balletomania
Britishnoun
Other Word Forms
- balletomane noun
Etymology
Origin of balletomania
C20: from ballet + -o- + -mania
Example Sentences
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Balletomanes care about dancers more than choreography — and American Ballet Theater’s annual season at the Metropolitan Opera House is geared for balletomania.
From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2018
His disquisitions on balletomania, his references to André Gide and A. E. Housman, his description of Chicago as “a man-city, healthy, sweaty, and sensual” — they’re all playful clues pointing to his true identity.
From New York Times • Dec. 21, 2015
When a dancer lodges movement under your skin, balletomania becomes the best kind of intoxication.
From New York Times • May 13, 2010
For a country with little history of balletomania, the U.S. has made amends in grand fashion since 1945.
From Time Magazine Archive
Great Teacher Judith Anderson and threadbare Impresario Michael Chekhov, torn between terror and balletomania, hover unhappily in the wings.
From Time Magazine Archive
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