He was not a balletomane looking for an alternative world to escape into.
From the guardian.co.uk
This balletomane highly recommends this show for adults and children over the age of l0 or 12.
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Every balletomane should see this Petrouchka, it is a fine production by a very special partnership.
From the capitaltimes.co.nz
The work was presented for the first time at the Palace of the Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna, a fanatic balletomane and patron of the arts.
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A ballet enthusiast
Ballet is a formalized kind of performance dance, which originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century, and which was further developed in France, England, and Russia as a concert dance form. ...
A ballet fan or enthusiast. The word was invented in Russia in the early nineteenth century.