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" There's a whole new generation who know about tap dancing thanks to 'Happy Feet.' "

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" The youth coming up is interested in dance now, and they're coming to the shows. That's a blessing for those of us who create. "

" I'm just blessed, man. I'm just happy to share my art form with everyone. That's cool. "

" Tap dancing is like... it's equivalent to music, not only for the African American community, but also for the world. Tap dancing is like language; it's like air: it's like everything else that we need in order to survive. I'm blessed and honored to be knowledgeable of the art form and to be a part of the art form. "

" Whatever you do, just learn about what you're doing; get into it. "

" What I'm trying to do is bring young people into doing tap so that the art form will keep going. "

" I'm inspired by breath, by the human body - by so many things. "

" The spirituality of the dance, that's something that's evolved for me in the past ten years or so. I'm still trying to figure out where that's taking me. "

" I deal with more complex rhythmical patterns than a regular tap dancer. I even think in rhythms. "

" I can hold a note, but that's about it. "

" I'm continuing the educational process of getting people to accept dance as music. "

" I used to think I had this responsibility to carry on this tradition. Now I just feel like I have to keep the dance out there, keep it in the public eye. "

" When Puffy asked me to do the video, I said yes. Cuz it's all about the Benjamins! "

" When you think about John Coltrane, in my opinion - and I think I share this opinion with a lot of people - his approach to music changed other people's approach to music. "

" I want tap to be something danced in arenas. Sort of like a rock group. Other art forms happen every night. Take theater, opera; there's always opera happening every night. "

" My personal style at this point in my life is more audio; it's more driven on less visual and more musicality. But because of my upbringing, my fabulous mentors and teachers that I've had throughout my dance journey or career, I also possess a style that is of the past. It was just a matter of me reaching back. "

" Who is Savion Glover? Who is that guy? Good question. I'm a lot of things... Intense... Focused. "

" What we're looking for at my school is intellectuals. People who want to talk about the art and be knowledgeable about it. People who want to know the history. Not everybody needs to be performing. "

" I dance anywhere. I just start moving my feet. "

" I did a production called 'Classical Savion,' where I did some Shostakovich, Mendelssohn, Bach, Vivaldi, and all these great pieces. "

" I don't really care what the visual is looking like. I've gotten away from - not shenanigans, but spectacle. "

" Tap is still the central driving force of my life. I think and talk in dance. "

" I've never looked at what I do as show business, I guess, because of my connection to the art and how I was introduced to the dance. "

" What does genius mean? God has put us here specifically... every person has a job or journey to do. It's just a matter of finding what we're here to fulfill or execute. That's genius to me. "

" Authenticity is the most important thing. You have to know where it all comes from, study who pioneered it. "

" I'm happy that people think of me as the greatest tap-dancer that ever lived. But it's just a rumor. Because the greatest dancer that ever lived knows everything, and I don't. I'm still learning. I still have a lot of work to do. "

" I don't think I'm a genius. Not yet. "

" I try to convey the musical notes through dance, take on the music. "

" When you find real jazz on the radio dial, it comes in all static-y. It's just like tap dancers. You have to go uptown to find the real hoofers. We only come to midtown if we're called upon. "

" I'm thankful I am able to continue to share the joy and the inspiration tap brings. "