Savion Glover Quotes

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Savion Glover

Profession : Dancer

Birth : November 19, 1973

I try to convey the musical notes through dance, take on the music.

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I search for different tonalities in my taps. But my greatest pleasure is hearing a note I haven't heard before, hearing a chord that sparks something new.

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When I wake up in the morning, I just go.

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I never really stop and think about should I put my hat on this way or that, not thinking that little JoJo down the street would be copying that. I'm more conscious about it now and tell the kids that it's not about the shoes or what kind of shoes... it's all about the dance.

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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.

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I'm thankful I am able to continue to share the joy and the inspiration tap brings.

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I've changed my whole angle for dance. I'm moving towards moving back rather than hanging out with my peers. I'm reaching back to older dudes for a second.

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I was first introduced to dancing through the TV: I remember watching ballet, jazz and ballroom dancing when I was very little. But I felt no connection with it whatsoever: it was just like watching a Tom and Jerry cartoon.

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It wasn't until I did a musical revue in Paris in the 1980s called 'Black and Blue,' and met the great men and women responsible for the progress of tap dance, that my relationship with the dance really began.

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There are many different styles of, and approaches to, tap. My own leans towards a more intellectual view: tap dancing not just for the sake of entertainment but to educate and spark emotion.

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I like to be around dancers who are totally committed to the art form, totally committed to the men and women around them.

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I want to share what I have, and I'd rather share it with people that are a little bit more open-minded.

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Frank Sinatra changed people's approach to singing. Ella Fitzgerald, Marvin Gaye, van Gogh, they were all part of movements that allowed people to think about their craft differently. They changed the game. These people changed the game.

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When you think about John Coltrane, in my opinion - and I think I share this opinion with a lot of people - his approach to music changed other people's approach to music.

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I realized early on, I'm more interested in Baryshnikov than some dancer who wants to do a rock show with ballet.

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Every now and then, someone comes along - we used to call it 'New Jack' - tries to do something new, tries to take all the credit, without acknowledging the past.

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I wake up, and I'm in the zone... My performance is the continuation of my life.

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Everything has to do with meditation. It's a conversation; it's a joy - it's everything.

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Who is Savion Glover? Who is that guy? Good question. I'm a lot of things... Intense... Focused.

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I started as a drummer. The feet are an extension of that.

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