Pirouette vs Quadrille - What's the difference?
pirouette | quadrille |
A whirling or turning on the toes in dancing, primarily in ballet.
The whirling about of a horse.
To perform a pirouette ; to whirl on the toes, like a dancer.
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A dance originating in the mid-1700s with four dancers forming a square, rather much like the modern square dance.
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The music for this dance.
(card games) A Spanish trick-taking card game from the 1700s.
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A choreographed dressage ride, commonly performed to music, with a minimum of four horses.
To dance the quadrille.
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