For more than two decades, Napoleon and Tabitha Dumo—collectively known as Nappytabs—have helped shape live entertainment through choreography, creative direction, producing, and directing.
They first gained recognition as choreographers, earning four Emmy nominations and two wins before expanding into producing and directing, with additional Emmy nominations for Outstanding Variety Special, including their work on the Grammy Awards. Most recently, they earned an Emmy for Disney’s Holiday Special.
Their Executive Producer credits include World of Dance and the championship season of America’s Best Dance Crew. As Co-Executive Producers, their credits span the Grammy Awards, MTV Movie Awards, Dancing With Myself, Mobbed, Boy Band, and Taraji’s White Hot Holidays.
Their creative direction has brought performances to some of entertainment’s biggest stages, including Super Bowl Halftime Shows with Jennifer Lopez and Madonna, the Academy Awards, and the Grammy Awards. Their television work also spans American Idol, America’s Got Talent, So You Think You Can Dance, Dancing with the Stars, and the MTV Video Music Awards, American Music Awards, and Billboard Music Awards. Their choreography for Ed Sheeran’s “Don’t” earned a 2015 VMA nomination.
Beyond television, they have collaborated with artists including Jennifer Lopez, Beyoncé, Madonna, Céline Dion, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Ed Sheeran, Camila Cabello, J Balvin, Benson Boone, Anderson .Paak, Ella Langley, Lainey Wilson, Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood, Halsey, 50 Cent, Pitbull, Flo Rida, and Cynthia Erivo.
Blending storytelling, scale, and spectacle, Nappytabs continue to expand the possibilities of live performance—on stage, on screen, and around the world.