The 39-year-old “Scandal” star revealed that Lopez took some of her dance classes while they were both growing up in the Bronx in New York.

Los Angeles, April 11: Actress Kerry Washington says she learned her dance moves from pop star Jennifer Lopez. The 39-year-old “Scandal” star revealed that Lopez took some of her dance classes while they were both growing up in the Bronx in New York, reported People magazine.

Jennifer Lopez was Kerry Washington's dance teacher

“I had this very inspiring teacher named Larry Maldonado. For anybody from my neighbourhood in the Bronx, he was our role model. He had an awesome substitute teacher named Jennifer who would sometimes step in and teach but then she left to move to LA and be on In Living Color,” Washington said. Read Also: (Susan Boyle involved in dramatic airport incident)