pirouetting
Rotating on tiptoe
Pirouetting is spinning on one foot, especially in ballet, where the dancer turns rapidly with the raised foot touching the standing knee.
The word extends to any graceful spinning movement: The figure skater finished pirouetting and landed perfectly.
Things that rotate smoothly may pirouette: Leaves pirouetted in the autumn wind.
Short projecting dance skirt
- pointeBallet's tiptoe technique
- pliéBallet knee-bending movement
- barreFixed studio rail
- arabesqueFlowing ornamental design
relevé · ballerina · pas de deux · adagio · allegro · jeté · en pointe · variation
Rotate rapidly, often playfully
- spinRapid rotation around axis
- whirlRotate very quickly
- revolveTurn around center
- turnRotational movement
swivel · gyrate · spiral · rotate · pivot · wheel · circle · axis
Refined, graceful quality
- poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
- fluidityState of flowing freely
- finesseSubtle, deft handling
- lightnessMinimal weight or gravity
balance · artistry · ethereal · airy · suppleness · litheness · daintiness · delicacy
One who glides on blades
- iceWater's solid form
- rinkEnclosed skating surface
- bladesSharp flat cutting parts
- spinRapid rotation around axis
spiral · routine · lutz · axel · salchow · camel spin · sit spin · layback
Sensation of spinning
- lightheadedFaint and unsteady feeling
- disorientedLacking sense of direction
- giddyDizzy or excitedly silly
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
woozy · reeling · staggering · imbalance · blur · off-balance · head rush · swaying
tutu
Short projecting dance skirt
arabesque · relevé · ballerina · pas de deux · adagio · allegro · jeté · en pointe · variation · danseur
twirl
Rotate rapidly, often playfully
turn · swivel · gyrate · spiral · rotate · pivot · wheel · circle · axis · centripetal
elegance
Refined, graceful quality
lightness · balance · artistry · ethereal · airy · suppleness · litheness · daintiness · delicacy · effortless
skater
One who glides on blades
spin · spiral · routine · lutz · axel · salchow · camel spin · sit spin · layback · choreography
vertigo
Sensation of spinning
- lightheadedFaint and unsteady feeling
- disorientedLacking sense of direction
- giddyDizzy or excitedly silly
unsteady · woozy · reeling · staggering · imbalance · blur · off-balance · head rush · swaying
- dance qualitiesfluidity, graceful, musicality, rhythmic, grace
pirouettingstanding still
Absence of motion
motionless · stationary · frozen · immobile · static