Head, looking embarrassed, jumped around (7)
I believe the answer is:
capered
'jumped around' is the definition.
(to caper is to skip or jump around)
'head looking embarrassed' is the wordplay.
'head' becomes 'cape' (both can mean a piece of land jutting over the sea).
'looking embarrassed' becomes 'red' (someone may go red when embarrassed).
'cape'+'red'='CAPERED'
(Other definitions for capered that I've seen before include "Cavorted" , "Did dance" , "Danced" .)