pivot

nouns

the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver
is derived from
axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns
the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot
"the golfer went to the driving range to practice his pivot"
is a type of (narrower)
the act of rotating as if on an axis
"the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music"

verbs

turn on a pivot