- Was a prima ballerina with the San Francisco Ballet.
- In the 1970's, became the owner and ballet mistress of the Pacific Ballet Company, which would later become the Academy of Ballet, in San Francisco.
- As of 2012, is still a ballet coach to many internationally famous prima ballerinas as they prepare for their performances of classic ballets.
- Her former students include Johanna Baer, a former prima ballerina with the San Francisco Ballet, and Kyra Nichols, a former star with the New York City Ballet.
- Is of Persian descent.
- In 2013, she released her autobiography, "Reverence," which tells the story of how she worked intensely from childhood in San Francisco to be a Prima Ballerina, was mentored by star ballerinas who had been instructed by choreographers of ballets now considered classics, traveled the world over studying from the best ballet masters and mistresses that led to performing on stages on no fewer than three continents, leading to her coaching nouveau Principal ballerinas in the new millennium; thus, providing a direct link from the creators of the classics in the 19th century to today's stars.
- In 2013, she released her autobiography, "Reverence," which tells the story of how she worked intensely from childhood in San Francisco to be a Prima Ballerina, was mentored by star ballerinas who had been instructed by choreographers of ballets now considered classics, traveled the world over studying from the best ballet masters and mistresses that led to performing on stages on no fewer than three continents, leading to her coaching Principal ballerinas in the new millennium; thus, providing a direct link from the creators of the classics in the 19th century to today's stars.
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