Glover's great-grandfather on his mother's side, Dick Lundy, was a shortstop in the Negro leagues.

[1] His grandmother, Anna Lundy Lewis, was the minister of music at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey.

She played for Whitney Houston when she was singing in the gospel choir, and was the one who first noticed Savion's musical talent.

He finished his dance with a famous Coles move: a backflip into a split from standing position, then getting up without using one's hands.

Many legendary tappers taught Glover such as LeTang, the Hines brothers, Jimmy Slyde, Dianne Walker, Chuck Green, Lon Chaney (Isaiah Chaneyfield), Honi Coles, Sammy Davis Jr., Buster Brown, Howard Sims, and Arthur Duncan.

He dances hard and loud in every step, and teaches his students how to "hit," a term related to one's ability to express oneself, complete a tap sequence, or say something.

He is able to live in that state of joy and not compromise his emotional complexity like the earlier tap dancers had to," says George C.

The New York Times claimed it was a traditional story to give children a dream to look forward to, but was not anything exceptional.

Glover played the role of "Young Jelly",[7] and was nominated for the Drama Desk Award as Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical.

He was nominated for the Tony Award, Actor in a Musical for his roles as Lil' Dahlin' and 'da Beat and for Choreography.

[1][16] "Mr. Glover meticulously and respectfully demonstrates the techniques made famous by each, then blends them all into an exultant stylistic brew that belongs to no one but him.