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Aug 11, 2003 · The cause was cancer, said Yvette Glover, a longtime friend and the mother of the tap-dancer Savion Glover, who frequently described Mr. Hines as a mentor.
Published on August 8, 2003 04:00AM EDT. Photo: Showtime. Gregory Hines, universally acclaimed as the best tap dancer of his generation, and a performer who was equally at ease on Broadway, TV,...
In 1989, he created and hosted a PBS special called Gregory Hines' Tap Dance in America, which featured various tap dancers such as Savion Glover and Bunny Briggs. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] In 1990, Hines visited his idol (and Tap co-star) Sammy Davis Jr. , who was dying of throat cancer and was unable to speak.
Aug 11, 2003 · At the time of his death, Hines was engaged to Negrita Jayde. Besides his father and brother, he is survived by his daughter, Daria; son, Zach; grandson, Lucian; and stepdaughter, Jessica...
Dec 20, 2010 · Glover and his wife named their son, Chaney, after one of those greats, and Glover jokes that he would have given his son all of the names of his mentors if he could.
Savion Glover (born November 19, 1973) is an American tap dancer, actor and choreographer.
Gregory Hines (14 February 1946-9 August 2003), jazz tap dancer, singer, actor, musicians, and creator of improvised tap choreography, was born in New York City, the son of Maurice Hines Sr. and Alma Hines.
