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Anita Samek is a tap dancer, teacher, and enthusiast born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. She holds her Bachelors of Arts in Dance from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Anita has studied with tap artists from around the world including Jason Samuels-Smith, Savion Glover, Dianne Walker, Michelle Dorrance, Andrew Nemr, Brill Barrett, Anthony Morigerato, Mike Minery, Hilary-Marie, and others. From 2018-2023, Anita performed with District Tap, resident company of Knock On Wood Tap Studio, led by Lisa Swenton-Eppard and Baakari Wilder. Currently, Anita is the President of Tap51, a tap dance collective based in Washington, DC. Throughout her dance career, Anita has performed in, passed on and studied historical repertoire deriving from dancers such as Eddie Brown, Leon Collins, Buster Brown, Bill Robinson, Sandman Sims, Gene Kelly, Harold Cromer, and others. She also performed in works set by dance artists including Peter Pucci of Pilobolus, Caleb Teicher of Dorrance Dance, Baakari Wilder of Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk, Justin Lewis of The JaM Project and World of Dance, and others. Anita has performed at a variety of venues including the Kennedy Center, Dance Place, Atlas Performing Arts Center, the Nationals baseball stadium, Smithsonian museums, Baltimore Theater Project, DC Tap Fest, Cherry Blossom Festival, and others.

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