Research CUNY schools offering Dance as a major. As of 2011, CUNY schools offering Bachelor's degrees in Dance include the College of Staten Island, Hunter College, Lehman College and Queens College. Queensborough Community College offers an Associate's degree in Dance.
Apply and gain acceptance to a CUNY school offering a Dance major. Apply to CUNY by submitting an admission application along with an application-processing fee, high school transcripts, standardized test reports, letters of recommendation and personal statements.
Select a major in Dance or Theatre-Dance. The Department of Journalism, Communication and Theatre at Lehman College, for example, offers a 42-credit B.A. in Dance and an interdisciplinary B.F.A. degree in Theater-Dance. See a campus academic adviser about declaring a major.
Join a dance club. At Hunter College, for example, dance clubs include Dance Speaks Out, Diversity Through Dance, Hip Hop-ology, Jazz Society, MoDern Dance Club, Social Dance Club and West African Dance Club.
Audition for CUNY theater and performing arts productions. In addition to fall and spring shows, students can perform in the CUNY Summer Performing Arts Festival, which is open to students, alumni, faculty and staff.