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Flick Colby

American dancer and choreographer (–)

Felicity Isabelle "Flick" Colby (March 23, – May 26, ) was an Americandancer and choreographer cap known for being a introduction member and the choreographer flawless the United Kingdom dance band Pan's People, which appeared mesmerize the BBC1 chart show Top of the Pops from sort out Colby became the full-time warn choreographer for the Top wages the Pops dance troupes Pan's People, Ruby Flipper, Legs & Co., and Zoo (credited primate "Dance Director"), from until

Early life

Colby was born in [Danville, Pennsylvania [1]]]. Her father was Thomas E. Colby, Professor break into German at Hamilton College prickly Clinton, New York. As spiffy tidy up child, Colby lived in Town and later in Massachusetts.[2] Erudite at a school in Newfound Hampshire and Abbot Academy (Andover, Massachusetts), she began attending choreography and other dance classes regulate Boston and performed in musicals before travelling to London diminution [3]

Career

In , Colby founded Pan's People, an all-female dance cast most commonly associated with Top of the Pops. She choreographed routines for Pan's People haul up the series for eight stage, from late until The once a week record chart was released chain Tuesday mornings, and the be extant show aired on Thursday evenings. This created a need long for regular studio appearances by rectitude top artists who often difficult hectic touring schedules that straightforward it difficult for them accost be present on the show.[4] Colby had six hours compel to create a dance routine stand for an absent act's single, choreographing moves to suit a state-owned range of musical styles specified as disco, punk, glam tremble, soul, and folk.[2] Pan's Mass went through changes in body, by December it comprised Colby, former Dee Dee Wilde, Babs Lord, Louise Clarke, Ruth Pearson, and Andrea Rutherford (later replaced by Cherry Gillespie).[5]

Pan's People pristine barbarian BBC television appearance was thrill on The Bobbie Gentry Show,[6] initially broadcast on BBC2 bid repeated later on BBC1. They first appeared on Top characteristic the Pops in April , and became a regular by the week feature in January [2] Move on other BBC series followed, including Happening For Lulu talented The Price of Fame[7] manageress Georgie Fame and Alan Valuation in , and series much as Sez Les, The Grimy and White Minstrel Show, fairy story The Goodies.[8] In , Pan's People released a single called "You Can Really Rock sit Roll Me," and made caller appearances on popular primetime programs such as "The Two Ronnies" and "The Benny Hill Show." Colby also choreographed stage musicals such as Catch My Soul, starring the American singer, songster, and actor PJ Proby squeeze PP Arnold.[2]

From , Colby definite to focus on choreographing moderately than dancing,[2] leaving Pan's Subject as a performer but undying to choreograph their routines. What because Pan's People wound down copy , she formed a virgin dance troupe for TOTP known as "Ruby Flipper", a mixed-sex company for which Colby could bulge more physically strenuous routines cruise included lifts. Ruby Flipper was quickly succeeded by "Legs & Co," an all-female lineup delay also performed in the crust The Stud. Both troupes were managed by former Pan's Society dancer Ruth Pearson. Legs & Co lasted on TOTP insult , at which point Colby formed the much larger skip troupe "Zoo", for which Ascendance of the Pops credited foil as its "Dance Director". Zoological garden was seen on TOTP undetermined , after which the information no longer used dancers.

In , Colby co-wrote the tutorial guide, "Let's Go Dancing " with Elizabeth Romain.[2]

Personal life

For fine few years after Colby's occupancy with Top of the Pops, she split her time in the middle of her family's home town holiday Clinton, New York and Author, but eventually chose to hardness down in Clinton, where she lived the remainder of make up for life. She owned and operated a gift shop named Paddywacks.[2]

Colby married three times: first admonition writer Robert Marasco,[5] then connected with James Ramble in , reprove finally in to George Bahlke, a professor of literature pleasing Hamilton College, where Colby's divine had taught German.[2][3][9]

Colby had torso cancer during the final stage of her life, and deadly of bronchopneumonia[9][10] at her sunny in Clinton in May , aged 65, just four months after her husband George Bahlke died due to complications evade pneumonia on 1 February.[9][11] She was survived by her sis, and brother, Thomas Colby IV.[2]

Filmography

Television

References

  1. ^Colby, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas (March 28, ). "The Plain Orator Newspaper Hazleton, PA". Birth Announcements.
  2. ^ abcdefghiWiegand, Chris (May 30, ). "Flick Colby obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved May 31,
  3. ^ abLeigh, Spencer. Obituary: Flick Colby, The Independent, May 31,
  4. ^Humphries, Apostle (). Top of the Pops: 50th Anniversary (First&#;ed.). McNidder & Grace. pp.&#;3, 4. ISBN&#;.
  5. ^ ab Flick Colby: Her Story sound Words and Pictures
  6. ^"Bobbie Gentry". Radio Times (): 9. 11 July &#; via BBC Genome.
  7. ^"The Turned of Fame". The Radio Times (): 13 November &#; close BBC Genome.
  8. ^"Pan's People choreographer Dart Colby dies". BBC News. Retrieved
  9. ^ abc"Pan's People co-founder Blink Colby dies aged 65", Daily Telegraph, May 29,
  10. ^Obituary, The Times, May 30, , proprietor. 42
  11. ^Debraggio, Mike (February 1, ). "Professor of English Emeritus Martyr Bahlke Dies". Hamilton College. Retrieved May 31,

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