Before the dance, catch the game (7)
I believe the answer is:
netball
'the game' is the definition.
(netball is a kind of game)
'before the dance catch' is the wordplay.
'before' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the dance' becomes 'ball' (ball is a kind of dance).
'catch' becomes 'net' (netting is a kind of catching).
'ball' after 'net' is 'NETBALL'.
(Other definitions for netball that I've seen before include "Team game/sport" , "Women's game" , "Game for women or girls" , "Team game for tall Ben" , "Team sport" .)