Savion

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Savion is a renowned American tap dancer, choreographer, and actor celebrated for his innovative, rhythmically complex style.

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Savion canonical 2

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instanceOf choreographer ⓘ
human ⓘ
tap dancer ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1980s ⓘ
awardReceived Tony Award for Best Choreography ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1973-11-19 ⓘ
education Newark Arts High School ⓘ
ethnicGroup African-American ⓘ
familyName Glover ⓘ
fieldOfWork dance ⓘ
performing arts ⓘ
theatre ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genre tap dance ⓘ
givenName Savion ⓘ
hasInstrument tap shoes ⓘ
hasWebsite https://www.saviongloverofficial.com/ ⓘ
influenced contemporary tap dancers ⓘ
influencedBy Buster Brown ⓘ
Gregory Hines ⓘ
Honi Coles ⓘ
Jimmy Slyde ⓘ
knownFor complex polyrhythms in tap ⓘ
emphasis on sound over visual flash ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
movement contemporary tap revival ⓘ
name Savion Glover ⓘ
notableAppearance Jelly's Last Jam ⓘ
Sesame Street ⓘ
notableFor innovative tap dancing style ⓘ
rhythmically complex choreography ⓘ
notableWork Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk ⓘ
occupation actor ⓘ
choreographer ⓘ
tap dancer ⓘ
performedIn Broadway productions ⓘ
film ⓘ
television ⓘ
placeOfBirth Newark, New Jersey, United States ⓘ
residence United States ⓘ
role star and choreographer of Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk ⓘ
style percussive tap ⓘ
rhythm tap ⓘ

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Savion Glover → givenName → Savion ⓘ
Savion Glover → givenName → Savion ⓘ
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