pirouette vs twisting

pirouette and twisting both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pirouette	Yes	No	Yes	No
twisting	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, twisting is a hypernym of pirouette; that is, twisting is a word with a broader meaning than pirouette:

pirouette: (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet)
twisting: the act of rotating rapidly

Other hypernyms of pirouette include spin, twirl, twist, whirl.

pirouette (noun)	twisting (noun)
(ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet)	the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
	the act of rotating rapidly

pirouette (adjective)	twisting (adjective)
	marked by repeated turns and bends

pirouette (verb)	twisting (verb)
do a pirouette, usually as part of a dance