TODAY   |  December 21, 2012

Dancing cop shows off his signature moves

For more than 20 years now, Tony Lepore has been dancing while directing traffic during the holidays in Providence, R.I. He talks about his happy holiday tradition and shows off a few of his moves.

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>> tony, the dancing cop, is here.

>> great to meet you.

>> you, 65 years old.

>> that's amazing.

>> you're retired and still bust a move like guys 30 years younger than you.

>> lot of work.

>> you're retired but still directing traffic and you're still dancing.

>> yeah.

>> what got you into all this?

>> well, growing up, i wanted to be a performer. as a child in the '60s, early '60s, it was kind of tough to become that. now, there's after-school programs and everything else going on.

>> you could be on america's got talent.

>> i sing and dance and travel all over the country with my company. and i'm producing shows now local.

>> you're directing traffic as we're looking at this video. are you ever more of a distraction? do you forget to direct traffic and people spend more time looking at you than driving?

>> nochlt i make sure that