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Zafirah first studied Persian and Egyptian dance with Medea Madhavi in 1994 and from there left to work in India where she was introduced to Kathak dance in Calcutta and was taught Rajasthani moves (similar to Persian) by village women in the Great Tar Desert.
Preferring the desert tradition of "feeling the music" rather than the strict discipline of classical Indian dance she was re-introduced to Arab dance by Bedouin women in the Sinai and then again in Jordan. Having a taste for this feminine dance and beautiful music she went on to learn exuberant cabaret Turkish dance whilst continuing to travel and absorb styles from North Africa and the Arabian peninsula.