Currently, the academic behaviors of university students are constrained by the spread of the COVID-19. Thus, this study aimed to examine the academic persistence of university students majoring in dance by applying the theory of planned behavior. For this, this study selected total 300 enrolled students of dance department of Y university and K university in Gyeonggi-do as research subjects, and then analyzed total 261 questionnaires of sample by using the convenience sampling. Using the SPSS & AMOS 21 Program for data analysis, the descriptive statistical analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, canonical correlation analysis, and structural equation path analysis were conducted. The results of this study are as follows. First, the attitude and perceived behavioral control of the theory of planned behavior had significant effects on the dance behavioral intention. Second, the dance behavioral intention of the theory of planned behavior had significant effects on the academic persistence. Third, the perceived behavioral control of the theory of planned behavior had significant effects on the academic persistence. The significance of this study is to understand the academic behavioral factors of university students majoring in dance who are going through difficulties in academic persistence due to the COVID-19. This study verified the necessity to understand the psychological factors of university students majoring in dance in this current situation of crisis, which could be used as the basic data for presenting the alternative to their request.