pirouette

Their strident voices contrasted with the refined sound of the marionettes which sang in bel canto style and pirouetted on the stages of palaces and theatres.
À ces voix stridentes s’opposaient celles raffinées des marionnettes à fils qui chantaient dans le style du bel canto, virevoltant sur les scènes des palais et des théâtres.
A glitch with Neuville's gearchange and a spin threatened to derail him in the morning, but Mikkelsen, his closest challenger at the time, pirouetted at the same place.
Dans la matinée, un petit souci de sélecteur de vitesses et un tête-à-queue avaient pourtant failli coûter gros au leader, mais Andreas Mikkelsen, son plus proche adversaire à ce moment, partait également à la faute au même endroit.
The ballerina pirouetted around on the stage as if she was floating.
La ballerine a pirouetté sur la scène comme si elle flottait.
The dancers pirouetted across the stage.
Les danseurs faisaient des pirouettes sur la scène.
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