attendanceTough but patientMixed personalityGreat feedback
  • Many students praise deep technique, industry knowledge, and real skill growth.
  • Attendance and outside practice are required; the class is not a free A.
  • A vocal minority calls her snappy, controlling, or inconsistent on exams.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

60/100

Multiple A and A+ grades appear, yet students say you must show up, practice outside class, and work for it.

All .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Technique, terminology, and multi-level tap concepts challenge students even when the vibe is fun.

Difficulty .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

and warn that skipping means you will not pass.

.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Most students recommend her for skill growth, but a .

Mixed recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

68/100

Several students report easy grading and high marks if effort and .

Format shift

Based on in-person grade reports and comments.

Workload

Moderate

52/100

Class plus outside practice and occasional history or choreography work keep the load moderate.

Format shift

Based on in-person comments.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Strong technique teaching and patience for many, undercut by reports of snapping and control issues.

Format shift

Based on in-person comments across many years.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Participation, practice, midterms, finals, and .

Format shift

Based on in-person comments.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person dance and tap students mostly love her expertise and feedback, but some report impatience, control issues, and .

Main concern

Personality clashes and .

What students said

“Pushes and .”
DANCETAP1
“Valerie is the honestly the .”
DNCE131
“her class takes the fun out of tap. She is not open to questions from students.”
DANCETAP1

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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Exams cover steps, history, and choreography; a few students say untested material appeared.

Midterm and finalTechnique and historyChoreography component

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and finals test steps, history, and choreography, with some complaints about uncovered material.

Midterm and finalHistory questionsChoreography
“ history that we have never covered and we're expected to choreograph.”
TAP
“Prof. Clark prepares you for the four tests.”
DNCE100

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Its not easy and you will have to work for it but she will prepare you!”

Voice snapshots generated from 16 in-person reviews, balancing expertise praise against control and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“Valerie is one of the .”

⚖️ Mixed Personality

55/100

“Snappy and sassy and sometimes impatient.”

👍 Recommendation Split

72/100

“Want to take tap for fun? .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • patient and willing to work with you
  • Knows her stuff. Knows the industry.

Theme 2

⚠️

  • takes the fun out of tap
  • A bit controlling
  • she is very technical and you must do things her way

Theme 3

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • she grades easy
  • As long as you show up, put in effort and practice outside of class you'll be fine
  • the class seemed hard at first, but you learn a lot

Data context

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Analysis sample

16

Recent reviews read by the AI

16

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Sixteen reviews over many years give a rich, mixed picture with , and exams.

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 54
3 out of 53
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

DANCETAP14 reviews
DNCE1314 reviews
TAP3 reviews
304701 review
DNCA1311 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 4 · A 1

B range

0

No reported values

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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