The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationships among nonverbal communication, self-leadership, and adaptation to college life college students in dance. The survey was conducted 300 students specializing in dance at four-year universities nationwide from June 15, 2020 to August 30, 2020. In the actual analysis data from 273 students were used, and the data was processed using SPSS 18.0 for Windows and Amos 18.0 for correlation analysis, reliability analysis, and confirmatory factor analysis. The results of analysis were as follows: First, nonverbal communication was found to have a positive effect on self-leadership and adaptation to college life. second, self-leadership was found to have a positive effect on adaptation to college life