Hunter College Dance Studios

 

Policies for scheduling of Dance Studios 

Students currently enrolled in dance courses have priority to schedule studio space for their use after classes and department rehearsals are posted. Please send your request(s) via email to hunterstudiores@gmail.com. If you have not reserved space and someone else has, you will be asked to leave the studio when they arrive. If you arrive to use a studio at your scheduled time and someone else is there, please respectfully ask them to leave. If there is confusion over who has the space reserved, it can be resolved by coming into the Dance Office or referring to the Studio Schedule posted on the bulletin board. You can learn more about reserving studio space here. To view daily studio reservations or to see if a studio is free prior to emailing, please refer to the QR codes on the front bulletin board or on the door of each studio.

 

Who may request Dance Program studio space and when (in order of priority): 

Studio Reservations will be accepted and scheduled in FOUR tiers. Please submit your request based on the tier you identify with.

 

1. MFA Thesis works & Full-Time Faculty, including Hearst Artist-in-Residence

 (6 hrs) Reservation requests ~3 weeks before the start of the semester (8/4/26)

 

2. MFA Process & Projects (1st years) (4 hrs) Reservation requests ~10 days before the start of the semester (8/18/26)

 

3. BA Comp 2 (2 hrs) & Honors (3 hrs) - Student Choreographers preparing for a Dance Dept. performance/presentation/showing. Reservation requests ~5 days before start of semester (8/23/26)

4. HTR Dance Community (2 hrs, as available on a weekly basis) Students currently enrolled in a dance course, Dance Faculty/Staff doing independent work, Undergraduate Dance Clubs: only on a space-available basis, Hunter College student body. Reservation requests are accepted on the first day of the third week of the semester. Scheduling and requests will begin ~10 days after the beginning of the semester (9/8/26)

Studios are open for walk-in rehearsals if a studio is available and not booked on the schedule. If the person who booked the space arrives, walk-ins must vacate the studio upon request.

FAQ:

• What if I make a recurring reservation after the time frame for my group?

  • That’s fine. As always, we’ll find a way to accommodate you! The goal of this is to offer us a guide on how to schedule recurring reservations as they come in during the first several weeks of the semester where things can get pretty hectic given all the performances/showings to be put on.

• What do I do if I have a singular request to submit after the time frame for my group?

  • Send it in ASAP! The same rules apply to sending your requests ideally two weeks in advance. We understand sometimes things are much shorter notice so please do be patient with us while we try to accommodate short notice requests. 

• What if I submit a request during the timeframe of another group? What will happen to my request?

  • As long as space allows, we will certainly schedule it. For example, if you identify with Group 2 and your request comes in during Group 3’s period, we will have to honor the time frame for Group 3 and then schedule your request.