Marissa Camper

Background

About Marissa Camper

Marissa Camper, originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, aims to ignite a passion for dance in today’s youth and pass her love for the art form on to the next generation. Before attending college, she performed with The Lady Hoofers Youth Ensemble and Uniting Colleges Through Tap while taking part in a teaching apprenticeship at Addicted 2 Dance. Marissa also participated in the 2018 University of the Arts Summer Institute, to which she was awarded a scholarship. While studying at Muhlenberg College, she had the honor of training under Shelley Oliver, a founding member of Manhattan Tap. In addition, Marissa attended the Jazz Philadelphia Summit and the Association of Arts Administration Educators Conference. She enriched her collegiate discoveries by performing with The Lady Hoofers Tap Ensemble as an Apprentice dancer. Marissa's performance credits include the Chicago Human Rhythm Project,"The Tapcracker"'18 and '19, Tap Ties National Tap Dance Day, and Muhlenberg mainstage productions. She has attended tap festivals around the country, including The Big Apple Tap Festival (NYC), Rhythm World (Chicago), Tap Ties Festival (Allentown, PA), So Flo Tap Festival (Lake Worth, FL), the Third Coast Rhythm Project (Austin, TX,) and most recently the Art Beat Tap Festival (Austin, TX.) Marissa has performed numerous pieces of traditional choreography, such as Buster Brown’s “Laura,” “Fascinatin’ Rhythm,” Dianne Walker’s “Cute,” The Cookie Cook Soft Shoe, Bill Robinson’s “Doin The New Low Down,” and the Eddie Brown BS Chrous. She is fortunate to have had the opportunity to share the stage with Jill Kenney, who is on faculty at Broadway Dance Center in New York City. Marissa taught at studios in Pennsylvania until her move in 2020. She earned her A.A. in Business Administration from Indian River State College. Marissa is pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing at Florida Atlantic University while teaching and assisting in front desk duties at That’s Dancing. In the summer of 2024, she partook in a choreographic residency with Dianne Walker at The North Carolina Rhythm Tap Festival. She also expanded her training outside of the United States and took class with master teacher Sarah Reich in Florence, Italy. In the coming years, Marissa plans to explore the role of Marketing in the arts while continuing to perform, teach, and choreograph in South Florida.