Scale of wild dances (6)
I believe the answer is:
ascend
'scale' is the definition.
(as in scaling a mountain)
'wild dances' is the wordplay.
'wild' indicates an anagram.
'dances' anagrammed gives 'ASCEND'.
'of' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for ascend that I've seen before include "Take off" , "rise in status" , "Mount" , "Get higher" , "Soar" .)