  | This is tap : Savion Glover finds his funk Author: Castrovilla, Selene | |
| Price: $23.28 | ||
Summary:
An illustrated biography of Savion Glover, tap dancer and choreographer, that shows how his love of music, dance, and self-expression as a young boy sets him on the path to change how people see tap dancing.
| Added Entry - Personal Name: | Freeman, Laura |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (04/01/23)
School Library Journal (00/03/23)
Booklist (02/15/23)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 02/01/2023 Anyone familiar with the world of tap knows the name Savion Glover. Castrovilla and Freeman’s energetic biography puts him on the map for the picture-book set by tracing his rhythmic path from womb to Broadway, including his first dance class at age seven, when “soul meets sole.” Percussive verses lay out his journey and triumphs, while a joyful cacophony surrounds Glover’s movements, “RIFFITY, SPIFFITY, BOMPITY, ROMPITY, / CLAP, CLAP, CLAP!” The kinetic quality of the book’s subject is just as present in Coretta Scott King Honor Book illustrator Freeman’s vibrant digital illustrations, which use swooshes, starbursts, and flurries of feet to show Glover in constant motion. Castrovilla pulls in just enough historical context for readers to understand how Glover’s unique blend of tap and hip-hop—debuted in his Tony Award-winning show Bring in ’da Noise, Bring in ’da Funk—revolutionized the dance form, exorcising tap’s roots in racist culture and resurrecting it as something gloriously new. There’s always a need for more books on male dancers, and this one—especially when read aloud—will get kids grooving to their own beats. - Copyright 2023 Booklist.
Booklist - 02/15/2023 Anyone familiar with the world of tap knows the name Savion Glover. Castrovilla and Freeman’s energetic biography puts him on the map for the picture-book set by tracing his rhythmic path from womb to Broadway, including his first dance class at age seven, when “soul meets sole.” Percussive verses lay out his journey and triumphs, while a joyful cacophony surrounds Glover’s movements, “RIFFITY, SPIFFITY, BOMPITY, ROMPITY, / CLAP, CLAP, CLAP!” The kinetic quality of the book’s subject is just as present in Coretta Scott King Honor Book illustrator Freeman’s vibrant digital illustrations, which use swooshes, starbursts, and flurries of feet to show Glover in constant motion. Castrovilla pulls in just enough historical context for readers to understand how Glover’s unique blend of tap and hip-hop—debuted in his Tony Award-winning show Bring in ’da Noise, Bring in ’da Funk—revolutionized the dance form, exorcising tap’s roots in racist culture and resurrecting it as something gloriously new. There’s always a need for more books on male dancers, and this one—especially when read aloud—will get kids grooving to their own beats. - Copyright 2023 Booklist.
