A veteran dancer and choreographer of more than 30 years of experience, Yaa Obeng Whitmore was one of the country’s top performers. Throughout her career, Whitmore has successfully performed on some of the world's largest stages that include the Centennial Olympic Games held in Atlanta, Georgia. She has also been a member of several NBA dance teams and appeared in a variety of music videos and television specials with some of the nation's top musical and award winning artists.

Whitmore began her professional dance career with the Atlanta Eagles of the United States Basketball League. After just one season with the Eagles, she took her first leap into the NBA, joining the Atlanta Hawks dance team. Several years later she moved to New York, where her talents led her to three different teams in the metropolitan area, including the New York City Hawks (AFL), New York Liberty (WNBA) and three stints with the New York Knicks (NBA). Whitmore also spent one season with the Philadelphia 76ers dance team. In March 2010, she performed with the 76ers dance team, for a reunion game.

Outside of the sports arena, Whitmore toured Germany with national recording artist “Ginuwine” while also appearing in three different television specials that included MTV's Road Rules and The Brain, and NBC's Showtime at the Apollo. She also appeared in Grammy Award winning and Columbia Records artists Will Smith's music video.

Whitmore held the NBA position of Entertainment Groups Manager for Bobcats Sports and Entertainment LLC. In that inaugural role, she was responsible for auditioning and managing the talent of several cheerleaders, dancers, the mascot and performing team members. This included their overall look, performance execution, budgets and payroll. She also coordinated all internal promotions within the organization and external promotions in the community. In addition to arranging all aspects of scheduling choreography, while assisting with guest choreographers. The list of performing teams included the Bobcats Dance Team, Rally Cats (Cheerleading Squad), Phat Cats (Male Dance Team) and the Bobcats/Sting youth dance team.

In 2006 Whitmore founded, Your Own Way Consulting, LLC, which specializes in providing creative solutions for the performing teams in the sports and entertainment industry. Your Own Way Consulting, LLC offers performing groups the fundamental skills and training needed to perform and excel in the sports industry. In 2007 Whitmore wrote the introspective book “The Life of an NBA Dancer, Truths Not Seen on the Court”. This book teaches a variety of skills needed for aspiring rookie and veteran performers in the sports industry.

A native of Monrovia, Liberia and Ghana, West Africa, Whitmore attended Howard University in Washington, D.C. with a concentration in Journalism. She also focused on a double minor in Business Administration and Dance Education.