| Famous tap dancer, choreographer, and actor | | | | maintain tap dancing as an art form in the modern |
| Savion Glover is the epitome of a living legend. | | | | dance world. His starring role in the musical Bring in |
| Born in 1973, the tapping marvel has graced the | | | | Da Funk, Bring in Da Noise, which he also |
| stage since childhood. He set a record as the | | | | choreographed, debuted on Broadway in 1996. |
| youngest person ever to receive a scholarship in | | | | The musical chronicles events in African-American |
| the Newark Community School of the Arts. | | | | history and brought Savion a Tony for best |
| Before he was a teenager, Savion made his mark | | | | choreographer. |
| starring in the leading role in the Broadway musical | | | | Glover was made known to the younger |
| The Tap Dance Kid. | | | | generation with recurring appearances on Sesame |
| Savion Glover developed his own dancing style he | | | | Street. He also holds the credit as the live |
| dubbed "free style hard core." The Tony Award | | | | captured dancing motion behind Mumble the |
| winning dancer eventually worked with dancing | | | | penguin in the Disney film Happy Feet. Savion also |
| greats Gregory Hines and Sammy Davis, Jr. | | | | served as co-choreographer for the film. |
| Among his credits are starring roles in major | | | | Glover's quick steps and amazing rhythms |
| motion pictures like Jelly's Last Jam, a role for | | | | continue to influence the lives of young people. His |
| which he made history as the youngest ever | | | | production company tours schools across the |
| recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts | | | | country, spreading enthusiasm for tap dancing and |
| grant. | | | | cementing his place in history. |
| As a choreographer, Glover's work has helped | | | | |