Savion Glover

American dancer
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Born:
November 19, 1973, Newark, New Jersey, U.S. (age 51)
Awards And Honors:
Tony Awards (1996)

Savion Glover (born November 19, 1973, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.) is an American dancer and choreographer who became known for his unique pounding style of tap dancing, called “hitting.” He brought renewed interest in dance, particularly among youths and minorities. As a young child, Glover displayed an affinity for rhythms, and at age four he began taking drumming lessons. Deemed too advanced for the class, however, he then enrolled at the Newark Community School of the Arts and soon became the youngest person in the school’s history to receive a full scholarship. At age seven he began taking tap lessons ...(100 of 533 words)