Tweety Bird

Four years ago, my dear mother-in-law, Carolyn George d’Amboise, passed away.
I miss her dearly and just wanted to pay tribute to her and her amazing life.

Carrie was a girl from Dallas, TX. who made her way to New York to dance on Broadway and as a soloist in the New York City Ballet. She worked with George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins who nicknamed her Tweety Bird for her giggly demeanor. She could out jump all the men except for her future husband, Jacques.

Loved by everyone she met, she married and had 4 children, eventually stopped dancing only to reinvent herself and become a renowned photographer. She traveled the world many times over and until her last day had the most amazing wit, sense of humor and curiosity. I always told Carrie that I wanted to be her when I grew up, even though I was 29 by the time we met. She is quite the role model. I miss you Carrie.

{Image Credit: New York City Ballet archives, Carolyn George in Balanchine’s Western Symphony and The Playgoer’s poster of On Her Toes, her first Broadway show’s out of town tryout in New Haven}

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