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Savion Glover at Blue Note New York
Courtesy of Blue Note New York | Posted on January 5, 2019
Where
Blue Note New York
131 West Third Street
New York, NY
Map
212-475-8592
When
Tue, June 25, 2019
8:00 pm
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Musicians
Savion Glover
About
SAVION GLOVER
Famous tap dancer, choreographer, and actor Savion Glover is the epitome of a living legend. Born in 1973, the tapping marvel has graced the stage since childhood. He set a record as the youngest person ever to receive a scholarship in the Newark Community School of the Arts, and before he was a teenager, he made his mark starring in the leading role in the Broadway musical The Tap Dance Kid.
Early in his career, Glover developed his own dancing style he dubbed "freestyle hard core." The Tony Award-winning dancer eventually worked with dancing greats Gregory Hines and Sammy Davis Jr. Among his credits are starring roles in shows like Jelly's Last Jam, a role for which he made history as the youngest ever recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts grant. ...