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balletomania

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bal·let·o·mane  (b-lt-mn)
n.
An ardent admirer of the ballet.
[French : ballet, ballet; see ballet + -mane, ardent admirer (from Greek -mans; see men-1 in Indo-European roots).]
bal·leto·mani·a (-mn-, -mny) n.
balletomania [ˌbælɪtəʊˈmeɪnɪə]
n
passionate enthusiasm for ballet
[from ballet + -o- + -mania]
balletomane  [ˈbælɪtəʊˌmeɪn] n
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Noun1.balletomania - extraordinary enthusiasm for ballets
enthusiasm - a lively interest; "enthusiasm for his program is growing"


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For example, in 1934--the year Balanchine arrived stateside--Arnold Haskell observed in Chapter 14 of Balletomania that, "During the past twenty years of more, Harlem influence upon all branches of art and life has been as great as the Diaghilev influence and has been felt even in the ballet, stronghold of tradition itself.
Balanchine in black by Gottschild, Brenda Dixon / Dance Magazine
With his raffine knowledge of forgotten movie stars, his balletomania, his careful retarding of the social, Cornell accomplished something as daring as Duchamp: He trashed art.
"Joseph Cornell/Marcel Duchamp... in resonance." by Hainley, Bruce / Artforum International
Behind them on a bench, sitting squarely in the hot sun, are the regulars: a Cuban man and woman who hold hands as if attending a matinee in old Havana, a pensive young girl in halter and shorts, and a gray-bearded mumbler whom no one dares question about his balletomania.
Edward Villella: Miami City Ballet gathers speed; the former New York ... by Gladstone, Valerie / Dance Magazine
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