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" 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. "

Savion Glover

Art

History

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" 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. "

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Trying

Dance

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Process

" Movie making is such a long process, and they only use that one take, although you do it over and over about 30 times. Live theatre is that one time and one time only. "

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

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Dancing

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