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Killer Joe Piro
Frank "Killer Joe" Piro (2 March 1921 - 5 February 1989) was a dance instructor to high society and popularized steps of the discotheque era of the 1960s and 1970s.〔(Killer Joe Piro, Who Popularized Discotheque Dancing, Dies at 68 - New York Times )〕
== Early life ==
Piro was born in East Harlem, the son of an Italian tailor. He described himself as 'skinny and ugly', and, to meet girls, began dancing. Piro got hooked on dance by frequenting the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem in his late teens.
He won his moniker at the dance contests that were a big feature of the New York City scene in the 1940s. The "Killer Joe" nickname comes from a supposed ability to wear out one partner after the other on the dance floor. It has been suggested that the John Travolta role in "Saturday Night Fever" owes more than a little to Piro.〔(Upper Italy: Killer Joe )〕
While serving with the US Navy in World War II, he won a National Jitterbug contest held at the 1942 Harvest Moon Ball,〔(Harvest Moon Ball Champs )〕 and earned a transfer to Broadway's equivalent of the Hollywood Canteen, where he strutted his stuff with Kathryn Cornell and other stage stars.〔(Musicmaker "Killer Joe" Piro )〕
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