Flick colby biography sample

American dancer and choreographer (1946–2011)

Felicity Isabelle "Flick" Colby (March 23, 1946 – May 26, 2011) was an Americandancer and choreographer best known for being a founding member and the choreographer of the United Kingdom dance troupe Pan's People, which appeared on the BBC1 chart show Top of the Pops from 1968 to 1976.

Colby became the full-time dance choreographer for the Top of the Pops dance troupes Pan's People, Ruby Flipper, Legs & Co., and Zoo (credited as "Dance Director"), from 1972 until 1983.

Early life

Colby was born in [Danville, Pennsylvania ^[1]]].

Her father was Thomas E. Colby, Professor of German at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York. As a child, Colby lived in Clinton and later in Massachusetts.^[2] Educated at a school in New Hampshire and Abbot Academy (Andover, Massachusetts), she began attending ballet and other dance classes in Boston and performed in musicals before travelling to London in 1966.