home of distinction
HE Blythe Road home Tracy shares
with John Michael Mielcarski and
their three daughters is decorated for
Christmas by Thanksgiving time. Every
t
room is arranged like a time capsule, celebrat-ing
her performing arts career and tributes to
the family and friends who have touched their
lives in poignant ways. Every tree ornament is
labeled with the name of the person who made
or gave it and the date on which the gift was
presented.
“As we’re decorating the trees, we read the
name and the date,” Tracy says. It’s a way to
keep alive the memory of the dear departed.
During the 1960s the young Tracy began
her ballet training at the Academy of the
Tidewater Ballet in Norfolk. She went on
to become a principal ballerina with the
New York City Ballet until she was sidelined
with a knee injury.
The white-on-white tree that tops the circa
1920s baby grand piano in the music room is
as much an homage to her dance career men-tor
Mikhail Baryshnikov, pictured on the wall
behind the tree, as it is to daughter Jordan’s
pursuit of a music education career.
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