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Flick Colby (23 March 1946 – 26 May 2011), born Felicity Isabelle Colby, was an American dancer and choreographer best known for being a founder member and the choreographer of the United Kingdom dance troupe Pan's People which was a fixture on the BBC 1 chart show Top of the Pops from 1968 to 1976.
Born in Hazelton, Pennsylvania, her father was Thomas E. Colby, Professor of German at Hamilton College,Clinton, Oneida County, New York and she grew up there and in Massachusetts. Educated at a school in New Hampshire, Colby began attending ballet and other dance classes in Boston and performed in musicals before travelling to London in 1966.
Colby was a founding member in December 1966 of Pan's People. After a few changes of line up, by December 1967 the troupe comprised Dee Dee Wilde, Babs Lord, Louise Clarke, Andrea Rutherford and Ruth Pearson. They first appeared on Top of the Pops in April 1968, and became a regular weekly feature in 1969. They also appeared on several other BBC programmes including The Two Ronnies.
Flick Colby - A Tribute
Pan's People - A Tribute
Flick Colby 1970 :
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Flick Colby : 'Top Of The Pops' 1971
Flick Colby - Daddy Buy Me A Girl - Twien TX: 02/12/1966
BBC Review of 2011: Flick Colby, Jimmy Savile
Legs & Co with Flick Colby: 'Grayson's Groovers' on Larry Grayson's Generation Game (1978)
Pan's People (Flick Colby): Amazing Grace / Judy Collins (TOTP, 14 January 1971)
Flick Colby's Ruby Flipper - Games People Play - Lena's Music TX: 01/08/1979