Tap dance Gregory Hines and Savion Glover

[ButrScochMonks]

I can do that... :)

[elijahjone]

gregory heinz is my cousin



[vivavaldes]

hi



[danceroxmysox96]

My 2 favorite tappers!!! :) Megan McBride, my tap teacher, idolizes you two!!

[lamontlewis]

Dat's my nephew. I remember when he was a kid, 3 & 4 years old, living in Newark, NJ. There was little doubt he'd be an entertainer cause he was already doing it. He wasn't tap dancing though. One time I was sleeping late when he woke me up. I was angry. I burst out of my room and said, "Savion, why you have to make so much noise?" He said, "Cause I got a biiiiig mouth" I wasn't angry anymore. Now his feet are making big noise.

[littleduprey1996]

im atap dancer and mr.hines and mr.sammy davis jr are my idols im 15 ive been tapping for 13 yrs they do make it look easy but if u have rhythm its very easy

[dunnk90]

@histre101 LOL. Why yes of course. Why didn't we all see it sooner.

[tittysprinklez1985]

Gregory Hines is so dead.

[tapman1000]

We got cheated...how I wish I could see Greg and Savion trade steps today!

[Crystalom3]

LOVEEEEEEEEEEE IT!

[Efachomusic]

Yeah baby!!

[DJTheCampbell]

that sweater...

[PlayIt4MeAgainSam]

two masters of tap... brilliant to see!

[anna77418]

this is my 10th year of dance and i have always LOVED tap! you guys are amazingg!(:

[LorysFan]

briliant :)

[nightdreamer9897]

simply amazing!!!

[rfmullig]

WOW!!! what is it about our culture that immediately inspires one to say that one is better than an other. Just enjoy the art. They both give GREAT performances.

[Tashmere]

Thank you!! You understand!! You get it.

[pontecanis]

I used to see Greg as part of Hines,Hines and Dad...[holy oldness, dude]... fabulous,even as a kid...gone much too early! Savion has the torch now...

[regggiesim]

It's amazing how some one would try to compare Savion to Mr. Hines at this age. Savion is still finding his style at this age.

[LilTapsta]

i wanna know what the f*ck savion does at 00:20 to get all those sounds! like it looks like shuffles but i has no idea. hes getting 3 sounds plus a combined heal makes it 4. im just baffled

[tlingnat]

Savion just doesn't have any flair when he dances, like Gregory

[ceezybaby]

he was mad yung

[kamwrites]

Apparently you haven't seen Savion in person.

[dunnk90]

tlingnat ... you really just don't have any idea what you are talking about do you.

search YouTube for Savion Glover. Look for his performances at the White House ... in Stomp ... this is a baby Savion, working with his mentor. You won't believe your eyes or ears when you see Savion in his prime. I saw Stomp live and almost came out of my skin.

[tlingnat]

Well Friend, I gotta tell ya, I did see Savion's other videos. I just think Gregory Hines is THE MAN.

[dunnk90]

Well, I gotta agree with you that Gregory Hines is one of the best. And you do know that he said that Savion Glover is the greatest tap dancer who ever lived ... right? ;-)

[tlingnat]

Sure, he said that, but that doesn't change my opinion of who I think is better.

[Major2219]

@dunnk90

No, Sammy Davis Jr.

[KatonNeko]

Hey, dude was still young then. He hasn't found his flow yet.

[BOSSIN1]

Nicholos Brothers & Sammy Davis were the best to me...

[falsepride]

Ditto!!!

[Dantovsky]

Dois grandes tap dancers! Abraços!

[5023849465]

I miss Gregory Hines so much. He was a wonderful performer who could do it all.

[millervedra]

yea me too, it hurt when he passed.

[adamsonxxfifteen]

I hate how they make it look so easy :/

[kayceejoanne]

these are two of the best i've seen. not my personal favourites but good.

[joaodedeus1]

what are your favourites then and why?

[kayceejoanne]

gene kelly, fred astaire, ann miller and all the other great dancers of their time.. i don't have a favourite from our time beacuse i don't get impressed very easily.

[dunnk90]

@kayceejoanne You do note that all of the people you list are white people performing a black-created art form, right?

[kayceejoanne]

@dunnk90 and I also say something like "all the other dancers from their time" etc... And to be honest... I didn't know, I was just stating an opinion..

[histre101]

@dunnk90 truth be told, tap is derivative from irish step dancing.

[MrKLT1945]

@histre101 Would that be as seen in Riverdance crap, where they FINALLY admitted that the shows are faked - they use backing soundtracks tracks so you see feet performing 3 sounds ONLY but HEAR a lot more than 3! Irish dancing is a very limited, almost a one-trick pony, so no wonder Riverdance had to employ top-class international folk dancers to flesh out their shows. How many Irish slaves on the cotton fields? How many Irish dancers from HARLEM?

[DANCINGQUEENxx08]

these are the 2 best tap dancers ever! i admire them both so much :)

[10sGirl8]

these are my favorite tap dancers ever!!!!!!!

[rustupid171234]

i got to go back stage and meet Savion Glover and i got his autograph!!!!!

[Fanpire16]

you are so fricken lucky!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[adamsonxxfifteen]

I am so jealous...

[mialma999]

Unbelievable.....I had the privilege of seeing Savion perform last night 3-23 at The Joyce Theater in NYC...it was his last night doing "Solo In Time" it was absolutely awesome. Combination of Flamenco and Tap...so spiritual to me I loved it. Thanks for posting this :o)

[DANCINGQUEENxx08]

these are the 2 best tap dancers on the planet! :)

[mfgdrummer]

They need to make drum kits that you can play with your feet. Imagine the possibilities.

They could even make Thomas Pridgen obsolete!

...Well, not really, but they could get pretty damn close!

[travus1990]

have you ever heard of a show called tap dogs its really cool they have a drum kit that they play with there feet look it up they are really amazing.

[dunnk90]

@mfgdrummer -- Hey! That was the plot to Gregory Hines' movie "Tap!"

[lab42486]

challenge !!! lol

[comedykrazy]

tap is the best type of dance, I love to tap!

[crunk617]

R.I.P to Gregory Hines and much respect to Savion

[28284191]

the last move dey do is awesome....hats off to these guyz...

[LynnieLooLoo]

Awesome!!!

[halma37]

god racist much?

[iamme1600]

No god wasnt racist but he sure was:) just trying to ake a funny!

[halma37]

they are sooo unbelievable!

[schoenenTag]

correct ;-)

@ --->

copchik (vor 2 Monaten)

Gregory left us too soon, that brother could dance to the moon, but with Savion Glover, the music' ain't over, 'cause HIS feet now carry the tune.

[brainfreeze215]

Hs! I love that! That's really clever.

[Gloucesterdancer]

US niggas sure have a lot more rhythm than you ever will have - you ignorant cock!

[colinmusik]

Wanna see an awesome tap dance?... Check out "Subway tapper girl" she's in the NYC Subway with a real piano!

[missyprez]

OMG MY IDOLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[actordude9393]

was that improved?!?!????

[brainfreeze215]

sure seems like it. Those two are geniuses.

[nybigi]

these men will always be loved.

rest in peace Gregory. You are missed.

[rockystar66]

ccc razzy :)

[copchik]

Gregory left us too soon, that brother could dance to the moon, but with Savion Glover, the music' ain't over, 'cause HIS feet now carry the tune.

[Ilovetherush94]

Amen!

[ShawnByfield]

Gregory was the whole reason I started tap dancing. Love. =)

[jeannaegirl]

RIP gregory hines. savion ur AMAZING.

[betterdayz86]

wat hine does with 2 feet savion can do with 1 if u look at all the videos with them in it its always like that

[MelodyMixer]

Love them

[rmbb10]

Nice.

[JudithIN]

See Bill Robinson's stair dance in "Harlem is Heaven" 1932 (clip on youtube). Fayard Nicholas, of the fabulous Nicholas Brothers, is quoted as saying of Eleanor Powell: "I think of her as the world's greatest dancer."

[ChocoBell17]

GREGORY'S DEAD?!?!

[WinkyMcGee]

sadly, yes.

[cmiller928]

yes... he had cancer. I think Gregory, Sammy, Savion and the Nicholas brothers for their talent. The Nicholas brothers started it. Thanks!

[mrpossibilities]

Now would you say these 8th notes are slightly swung or are they completely straight?

[zignchris]

I really like both of these hoofas! May Gregory Hines r.i.p. and may God's blessings continue to cause Savion to succeed!

[dansin77]

lol nice 1 tuff guy

[dansin77]

lol listen 2 urself, wat u wer meant to say is ur gay as fuck

[WOFOYOdotorg]

These are two of (not the only) the greatest talent who ever put tap shoes on. God bless Savion and r.i.p. Gregory.

[e8m8i8l8y]

gregory is my relative and every time i see him tap it make me proud!

r.i.p gregory<3

[DdGxoxoDANCE]

thats amazing that u are related to him!!!

sorry bout the loss

[XenomeJane]

Wow! What relation?? He's been my icon since I was 7 when I first saw History of the World!

[brnoamik]

Wow! Those two boys hopping around like a couple of monkeys! :o

Very impressive, boys! :D

[kisa20]

I miss Gregory Hines!!!

[catdogman6]

Love their work

[DKkosto]

You SUX

[dncrbellapsu]

These are my two idols...really no lie. :) Love it!

[badom128]

yayyy thats my cuzzin

[bmyra]

Wow.

Just... wow.

[bboyburnarsk]

ITS ALL ABOUT GREGORY

[RichySKing]

the tap dance, one of the finer things in life.

[tapdog12]

I wish i can tap dance like that and have a tap dance between two people like they are

[tapdog12]

i agree with you man

[anassortmentofweirdo]

i dance tap but im still not the best at the toe overs.....

[54spiritedwill54]

Wicked! :D omg, they're amazing.

[balletmaniac12]

wanna b as gud as them someday in ta future!

[danseur2]

I JUST LOVE TAP DANCING!!!!! Savion glover is just so amazing as well as Gregory Hines.

[martaajoku1]

amazing

[Dancinggirl7537]

this is sweeeet

[DEBONAIRMAN]

Of course it's awesome! Savion Glover owes a great deal of greatness to Greogry Hines (RIP)..who, in turn, owed his greatness to the MAN..Sammy Davis Jjr and the Nicholas Bbrothers...some of the baddest cats EVER to lace up..

[TimeIsFlying]

this is just sooooo awesome to watch if only it was longer

[rita3465]

I'm a great tap dancer and this is awsome!! Anybody who thinks this isnt good doesnt have an apreacceatin (i dont know how to spell it) for dance

[floraspe]

It's like they are playing in a field... They are so sweet it's so obvious that they love what they are doing and they are absolutely having so much fun! :)

[realitycheck83]

rhythm tap improv = fantastic. It's not showy or flashy, it's just pure percussion... and it's amazing.

[victorious1216]

Absolutely the best!

[shano10010]

Fabuloso!

[MaryMRevis]

How FRIGGIN SWEET is this?. Two icons of tap. If only the great Sammy Davis jr could have been in this with them. Sammy, Gregory and Savion ...sweet to think of

[EutamiasChipmunk]

now THIS is tap :)

[xdementorsxkiss]

Wasn't Savion on Sesame Street for a while? I adore him. He's so cute! & he's an AWESOME tap dancer.

P.s. I only watch Sesame St. because my daughter is 3 and loves Elmo!

[NurnIrl]

Savion... "I got a new way to walk" - very cool!

[JazzyMeg]

He was!! I was a dancer when I was little and he was my FAVORITE person on Sesame Street. Still love him to this day!

[citizenrosebud]

fantastic!

[tippy007]

they are both amazing!!! and so is Jake McWilliams!!!! watching jake and hines tap is so cool. (they were buds)

[ntdttapper]

Savion rocks, and is the best tapper ever!!!!! he is my idol!!

[scootigger]

and he's mad young here!

[fedoradave]

When I saw it was Hines and Glover, I knew I had to see it. And I wasn't disappointed. These guys are just amazing! I could watch Savion Glover dance for hours.

[Twigs0wot]

He looks like he's not even trying. His feet go like mad, and the rest of his body barely moves. :D

[weakandincomplete]

Wicked! :D

[5406e]

the best tappers in the world not the best african american tappers

[lolcatiex]

omg, they're amazing.

<3

watching that just amazed me completely

i want to tap as good as them someday

[cameroonstyle84]

about whut drkangel said, gregory hines n savion glover r two of the best african american tap dancers in the world. If anyone has seen hapy feet n knows that savion glover has choregraphed some moves n this movie, i think he is for sure the gregory hines. Even if theres is only one gregory hines!!!!

[sickboy932]

Dude, those two are two of the best tap dancers in the world. Not just African-Americans.

[blargenstucken]

Actually, he didn't just "choreograph" the moves, he was motion captured so it's him tapping. Plus, he mostly improvs.

[blargenstucken]

Two of the best African American tap dancers in the world? Wow, let's just racially profile them. Why don't you just say they are two of the best tappers in the world because they are and Savion is probably the best ever. If he's the best tapper ever, he's not the best African American tapper ever.

[nytwin4life]

lol... people just don't know what to say sometimes. They are both great and I haven't seen anyone else dance like so I guess they are the best in the world.

[jl2279]

I love savion, but you obviously have never seen The Nicholas Brothers. These two are the best dancers period. EVER. IN THE WORLD. If you get a chance, look them up on here and prepare to be amazed.

[XLetThereBeRockX]

wow..that was awesome

[whosays3]

a light somewhere died when gregory hines left us

[jernet]

chills.

[xomissdanceox]

Savion Glover is my hero

[Edrice91]

Look how easy and effortless Savion does it

[Luv2Dance07]

WOW

[marioTmaggot]

they are like the nicholas brothers lite. I love it!!!

[drkdnangel]

Gregory was great and Savion still is. they aren't just the best african american tappers in the world, they are the best. Before Gregory died he said that Savion had almost gotten better than he was. i believe it.

[cchoney]

try watching this back to back with the one of fred astaire and gene kelly! both: smooth jazz versus force of energy: hines is to astaire what glover is to kelly. astaire and and hines do more with the space between the taps; where glover and kelly TAP.

[SmoothxT]

I'll always love both of them. May Savion's greatness continue and Gregory's live on.

[jsemblba]

Gregory is my Hero

[GregoryHinesLover]

Mine too!

[gekler]

The best there is...thank you.

[seldimseen]

Excellent, post -- thank you

[PREZ150]

I dont beleive Gregory Hines is gone.What great tap dancer actor .Dont rest in peace Gregory show them angels in heaven how  to tap dance.

[fatkid989]

man i miss Hines he was so awesome

[SSAngel15]

Wow those are the best african american tap dancers in the world

[zerep]

Savion before the hair!

[MusicBox1986]

Thanx 4 the footage!

R.I.P. Gregory Hines

[missmargareet]

Thanks so much! I only wish it were longer.