Current:Home > Contact'Electrifying:' Prince dancer, choreographer Cat Glover dead at 62 -Mastery Money Tools
'Electrifying:' Prince dancer, choreographer Cat Glover dead at 62
View
Date:2025-04-21 00:56:50
Cat Glover, a talented artist who once danced and choreographed for the late singer Prince, died.
"It’s with great sadness that we formally announce the passing of Catherine Vernice Glover- AKA 'Cat,'" according to a Tuesday post made on the "Official Cat Glover" Facebook page.
"Please allow her children, family and friends privacy at this difficult time," the post reads, adding that a further statement will be released "in due course."
The details surrounding Glover's death were not immediately available. Funeral services for Glover, who died in September, will be announced in the coming days. The 62-year-old was found unresponsive in her Los Angeles home, according to reporting by the Chicago Sun Times.
"Dance with the Angels, we love you," the post said.
Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.
Who was Cat Glover?
Glover skyrocketed to fame in the late 1980s after one groovy encounter with Prince at a club. He asked her to dance with him to "Simply Irresistible" by Robert Palmer.
"I was wearing cowboy boots and a pair of Levi's jeans. He reached to hold my hands while we were dancing, but, I had leather gloves on, so, I couldn't feel anything, Glover shared in a 2013 blog interview. "He started doing dance steps and I started doing them; whatever he did, I did. I think he noticed that, so, he started doing them more and I started doing them more."
That was the night, according to Glover, that "it all started."
She worked closely with Prince after, singing, dancing and choreographing for various projections including the 1987 “Sign o’ the Times” tour and concert film and the 1988 “Lovesexy” tour, the Sun Times reported. Glover also coined the "Cat Scat," a dance move that made its debut on “Star Search” in 1986, according to the Sun Times.
Internet gives flowers, mourns loss of Cat Glover
Tributes for Glover poured in after the news broke, with many Prince fans taking to social media to reminisce and give the multi-hyphenate her flowers after a prosperous career.
Paisley Park, one of Prince's former estates, made a tribute post for Glover last week, writing on social media that she would be "truly missed."
"Today we honor the life and legacy of the incredible Cat Glover, who graced the stage as one of Prince’s most electrifying dancers. A true artist in every sense, Cat lived life to the fullest and loved with all her heart," according to the statement. "She brought joy, energy, and passion to everything she touched, and her spirit will live on through the music, memories, and love she shared with the world."
veryGood! (86294)
Related
- Federal Spending Freeze Could Have Widespread Impact on Environment, Emergency Management
- All Of You Will Love John Legend and Chrissy Teigen’s 2023 Oscars Night Out
- YouTube Is Banning All Content That Spreads Vaccine Misinformation
- Oscars 2023: Everything You Didn't See on TV
- Where will Elmo go? HBO moves away from 'Sesame Street'
- 3 Former U.S. Intelligence Operatives Admit Hacking For United Arab Emirates
- Mary Quant, miniskirt pioneer and queen of Swinging '60s, dies at age 93
- Renowned mountain climber Noel Hanna dies descending from peak of Nepal's treacherous Annapurna
- Could your smelly farts help science?
- Leaked Pentagon docs show rift between U.S. and U.N. over Ukraine
Ranking
- Louvre will undergo expansion and restoration project, Macron says
- Sister Wives' Christine Brown Says Incredible Boyfriend David Woolley Treats Her Like a Queen
- These Oscars 2023 Behind-the-Scenes Photos of Rihanna, Ke Huy Quan and More Deserve an Award
- Spanish athlete emerges from cave after spending really amazing 500 days underground
- 2 killed, 3 injured in shooting at makeshift club in Houston
- Is The Future Of The Internet In The Metaverse?
- A cyberattack paralyzed every gas station in Iran
- Olivia Wilde Looks Darling in a Leather Bra at Vanity Fair Oscars 2023 Party
Recommendation
Stamford Road collision sends motorcyclist flying; driver arrested
How the 'Stop the Steal' movement outwitted Facebook ahead of the Jan. 6 insurrection
Emily Ratajkowski's See-Through Oscar Night Dress Is Her Riskiest Look Yet
Halle Bailey Proves She's a Disney Princess in Jaw-Dropping Oscars 2023 Gown
'No Good Deed': Who's the killer in the Netflix comedy? And will there be a Season 2?
The DOJ Says A Data Mining Company Fabricated Medical Diagnoses To Make Money
Poland prohibits food imports from Ukraine to soothe farmers
The DOJ Says A Data Mining Company Fabricated Medical Diagnoses To Make Money