Post by Laurence Aikens

Savion Glover (born November 19, 1973) is a tap dancer, actor, and choreographer. He liked to start his pieces with some old school moves from famous tappers and then work his way into his style. Hines said it’s like paying homage to those he respects. When Honi Coles died, he performed at his memorial service. He finished his dance with a famous Coles move, a backflip into a split from standing position, then getting up without using one's hands. He rarely does this move because it wasn't his style, but he did it because it was Coles' style that he wanted to keep alive. "I feel like it's one of my responsibilities to keep the style." Henry LeTang called him "the Sponge" because he learned very quickly with everything thrown at him. LeTang taught the Hines brothers back in the 1950s and taught him for a little while before having him work for "Black and Blue," a tap revue in Paris in 1987. Many legendary tappers taught him such as LeTang, the Hines brothers, Jimmy Slyde, Dianne Walker, Chuck Green, Lon Chaney (Isaiah Chaneyfield), Honi Coles, Sammy Davis Jr., Buster Brown, Howard Sims, and Arthur Duncan. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence