There's no dancer alive better than those of the 1950s and 1960s. It's only the energy that changes. Every now and then, someone like me comes along, and people say, 'Oh, this guy is this new thing.' But that's not so. There is no me without them. The tradition just goes on. Savion Glover 1950s1960salive share on social
Tap's foundation is jazz, just like hip-hop, so relating tap-dancing to rap is natural for me. Savion Glover dancefoundationhip 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 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
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
My mom always had me and my brother watching old Fred Astaire movies. Savion Glover astairebrotherfred Change image and 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'm inspired by breath, by the human body - by so many things. Savion Glover bodybreathhuman Change image and share on social
I feel it's my duty, my job, now to allow people to hear the dance to different genres of music, to ensure audiences have the chance to listen to tap dancing up against all these other styles. Savion Glover audiencechancedance Change image and share on social
