Cuban perhaps lends air to dance (8)
I believe the answer is:
islander
'cuban perhaps' is the definition.
(Cuba is an island)
'lends air to dance' is the wordplay.
'to dance' is an anagram indicator (letters must dance around).
'lends'+'air'='lendsair'
'lendsair' is an anagram of 'ISLANDER'.
(Other definitions for islander that I've seen before include "Sicilian, e.g." , "Isolated dweller" , "Person inhabiting Aran, say" , "one from Jersey, perhaps" , "End rails (anag)" .)