balletomanes may be connoisseurs but not necessarily. From LearnThat.org. [http://www.swarthmore.edu/Humanities/tkitao1/balletomane.html]
He was a balletomane and knew how to appreciate the art form. From Wordnik.com. [Dance Of Desire]
It was one of the great moments of my life, even though I'm not much of a balletomane. From Wordnik.com. [December 30th, 2005] Reference
My father's mother was a lawyer, and she found her artistic outlet in being a balletomane. From Wordnik.com. [What the nonfiction writer promises the reader.] Reference
That also goes for professional violinists being dragged along by their balletomane wives. From Wordnik.com. [No more laurel-resting] Reference
Though primarily a photograph album, which may explain the confectionary wrapping, the text is substantial and should engage every balletomane. From Wordnik.com. [Nijinsky and 'Le Sacre'] Reference
Only thing, his feet are too turned in at points, which, for the balletomane in me, just takes away substantially from the line -- sorry I can't help it!. From Wordnik.com. [Tonya Plank: Shannon Elizabeth Needs to Stomp That Latin Out] Reference
The de Cuevas company has been described to me by one balletomane as ballet for people who normally despise ballet, ballet for society audiences, as opposed to dance audiences. From Wordnik.com. [The Rockefeller and the Ballet Boys] Reference
The program also includes “The Concert,” which the Royal Ballet dances in a staging that includes cartoon drop curtains (commissioned by Robbins) by Edward Gorey, for decades a balletomane who missed few City Ballet performances. From Wordnik.com. [Ballet in London: NYCB and The Royal go Toe to Toe - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
When he died in 2000 at the age of seventy-five Edward Gorey was well known and widely treasured as a draftsman, a storyteller, an illustrator, a balletomane of long standing, a master of the educated book-jacket, and an inventor of images that were peculiar to himself. From Wordnik.com. [In Goreyland] Reference
Mrs Hicks, a passionate balletomane, died of cancer in 2007. From Wordnik.com. [The Australian | News |] Reference
Mmm, mm, mmm ....... nice take on the leotard-clad balletomane. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
It reminded me of an old balletomane, none too affectionately known as. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
Wrongkong was founded in 2004 when the balletomane Dunbar linked up with local club act the Strike Boys (Yamaha and Kaiser). From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
These are the stage-door Johnnies who can spot a balletomane from a physical theatre nut by their choice of salmon or noodles. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Of course, I can imagine a balletomane feeling equal bewilderment upon attending a concert performance of, say, Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring.". From Wordnik.com. [The New Yorker] Reference
"La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet," Frederick Wiseman's astoundingly beautiful documentary, has sumptuous delights to satisfy every balletomane. From Wordnik.com. [SFGate: Top News Stories] Reference
They include the likes of Alina Cojocaru, for instance, or Darcy Bussell - although a balletomane observed, wickedly, that Ms Bussell might be too 'robust' to make us think of Fonteyn's slim, elegant physique. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
) You're not just a connoisseur of what works on Broadway, and I'm not just a highbrow balletomane. From Wordnik.com. [BroadwayWorld.com Featured Content] Reference
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