Melissa Daniel

​Professional Company Member
​Melissa Daniel is a tap dancer originally hailing from the DC area. She began tap dancing with Tappers with Attitude (TWA) when she was 8 years old.  She danced and performed with TWA for nine years and was a dance captain for the last two.  While with TWA, she learned from dozens of incredible choreographers as the entire repertoire was comprised of pieces set by master dancers.  Some of these include Baakari Wilder, Lane Alexander, Ayodele Casel, and Michelle Dorrance.  Melissa moved to Los Angeles for college in 2009 and danced with Sarah Reich's company, Tap Con Sabor.  She later joined Melissa Tannús’s adult company called Tap Com A Mel.  Melissa moved to the Boston area in 2020 has spent her time learning Leon Collins' routines 1, 2, and 3 from Dianne Walker. In her day job, Melissa works in litigation consulting. Her team is primarily hired by law firms to calculate damages in wage and hour class actions.