Tabitha Dumo

Tabitha D'umo is an American choreographer, dancer, creative director, and entrepreneur who, alongside Napoleon D'umo, brought narrative-centered hip-hop choreography to mass television and large-scale live entertainment. The professional partnership between Tabitha and Napoleon began while they were students at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where they built experience in commercial, industrial and teaching contexts before relocating to Los Angeles. In 2005, they established Nappytabs as a dancewear brand; the name later became their shared professional identity for choreography and production work.

D'umo and Napoleon's choreographic approach combined hip-hop vocabulary with character, dramatic premise and emotionally legible partnering—an approach widely associated with the term "lyrical hip-hop." This style proved particularly effective for television, where they could design dances for camera coverage, rapidly changing casts and compressed rehearsal cycles while maintaining clear narrative arcs.

Their television presence expanded significantly in 2008 when they joined *America's Best Dance Crew* as supervising choreographers and executive producers, and *So You Think You Can Dance* as resident choreographers. Their work on *So You Think You Can Dance*, including the routine "Outta Your Mind," earned them the Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography in 2011, with a second Emmy win in 2014. They received additional nominations in 2009 and 2013.

Beyond television, Nappytabs' credits span concert direction, award shows, films and major live productions. By 2022, they were working on the Grammy Awards as part of the producing team—a role reflecting a career that expanded from creating individual routines to directing and producing entire broadcast programs. Their current professional portfolio identifies them as producers and directors as well as choreographers.