hot646 Cat Glover, Who Danced With Prince, Dies at 62

Updated:2024-09-27 14:33    Views:183

Cat Glover, a dancer and choreographer for Prince who added a frenetic flair to the artist’s late 1980s ensembles, and who danced onstage with him during his “Sign o’ the Times” tourhot646, has died at her home in Los Angeles. She was 62.

Her death was confirmed by Hayley Drinkall, a former manager, who did not say when she died or cite a cause.

ImageA woman wearing a top hat and sunglasses smiles for a snapshot while sitting on a stoop.An image of Cat Glover that accompanied news of her death on the Official Cat Glover Facebook page, on Tuesday.Credit...via Facebook

Amid the fevered and color-saturated sets of Prince’s music videos and stage shows, Ms. Glover often appeared to break through a cloud of fog or a group of dancers with her own rhythms and energy. The grace that Prince, a perfectionist in his productions, allowed Ms. Glover was palpable in their appearances together.

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In the video for “I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man,” Ms. Glover is featured as the main character of Prince’s sonic arc as she circles him onstage, her emotions shifting between bemused and charmed.

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In the music video for the 1987 single “U Got the Look,” which Ms. Glover choreographed, a raucous club scene ends with a female dancer, who appears to be Ms. Glover, dragging Prince high up on the stage, culminating in a shot of the two standing at the same level. While she flexes her arm and Prince wails on his guitar, the pair appear herculean while backlit by smoke and fire.

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