PIR.OU.ETTE
Origin: French, from Old French pirouet, spinning top, to whirl about
i.A full turn of the body on the tip of the toe or the ball of the foot in ballet.
Dance: In classical ballet, a turn or series of turns travelling 360 degrees on one leg. The non-supporting leg is usually bent with the foot touching the knee of the turning leg. Multiple pirouettes are often executed by ballerinas on pointe.
Music: The turned wooden component, cylindrical or funnel-shaped, within which the reed is mounted in the shawm and certain other instruments; it protected the reed and supported the player's lip muscles.
Dressage: A complete turn in which the horse uses its hind legs as a pivot.
4laugh verb: She was last seen pirouetting around the prairie.
4laugh noun: She was photographed doing a pirouette.
 khayziet · Mon Jun 22, 2009 @ 08:03am · 0 Comments |
