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. Since 2018, Anita has performed with District Tap, resident company of Knock On Wood Tap Studio, led by Lisa Swenton-Eppard and Baakari Wilder. With the company, 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, and others. With the company and throughout her dance career, she also performed in works set by tap 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, and others.