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flashdance
09-14-2008, 10:11 AM
Anyone who hasn't watched 'Tap' yet here's an extract. Great film :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjXl5tkmvIo

Oh and 'White Night's is another good one :)
Angel HI
09-14-2008, 02:48 PM
Had the pleasure of knowing Greg and have danced/choreographed w/ his brother Maurice, whose talents unfairly lived much in Greg's shadow. Greg's protege, Savion Glover, was also, a close friend of ours when we were in NY.
GJB
09-14-2008, 03:42 PM
I went to see if they had it at the local blockbuster but they didn't have it. Will rent it thru the online store.
mamboqueen
09-14-2008, 05:56 PM
he left us *way* too early....

(actually, both of them)
Angel HI
09-15-2008, 04:19 AM
he left us *way* too early....(actually, both of them)

:confused: Both ??
flashdance
09-15-2008, 05:11 PM
Had the pleasure of knowing Greg and have danced/choreographed w/ his brother Maurice, whose talents unfairly lived much in Greg's shadow. Greg's protege, Savion Glover, was also, a close friend of ours when we were in NY.

I'm jealous! :) I so wish Gregory was still alive, he was brilliant to watch and his personality came across on screen as a genuine/nice guy.... :)

Savion's fantastic too. Great what he has done for tap over the years...


GJB : Keep looking, it's great film, story isn't brilliant but who cares - it's the dancing that we like!

White Nights has a brilliant performance from Mikhail Baryshnikov too (especially the first 5 minute routine he does...)
LucyDiamond
09-15-2008, 05:31 PM
I had the joy of seeing Gregory and Savion in person (different occasions). They were/are both BRILLIANT!!!
Angel HI
09-16-2008, 02:33 AM
...his personality came across on screen as a genuine/nice guy.... :)

Savion's fantastic too. Great what he has done for tap over the years...

Greg was a cool guy. Perhaps, I'm biased b/c I knew him as just the guy who lived a couple of doors down, as well as the guy who was the greatest modern-day tapper. Though Sav (pronoucned 'save') didn't/doesn't have the niceness that Greg had, he always had that charisma, and yes, has done an extreme for tap today. This thread has kind of inspired me to give him a call.
GJB
09-17-2008, 08:04 PM
I'm watching 'Tap' now !
flashdance
11-26-2008, 06:03 AM
Never knew Steve Martin did tapping :eek:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=hwsPcn4381g&feature=related

:notworth:

GJB: How did you find 'Tap'?
Angel HI
11-27-2008, 03:08 AM
Never knew Steve Martin did tapping :eek:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=hwsPcn4381g&feature=related (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=hwsPcn4381g&feature=related)

Wow....who knew? Thanks for sharing.