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          Luigi was the innovator of the world's first jazz dance technique....

          Born Eugene Louis Faccuito in Steubenville, Ohio, Luigi grew up singing and dancing professionally throughout America's heartland.

        1. Born in Ohio in he was brought up around dancing and singing by his family.
        2. Luigi was the innovator of the world's first jazz dance technique.
        3. Eugene Louis Faccuito, a pivotal figure in jazz dance, was born in the vibrant setting of s America.
        4. Luigi (who was born Eugene Louis Faccuito but went by the nickname given to him by Gene Kelly while filming On the Town) spent a lifetime.


          5. Writers have labelled Luigi, An Ambassador of Jazz, A Pioneer, The Pied Piper, A Body Doctor but mostly, The Innovator. Dance historians have defined his style as classic jazz, sophisticated, elegant, and even liquid fire.

          The exercise routine he created for his own rehabilitation after a devastating accident became the world's first complete technique for learning jazz dance. Luigi's talents and perseverance have given him the opportunity to work in every part of show business, from burlesque to Hollywood musicals, Broadway and beyond.

          Eugene Louis Faccuito, a jazz dancer, choreographer, and teacher, has died at the age of Faccuito, who is perhaps better known as Luigi.

          He received the professional nickname "Luigi" from Gene Kelly.

          Born Eugene Louis Faccuito in Steubenville, Ohio, Luigi was the eighth of eleven children born to immigrant Italian parents Nicholas and Antonette (Savoia).

          With coaching from his brother Tony, Luigi grew up winning talent shows with his singing, dancing and limber acrobatic tricks. By his teens, he was headlined as "Steubenville's Own Bobby Breene" (the male Shirley Temple), and be