Kerry Washington's substitute dance teacher was Jennifer Lopez

When Scandal star Kerry Washington took dance lessons in the Bronx, she had a particularly good substitute teacher named "Jennifer." She told Jimmy Fallon on Friday that one day Jennifer moved to Los Angeles to be on Living Color.

Wait a second — that means Jennifer is Jennifer Lopez. You know, from the block. Watch Washington reminisce below. Julie Kliegman

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Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.