"Yes,   Alvin Ailey took classes from Luigi. Also Altoviese Gore, Conseulo Atlas, Claude Thompson, Lester Wilson, Clive Thompson, Hope Clark, Kelvin Rotardier, Miguel Godreau, and lovingly, me." -- Loretta Abbott

About the Technique:     The Luigi Technique was created by film and stage dancer Luigi (born Eugene Louis Faccuito) to recover from debilitating injuries he suffered in a car accident. It builds control, fluidity, balance and precision, through exercises adapted from ballet, modern, tap, and jazz. Luigi's motto: “Never Stop Moving,” remains the key to his gentle, yet demanding technique.   The Luigi technique is many-layered , musical, and as rigorous as ballet , but gentler on the body.
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​About Luigi:      For more information about Luigi (1925-2015), his life and career, start here:

About Lorie:     As  a  professional dancer in NYC in the 80s and 90s, I was blessed to have studied with Luigi. In 2018, I    rediscovered his technique after a long hiatus from dance, and became convinced of its validity as a classical form that supports the demands of most styles of dance, as well as its worth as an injury prevention and rehabilitation technique. In addition to studying with Luigi himself, I've studied the technique with Kathryn Edgett and Francis Roach, Luigi's protege, and continue to attend Francis's  Luigi teachers’ intensives in NYC.  I've taught Luigi Jazz for beginner through professional levels in Albuquerque, NM, and ballet and jazz to teens in New Jersey and Nova Scotia.