Punished for performing dance (5)
I believe the answer is:
caned
'punished' is the definition.
(beaten with cane)
'performing dance' is the wordplay.
'performing' indicates an anagram (the letters move around or 'perform').
'dance' with letters rearranged gives 'CANED'.
'for' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for caned that I've seen before include "beat" , "given stick" , "Thoroughly defeated" , "punished" .)