hoofing vs dancing

hoofing and dancing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hoofing	Yes	No	No	No
dancing	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, dancing is a hypernym of hoofing; that is, dancing is a word with a broader meaning than hoofing:

hoofing: dancing in which the steps are more important than gestures or postures
dancing: taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music

Other hypernyms of hoofing include dance, saltation, terpsichore.

hoofing (noun)	dancing (noun)
dancing in which the steps are more important than gestures or postures	taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music