She was a key player in the rise of the Peruvian women's national volleyball team in the 1980s.

[4][5][6] Nicknamed "La Zurda de Oro" ("The Golden Lefty"), Tait participated in three Summer Olympics with the Peru national team, finishing sixth in 1980, fourth in 1984,[5] and winning a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where she was the team captain.

[4] In 1998, Tait entered politics, becoming elected municipal councillor in Villa María del Triunfo, representing the Fujimorist party Vamos Vecino of President Alberto Fujimori.

[9] The resignation of President Alberto Fujimori led to new elections the following year in which she was reelected for the period 2001–2006.

Tait sponsored several bills approved by the Congress that expanded sports programs for both the country's most talented athletes and poor school children as well.