PIROUETTE

Pirouette

A Pirouette is a French word for the Ballet reference, "to whirl about."A pirouette is a two-track lateral movement asked of a horse in dressage, in which the animal makes a circle with its front end around a smaller circle made by the hind end. Specifically, the front legs and outside hind leg should travel around the inside hind leg, with the horse remaining slightly bent in the direction of travel. From the part of the rider it needs "much practice in collecting and balancing the horse and in using the aids correctly."

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pirouette

Noun

  1. A whirling or turning on the toes in dancing, primarily in ballet.
  2. The whirling about of a horse.

Verb

  1. To perform a pirouette; to whirl on the toes, like a dancer.


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