This dialogue begins with Egil Bakka’s proposal for a science-based definition of dance. Bakka identifies four principles to structure the definition which are (1) drawn on methodologies from studies of dance as culture, (2) informed by the natural sciences, (3) influenced by a relation-based approach adapted to computer science, and (4) based on methods used in constructing dictionary definitions. Following peer review, we solicited public responses to gauge scholarly receptivity to the initial essay. The result is a single-authored proposal by Bakka followed by four independent responses by Kunej, Sarkar Munsi, Savage, and López-Yánez, respectively, ending with a response to the comments by Bakka.
