What does 'a cat on a hot tin roof' mean?

Question

please help me :) its in this context if this helps:

Ashley was a dancer, but her stepmother thought that she danced like a cat on a hot tin roof.

Answer 1

In this context it means danced with tremendous energy



Usually it means 'moving rapidly and in a panicked way'

Answer 2

The hot tin roof would make the cat's feet sore, which would seem fairly obvious. The cat would be uncomfortable and would jump around a lot.

Answer 3

It's one of them Southern Metaphors.