Artistic steps left and right, mood shifting during evening (8,7)
I believe the answer is:
ballroom dancing
'artistic steps left' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'right mood shifting during evening' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'right' could be 'r' (common abbreviation) and 'r' is found in the answer.
an anagram of 'mood' is 'oomd' which is within the answer.
'during' could be 'in' (e.g. during February means in February) and 'in' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'and' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ballroom dancing that I've seen before include "tactile activity for two?" , "Moving feet rhythmically" .)