Pia Neises (USA) was born in Cologne, Germany. She studied tap dance at Woodpeckers Tap Dance Center with Brenda Bufalino and Barbara Duffy who are her greatest inspirations. She was a founding member of Susan Hebach`s “Tap Collective” and has performed with “Tap Express”. At the New York City Tap Festival 2001, she performed with the “American Tap Dance Orchestra” and Barbara Duffy & Company. Neises is a member of Brenda Bufalino`s “International Tap Dance Orchestra” and a featured dancer in Tom Marek`s "Funked Up! The New Power of Tap".