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Savion Glover is credited as the man who saved tap dancing in our current culture. He repopularized the style and re-intrigued audiences with his own style of tap dancing.
Today we’re going to take you on a short journey looking at his life and how he has influenced Tap dance in America.
Savion Glover has been a rhythmical genius his whole life.
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At the age of 4, he began taking drum lessons, but his teacher quickly realized his rhythms were far more advanced than expected. He joined the Newark Community School of the Arts shortly after and became the youngest student to ever receive a full scholarship.
At age 7 he took his first tap class and, to no surprise, showed to be a promising rhythm tap dancer. Shortly after, Glover’s career began to take off. In 1984, he was cast as an understudy for the lead role in The Tap Dance Kid, but quickly stole the spotlight and performed the role in his Broadway debut.
He also starred in Black and Blue, giving him a