Felicity Isabelle "Flick" Colby (March 23, 1946 – May 26, 2011) was an
American dancer
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and
choreographer
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best known for being a founding member and the choreographer of the
United Kingdom
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dance troupe
Pan's People
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, which appeared on the
BBC1
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chart show ''
Top of the Pops
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'' 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
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(credited as "Dance Director"), from 1972 until 1983.
Early life
Colby was born in