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Savion Glover was born on 19 November, 1973 in Newark, New Jersey, U.S., is an American dancer, actor, and choreographer (born 1973). Discover Savion Glover's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 50 years old?

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Occupation Dancer · actor · choreographer
Age 50 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 19 November 1973
Birthday 19 November
Birthplace Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Nationality United States

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His wife is Nina Glover

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Savion Glover Net Worth

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1950

LeTang taught the Hines brothers back in the 1950s and taught Glover for a little while before having him work for "Black and Blue," a tap revue in Paris in 1987.

Many legendary tappers taught Glover such as LeTang, the Hines brothers, Jimmy Slyde, Dianne Walker, Chuck Green, Lon Chaney (Isaiah Chaneyfield), Honi Coles, Sammy Davis Jr., Buster Brown, Howard Sims, and Arthur Duncan.

He has been teaching tap since he was 14 years old.

Glover created Real Tap Skills, and started HooFeRz Club School for Tap in Newark, New Jersey.

At age seven, Glover drummed in a group called Three Plus One.

In the group, he demanded that he dance while he played the drum.

Glover has a heavy foot for tap.

He dances hard and loud in every step, and teaches his students how to "hit," a term related to one's ability to express oneself, complete a tap sequence, or say something.

When Glover choreographs a piece, he improvises as he generates a dance sequence.

As he finds rhythms, he listens for new sounds at many points on the stage.

"I'm feelin' the stage for sounds. You might find a spot on it that gives you that bass; you might find a spot on the floor that gives you that dead type tom-tom sound."

"I think what makes Savion an incredible artist is his extraordinary joy in what he does. He is able to live in that state of joy and not compromise his emotional complexity like the earlier tap dancers had to," says George C. Wolfe.

One of the timesteps performed in Barbaba Streisand's Timeless in Glover's performance as "Brother Time" has been informally named the "Savion Glover Timestep" by many tap dancers.

1973

Savion Glover (born November 19, 1973) is an American tap dancer, actor, and choreographer.

The youngest of three sons, Glover was born to a white father, who left the family before he was born, and a black mother.

Glover's great grandfather on his mother's side, Dick Lundy, was a shortstop in the Negro leagues.

He managed eleven Negro league baseball teams, including the Newark Eagles.

His grandfather, Bill Lewis, was a big band pianist and vocalist.

His grandmother, Anna Lundy Lewis, was the minister of music at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey.

She played for Whitney Houston when she was singing in the gospel choir, and was the one who first noticed Savion's musical talent.

She once held him and hummed some rhythms to him, and he smiled and joined along.

1974

This musical was based on the 1974 novel Nobody's Family is Going to Change by Louise Fitzhugh.

Glover's Broadway debut, at the age of 11, was as a replacement with this show.

The musical was choreographed by Danny Daniels, with direction by Vivian Matalon; the music was by Henry Krieger and lyrics by Robert Lorick.

Reviews of this show were mediocre.

The New York Times claimed it was a traditional story to give children a dream to look forward to, but was not anything exceptional.

However, the musical went on to be nominated for seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical.

1991

Glover graduated from Newark Arts High School in 1991.

Glover stated that his style is "young and funk."

When asked to describe what funk is, he says it is the bass line.

"Funk is anything that gets one's head on beat. It is riding with the rhythm. It is a pulse that keeps one rolling with the beat."

Gregory Hines, a tap legend, was one of Glover's tap teachers.

Hines stated that "Savion is possibly the best tap dancer that ever lived."

Glover liked to start his pieces with some old school moves from famous tappers and then work his way into his own style.

Hines said it is like paying homage to those he respects.

When Honi Coles died, Savion performed at his memorial service.

He finished his dance with a famous Coles move: a backflip into a split from standing position, then getting up without using one's hands.

Glover rarely does this move because it wasn't his style, but he did it because it was Coles' style that he wanted to keep alive.

"I feel like it's one of my responsibilities to keep the style."

Henry LeTang called Glover "the Sponge" because he learned very quickly with everything thrown at him.