Richard "Swoop" Whitebear
President of DigiDanceTV
Richard “Swoop” Whitebear was born in Kansas City where he developed an extraordinary, unique, sought-after style of Choreography. He toured internationally in high school with Willie A. Smith’s Marching Cobra’s, which sparked his interest of dance as a career. He receive the name “Swoop” as a back-up dancer for MC Hammer.
Throughout his career he and has Choreographed music videos for the likes of Aaliyah’s “Try Again.” which received two MTV Music Video Awards (2001), Dr. Dre in which received a Music Video Producer’s Award (1997) when he introduced the world to the “Ghetto Tango” in the music video “Been There, Done That”. He received the Hip-Hop Choreographer of The Year (Male) at the Hip-Hop Awards (2000).
He has also contributed Choreography for music videos which won nominations for Will Smith (Wild Wild West), and Backstreet Boys (Larger Than Life). Other artists that he has done Choreography for include Whitney Houston, MC Hammer, Sisqo, Limp Bizkit, Enrique Iglesias, Mary J. Blige, Jessica Simpson, Master P, Mario Winans, Boys II Men, Mya, P.Diddy, Ne-Yo, Madonna, Snoop Dogg, and more.
He has also done Choreography for several Motion Pictures like Save The Last Dance, Ali, starring Will Smith, and Marci X starring Damon Wayans and Lisa Kudrow, and has appeared in 13 Going on 30, Austin Powers: Gold Member starring Mike Myers and Beyonce Knowles and You Got Served staring B2K. His credits also include national commercials for Pepsi, Visa, Adidas, and Burger King, and Nike.
As Swoop continues to Choreograph, appear, and direct music videos, tours, commercials, and motion pictures, his sphere of Choreography is expanding into more independent projects. He is the creator of the New Hip-Fitness craze called BOOGALOO, an interactive, aerobic, Hip-Fitness activity which incorporates today’s coolest Hip-Hop dances into fun, easy-to-learn physical activities created for young people to maintain good health and physical activity.
Credits:
Stomp The Yard 2007, Snoop Dogg: Boss’n Up 2005, 13 Going On 30 2004, You Got Served 2004, Marcy X 2003, Hip Hop Get Down 2003, Tiana 2001, Save The Last Dance 2001, Jericho 2000, MC Hammer: Dr. Dre: Been There, Done That 1996, Here Comes The Hammer 1991,
Performances: Cece Peniston- Gay Pride performance- 2018, Backstreet Boys- China performance- 2016, Snoop Dogg- @Honda Stage iheart radio 2015, Snoop Dogg- @Levis Bush Grammy 2015, Michael Jackson feat. Usher- iheart Music Awards- Love Never Felt So Good- 2014, Michael Jackson- Billboard awards- Slave to the Rhythm- 2014, Michael Jackson feat. Justin Timberlake’s- Love Never Felt So Good- 2014, Seth Rogen’s- This Is the end – 2013, Madonna’s MDNA Tour- Give me all your Luvin & Celebration- 2012, Michael Jackson’s- This is it – 2009, JLO’s- performance/tour- MUZ tv Russia- 2008