Other dances are like languages, like French or Spanish, but my steps are slang, and slang is always changing. Savion Glover changedancefrench Change image and share on social
The youth coming up is interested in dance now, and they're coming to the shows. That's a blessing for those of us who create. Savion Glover blesscomecreate Change image and share on social
For me, the importance in learning about the dance is using it as a voice. It's not about a step, it's about a way to express oneself. Savion Glover danceexpressimportance Change image and share on social
It's as if my left heel is my bass drum and my right heel is the floor tom-tom. I can get snare out of my right toe by not putting it down on the floor hard, and, if I want cymbals, I land flat on both feet, full strength on the floor. Savion Glover bascymbaldrum share on social
The sound of tap is not 'clickety clickety tap tap,' this monotone thing. The sound of tap has depth. We want you to hear the different highs and lows, the bass, the trebles and the melodies, if you can. Savion Glover basclicketydepth share on social
I was a drummer in a group called Three Plus. We were performing at a club in New York, and my mother signed me up for tap classes. I fell in love from the door... so you can blame it on my mother. Savion Glover blamecallclass Change image and share on social
Great athletes last because they let the mental do all the work. What we do as hoofers is not so much a physical strain as everybody thinks. It's more of a mental stretch. Savion Glover athletegreathoofer Change image and share on social
You can go to see a singer and love the show, but you don't need to know all the songs. What you want to do when you leave is go and find out more about the music. Savion Glover findleavelove Change image and share on social
Movie making is such a long process, and they only use that one take, although you do it over and over about 30 times. Live theatre is that one time and one time only. Savion Glover livelongmake Change image and share on social
I grew up watching Gregory Hines banging out rhythms like drum beats, and Jimmy Slyde dancing these melodies, you know, bop-bah-be-do-bap, not just tap-tap-tap. Everyone else was dancing in monotone, but I could hear the hoofers in stereo, and they influenced me to have this musical approach towards tap. Savion Glover approachbahbang share on social