Fly Girls (house Dance Troupe)
The Fly Girls troupe had many members over In Living Color's five-season run. The original lineup consisted of Cari French, Carrie Ann Inaba, Deidre Lang, Lisa Marie Todd, and Michelle Whitney-Morrison. Rosie Perez was the choreographer for the first four seasons.
Sometimes the Fly Girls could be used as extras in sketches, or be part of an opening gag. In one sketch, they were shown performing open-heart surgery (in the sketch, the girls are dancing in order to pay their way through medical school).
In the fifth season Arthur Rainer became the main choreographer with Lisa Joann Thompson and Deidre Lang as assistant choreographers.
- Cari French - Seasons 1–3 (1990–1992)
- Carla Garrido— part of Season 2 (1991)
- Carrie Ann Inaba - Seasons 1–3 (1990–1992)
- Deidre Lang - Seasons 1–5 (1990–1994)
- Jennifer Lopez- Seasons 3–4 (1991–1993)
- Jossie Harris - Seasons 4–5 (1992–1994)
- Keri Lane - Season 3 (1991)
- Laurie Ann Gibson- Season 5 (1993–1994)
- Lisa Joann Thompson - Seasons 4–5 (1992–1994)
- Lisa Marie Todd - Seasons 1–3 (1990–1992)
- MaDonna Grimes - Season 4 (1993–1994)
- Masako Willis - Season 5 (1993–1994)
- Michelle McGrath Gerlick season 1 (1989)
- Michelle Whitney-Morrison - Seasons 1–2 (1990–1991)
Read more about this topic: List Of In Living Color Cast Members
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