Napoleon and Tabitha Dumo also known as Nappytabs, are a husband and wife choreographer team, often credited with developing a new style of hip-hop dance called lyrical hip-hop. They have been working together in the dance industry since 1996 and are best known for their choreography on the TV show, So You Think You Can Dance. They were subsequently nominated for a 2009 Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography for their work on season four.
Napoleon and Tabitha grew up on opposite coasts and did not meet each other until the early 1990s as students of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. They started their dance career together in college, teaching hip-hop classes and choreographing industrial musicals for large corporations. They moved to Los Angeles in 1999 and began back-up dancing for musical artists, teaching at dance studios/conventions, and choreographing for professional sports dance teams. Their career quickly advanced into choreographing movies, television shows, and concerts. They became supervising choreographers on America's Best Dance Crew and choreographers on TLC's wedding dance show, Rock the Reception as well as FOX's So You Think You Can Dance.
Later in their career, Napoleon and Tabitha began providing creative direction in addition to choreography for tours and live events. This career move enabled them to work with Christina Aguilera, Celine Dion, Kanye West, and Ricky Martin. In 2010, they directed the Jabbawockeez's MUS.I.C. show which premiered at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. They also choreographed three different productions of Cirque Du Soleil, two of which included guest performances on Dancing with the Stars and America's Got Talent. In addition to their choreography credits, Napoleon and Tabitha own an urban dancewear company also called Nappytabs.
Aside from their work in choreography, Tabitha and Napoleon spend a lot of time teaching hip-hop dance classes domestically and internationally at both dance studios and on the convention circuit. They have been faculty members at the Edge Performing Arts Center since 1999 and Monsters of Hip Hop dance convention since 2003. They continue to travel all over the country to teach, direct, and/or choreograph for television and stage shows.