balletomania
Ballet fan extremism
Balletomania is an intense, obsessive enthusiasm for ballet.
The term describes devoted fans who follow performances, dancers, and companies with passionate dedication: Her balletomania led her to attend every production of Swan Lake in the city.
A person so afflicted is a balletomane.
Short projecting dance skirt
- pointeBallet's tiptoe technique
- pliéBallet knee-bending movement
- arabesqueFlowing ornamental design
- pirouetteBallet turn on one foot
jeté · pas de deux · barre · adagio · allegro · choreography · danseur · en pointe
Deep, loyal commitment
- fixationPersistent mental attachment
- fervorIntense emotional intensity
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
- fanaticismObsessive, unreasoning dedication
zealotry · enthusiasm · craze · preoccupation · engrossment · single-mindedness · dedication · adulation
Obsessive desire for volumes
- cinephiliaArdent love of cinema
- BeatlemaniaSixties pop culture frenzy
- monomaniaFixation on single idea
- logomaniaCompulsive fixation on words
tutu
Short projecting dance skirt
pirouette · jeté · pas de deux · barre · adagio · allegro · choreography · danseur · en pointe · variation
devotion
Deep, loyal commitment
- fixationPersistent mental attachment
- fervorIntense emotional intensity
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
fanaticism · zealotry · enthusiasm · craze · preoccupation · engrossment · single-mindedness · dedication · adulation · veneration
bibliomania
Obsessive desire for volumes
- cinephiliaArdent love of cinema
- BeatlemaniaSixties pop culture frenzy
- monomaniaFixation on single idea