Talk:Savion Glover
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4.178.162.164 09:41, 20 April 2007 (UTC) A talented though extremely limited and one-dimensional dancer, Savion Glover is, in my opinon, one of those performers imbued with more talent and artistry by the dance and theatre worlds than is actually there. While he certainly excels in his almost carbon-copy like Gregory-Hines styled dancing, he is not what many would consider a diversely talented dancer. Some in fact, would consider him a one-trick pony. His tap, shuffling and arm flailing are clearly his strong suits but even here there are other more talented dancers who can make those styles sizzle in ways Glover simply can't or won't reach for. He has been succcessful in keeping his chief mentor, Gregory Hines', unique but stagnant dance style alive but has accomplished little in terms of moving the dance world to new heights or frontiers. Glover demonstrates little in the way of stylistic growth and seems unwilling or unable to incorporate other dance styles into his performances - instead preferring to recycle the minimalist shuffling and rapid-fire tap which first brought him attention. This is no more evident than in the recent animated film "Happy Feet" where first one than hundreds of penguins are seen to repeatedly shuffle his lackluster and again, one dimensional steps on the ice. After the first dance sequence I suspected that the animators had been inspired by Hines' early dance performance yet by the end of the movie I wasn't surprised to learn Glover had indeed done the "choreography". While I enjoyed the film's humor and even its heavy-handed message, I found the dance sequences all too familiar, un-inspired (except that they were being danced by penguins)and strikingly unimaginative. Perhaps you just can't do that much with penguins dance-wise but I suspect the real culprit to be Glover's middling talent. Clearly Glover has his fans and I'm sure he's "a nice guy" but I'll save my admiration for a dancer who can perform well in many styles and not just one.
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Savion Glover is one of the best dancers ever and he is my hero!I know it might sound silly but he is a good guy!
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Savion Glover is one of the best dancers ever and he is my hero!I know it might sound silly but he is a good guy!
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Chris Rock's Bigger and Blacker does not have any skits. Skits are performance pieces, people act in them. Bigger and Blacker is a stand-up comedy routine. I have the DVD, and none of the tracks are titled Savion Glover. I'm removing this line from the entry. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.160.243.229 (talk) 01:35, 22 January 2007 (UTC).
