Dance beat with verve (5)
I believe the answer is:
tango
'dance' is the definition.
(tangoing is a kind of dancing)
'beat with verve' is the wordplay.
'beat' becomes 'tan' (I've seen this before).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'verve' becomes 'go' (I've seen this in other clues).
'tan'+'go'='TANGO'
(Other definitions for tango that I've seen before include "Activity requiring two to" , "Modern ballroom dance" , "Dance originating in Argentina" , "Dance music" , "Steps" .)