What's the difference between a pique and a pirouette?

Answer 1

pique just meens that you step up onto one foot into releve. a pique turn is when you pique up onto your foot. pique turns are usually in passe or coupe, but you can also do a pique arabesque turn or a pique attitude turn, etc. a pirouette is when you start in plie (usually from either fourth or fifth position and sometimes second position) and then roll through your foot up to releve to turn. pirouettes are in either passe or coupe

Answer 2

generally, the idea is that a pirouette is stationarym but some would argue that a pique turn is a travelling pirouette. pique, itself, means "to prick" in french, which means its a quick movement off the floor, usually from tendu (to stretch). a pirouette, stationary, is usually done from 4th, 5th, sometimes 2nd prep, and can turn en dedans (inside) or endehors (outside turns). pirouettes can be done in positions other than passe and coupe, in fact, ive danced for 22 years and there are few classical positions in coupe. they can be done in attittude, arabesque, a la seconde, etc. as well as many variations. typically, a pique turn goes into passe but can be altered to fit the choreography.
hope that helps!

Answer 3

In a pique you are traveling across the floor, in a pirouette you just turn in one spot

Answer 4

A pirouette starts in fourth position, you plie and bring one leg up to passe and turn while on releve. A pirouette is not a traveling turn, where you start the turn is where you will end.

A pique, however is a traveling turn. You start with one foot pointed in front of you and your supporting leg is in plie. you ronde jombe the pointed foot around you, out to second and you spring up on, so your on releve and the supporting leg hits a coupe position, around the calf area.

this is a pirouette turn:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ipgHI53HMak

this is a pique turn:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=gMvZf70vqi8

Answer 5

Here is the American Ballet Theater's On-Line Dictionary. When this page opens, scroll down on the left to see short video examples of pique and pirouette: (Click on the big blue "Q" to start the video example.)
http://www.abt.org/education/dictionary/index.html

Answer 6

let's see if I remember this correctly ... a pique turn is continuous (like a chene turn) but with one foot brought up to ankle height and a pirouette is in one place with the leg bent and at knee height. Can't wait to see if I'm right- I haven't danced in 40 years- but when I did it was VERY serious!

Answer 7

Pique Turn

Answer 8

a pique moves across the floor and a pirouette, you are ststionary (not moving)

Answer 9

No idea. I'm a singing nurse.