Dance act raises sequence of steps to new level (9)
I believe the answer is:
staircase
'sequence of steps to new level' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'dance act raises' is the wordplay.
'dance' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen this in other clues).
'act'+'raises'='actraises'
'actraises' anagrammed gives 'STAIRCASE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for staircase that I've seen before include "Means of moving from one floor to another" , "exited via this?" , "Set of steps" , "A group of linked canal locks" , "Situation of flight" .)