Dave Scott

David Lee Scott Jr. (August 15, 1972 – June 16, 2025) was an American hip-hop dance teacher, choreographer and talent developer. He gained widespread success from his choreography in movies, primarily the 2004 dance film You Got Served and the 2008 dance film Step Up 2: The Streets. He was a resident choreographer on So You Think You Can Dance and The PULSE on Tour dance convention.

Early life Scott was born in Los Angeles on August 15, 1972 He started dancing as a hobby when he was 15.

As a teenager, he further developed his skills by forming his own b-boy crew and battling other crews in his neighborhood. He got his first professional dance job while in Utah by chance when he was asked to replace a dancer on a concert tour after being spotted dancing in a club. He was the choreographer and co-creator of teen R&B group Mindless Behavior.

In 2012, he co-choreographed the Ubisoft video game The Hip Hop Dance Experience with Laurieann Gibson and b-boy David "Kid David" Shreibman. As of May 2013, he was a mentor/judge on Danceamatic.com, a website that hosts monthly choreography competitions.

Film In 2001, Scott formed the teen R&B group B2K and served as their choreographer and stylist. With the group he went on to choreograph the movie You Got Served which featured all four singers in primary roles. In 2004, he won an American Choreography Award for Best Choreography in a Feature Film. Following the success of the movie, he released an instructional dance DVD, You Got Served:Take it to the Streets which teaches viewers how to do the dance routines featured in the film. In addition to You Got Served, he co-choreographed Step Up 2: The Streets with Jamal Sims and Nadine "Hi Hat" Ruffin. In 2008, he won a Fred and Adele Astaire Award for Best Choreography in Film.

Scott also choreographed the movies Fresh, Stomp the Yard, Dance Flick, House Party 4, and Coach Carter. He choreographed the 2013 film Battle of the Year: The Dream Team Beginning with season three he was a recurring hip-hop choreographer on the show So You Think You Can Dance. and Broadway Dance Center.

Death Scott died due to organ failure at a hospital in Las Vegas, on June 16, 2025, at the age of 52.