Old-time dance from theatre's top male surgeons? (3,7)

'old-time dance' is the definition.
('the Lancers' is a traditional dance)

'theatre's top male surgeons?' is the wordplay.
'top' says to take the initial letters.
'male' becomes 'he'.
'surgeons?' becomes 'lancers' (people who lance or cut open bodies).
The first letter of 'theatres' is 't'.
't'+'he'+'lancers'='THE LANCERS'

'from' is the link.