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Trivia

Made his Broadway debut as the title character in "The Tap Dance Kid" when he was 12 years old.

He was one of the youngest males to be nominated for a Tony Award for his performance in "Black and Blue".

In 1991 he received the Martin Luther King, Jr. Outstanding Youth Award.

He was 18 years old when he portrayed "Young Jelly" in the Broadway musical "Jelly's Last Jam" opposite Gregory Hines ("Jelly Roll Morton").

He won a Tony Award for Best Choreography 2 June 1996 for the musical he starred in and co-created with George C. Wolfe called "Bring in Da Noise, Bring in Da Funk'; Wolfe received the Tony for Best Direction of a Musical.

Before he got his first pair of tap shoes (red & white) from the Broadway show The Tap Dance Kid, he used to tap in cowboy boots.

Won Broadway's 1996 Tony Award for Best Choreographer for the musical he starred in and co-created with George C. Wolfe called "Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk'; which also brought him a Best Actor (Musical) Tony nomination. Previously, in 1989, he has been nominated as Best Actor (Musical) for "Black and Blue," which, at the age of 15, made him one of the youngest males ever to be nominated for a Tony.

Savion was trained in tap dancing by Broadway, Film and Television actor/dancer Michael Blevins, who was commissioned by Tony Winning choreographer Danny Daniels, to prepare Savion for the title role in the Broadway production of "The Tap Dance Kid".

Personal Quotes

"My style is young. Funk. I feel like it's one of my responsibilities to keep the dance alive, to keep it out there, to keep the style."

Where Are They Now

(March 2005) Beginning an 8-week, 35-city tour with his new live show, "Improvography II".

(November 2005) performing "Classical Savion" at the Irvine Barclay Theatre

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