‘Is this DANCE?’ is not the right question.

The question is ‘what DO YOU WANT this to be?’.

Cause DANCE has more to do with how you approach a movement, than what the movement actually is. This is what we (“contemporary dancers”) mean, when we say ‘EVERYTHING CAN BE DANCE.’

P.S. sometimes EVERYTHING IS DANCE.

P.P.S. yes, it also depends on the audience and how it personally defines dance.

P.P.P.S. obviously this discussion is endless.

.. which makes the definition of dance very PERSONAL BUSINESS.