A noted instructor and entertainer in the Pacific Northwest,Zaphara is one of the few bellydancers in the United States of Greek heritage.

She has appeared in nightclubs and has taught workshops throughout thr Northwest as well as in Florida.Zaphara has also traveled to Greece,Egypt,Turkey,Bogota,Columbia,and the United Arab Emirates to study,perform and teach Middle Eastern dance. In Cairo,Egypt,she trained with Nagua Fuad,Egypt's top dancer for the past 25 years and with Mohamoud Reda,choreographer/director of the Reda Dance Troup.

Zaphara is choreographer /director of Zaphara's Middle Eastern Dancers,who are members of the Ethnic Heritage Council of the Pacific Northwest. The group performs yearly at many festivals and fairs in the Northwest.Zaphara is a delight to have for workshops,birthdays,aniversaries,retirement parties,weddings and many other special events.