My show mode is that the dressing room is like going into the cockpit. Going down the stairs is like going on the runway, and once we begin performing, it's flight time. I'm just floatin' on that stage. Savion Glover begincockpitdress share on social
I started as a drummer. The feet are an extension of that. Savion Glover drummerextensionfoot Change image and share on social
I wasn't into tapping when it began dying down. Ever since I started, it's been alive for me. I just want to keep on dancing. I want to do it all. Savion Glover alivebegindance Change image and share on social
When I'm on TV or whatever, I'm able to bring my instruments, my board, and my sound is intact. But other kids who are on TV, when they're doing tap, sometimes they're just on the regular floor. It's not as safe; it's not as sound-worthy as it should be. Savion Glover boardbringfloor share on social
I don't like being too serious. I'm the type of person that, if the mike isn't in the right place when I go on, I just move it. Other people, they'll be all frantic. I'm more relaxed. Savion Glover franticmikemove Change image and share on social
The connection of what I do to flamenco lies in the whole lament, whole cry, whole pouring back into the earth and giving energy back to the earth. It's a cry and a celebration. That's what music, sound, vibration should do. It should spark energy in someone. Savion Glover backcelebrationconnection share on social
We need these figures who don't exactly go against the grain but create a new grain. Savion Glover createfiguregrain Change image and share on social
I was very happy with the success of 'Noise/Funk,' but of course, there is a lot more that I have to say about the dance, about the history, about the people involved with the dance and their history. Savion Glover dancefunkhappy Change image and share on social
I'm inspired by breath, by the human body - by so many things. Savion Glover bodybreathhuman Change image and share on social
My mom couldn't afford dance shoes, so she put me in these old cowboy boots with a hard bottom so I could get some sound out. I used them for seven months. When I finally got real tap shoes, I was nervous. I kept moving my feet, thinking, 'Oh, so this is how it's supposed to sound.' Savion Glover affordbootbottom share on social
