Anita Flejter

“My background: corporate lawyer for 7 years, college professor for the last 25 years. I have known Anita for four years as a student at Ultimate Tango in Medford, MA (the Argentine Tango studio she co-owns and runs with her husband), and so have seen her as a teacher, as the manager of a small business, and as the organizer and manager of all kinds of tango events, large and small, both in person and online. In my work I have encountered many intelligent, ambitious, well-organized, and hard-working people, and Anita is all of those things; but what makes her stand out in that host is the combination of qualities and abilities she brings to the table: both creativity and meticulous, conscientious attention to detail; both toughness and sensitivity; both analytic and emotional intelligence; both high energy and calmness. Acutely perceptive, fearless, and extremely practical and flexible, she is very good at working productively with a wide range of people in both every-day situations and high-pressure circumstances. All of this makes her a great teacher and more generally a formidable problem-solver. What she did in the face of Covid – which shut down their livelihood overnight – was nothing short of fantastic. Within two weeks their previously entirely in-person studio was up and running online, offering a variety of group classes and private classes both live and recorded, and for the whole of the shut-down they continued to innovate, to refine and expand those offerings. Anita is always thinking – always thinking about how to do something new, or do something better than it’s been done before – and she is excellent at identifying and mobilizing resources to get the job done.”

“Although your education is in art, art history, and art restoration, your creativity, marketing, organizational, and promotional abilities are highly pronounced. I was very excited to be interviewed for your “Secrets of Tango” project. I was not fully aware of the depth and overall scope of your idea, nor was I aware of its international gravity. I have been involved in the dance and it’s culture for twenty-five years. While viewing these twenty-nine professionals of tango whom you interviewed, I immediately realized that you possess an uncanny insight and depth of knowledge of the subject on which you’re working. Because of your efforts on this project, I have been contacted by individuals on every continent about my interview with you. I should have known that my interview with you was going to be all-inclusive when you sent me a 78-question questionnaire. I also didn't know it was going to be a three-hour interview. It was very thorough and complete. When my next book is published, I want you to be my marketer and publicist. Thank you for being so thorough. Batt Johnson, Author of Tango Intoxication ”