Miss Zara has over 20 years of dance experience and knowledge. Fuelled by passion and conviction, Zara completed her Diploma in Dance Teaching and Management with Distinction in Melbourne before returning to Canberra to take on the Directorship of National Capital Ballet School in November 2010. Having originally trained in NSW, Zara studied extensively in RAD, Laurel Martyn OAM's syllabus, Cecchetti, and Christine Walsh's Australian Conservatoire of Ballet (based on the Vaganova) syllabus. She has been taught by luminaries as Jacqui Hoole, Suzanne Duffy, Dianne Parrington, Janet Karin OAM, Christine Walsh AM to name a few and to whom she attributes much of her knowledge and inspiration today. This led Zara to Canberra, where she was offered the position of Director of National Capital Ballet School. Zara had been the owner, director, and Primary to Senior teacher at National Capital Ballet School, Canberra for 10 years. Some of the many successes over the years include local, national and international ballet competitions, as well as having a number of students gain entry into prestigious schools in Australia and abroad.

Zara is an avid balletomane, inspiring as much as she is inspired, the reason for which she has sought to continue to invest in bringing out amazing guest artists to her hometown to perform alongside her student from places afield as Cuba, the US, and from Russia including the incredible Joy Womack in her school's 2017 production of The Nutcracker. Zara's focus is upon helping and guiding each dancer, regardless of level or achievement, to realise their individual potential.