Dancing allowed by graduate student? (6)
I believe the answer is:
ballet
'dancing' is the definition.
(I know that ballet is a type of choreography)
'allowed by graduate student?' is the wordplay.
'allowed' becomes 'let' (to let is to allow or permit).
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'graduate' becomes 'ba' (someone with a Bachelor of Arts degree).
'student?' becomes 'L' (as in L-plates for learner drivers).
'ba'+'l'='bal'
'let' after 'bal' is 'BALLET'.
(Other definitions for ballet that I've seen before include "Dance art form" , "Nureyev's forte" , "Theatrical dance" , "eg Giselle" , "Type of dance" .)