Dancing one associates with a low bar (5)

I believe the answer is:

limbo

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'dancing' is the definition.
(limbo is a type of dance)

I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for limbo that I've seen before include "Indeterminate state" , "Place of uncertain waiting" , "Pole dance" , "Steps beneath bar" , "Medieval Christian abode for unbaptised souls" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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