National Tap Dance Day 2006 Glover, Savion performer Social Event 2006-05-25 Savion Glover acknowledges and celebrates "responsibilitors" of tap dance, producers, critic, teachers, dance artists who have contributed, in Savion Glover's view, to the tap tradition. "We are on the wood. We need people not on the wood." Pete (Greek tap shoe maker working at Capezio) The Literary Dancers Jane Goldberg Deborah Mitchell "Little Miss" Hannah Leah Dunn (11 years old) Cobi Narita Carl Schlesinger Al Heyward, Delilah Jacckson Sallly Sommer Frank Owen Melba Huber Sally AnnKriegsman Hank Smith Meghan Haungs Marshall Davis Maurice Chestnut "My generation/crew was Chuck Green, Lon Chaney, Buster Brown. I would like to acknowledge them now." "Those people are here tonight, the spirits are here" said Deborah Mitchell. Jane Goldberg: "The spirits of those who have have gone before us." Performing Arts Encyclopedia http://www.loc.gov/performingarts Hill, Constance Valis: Constance Valis Hill, personal collection of tap dance materials. (). Tap Dance America http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/tda/tda-home.html Savion Glover (biography) loc.music.tdabio.98 tda IHAS 151216 loc.music.tda.1355