Bianca Alexandra Zogbi

Founder of BUDA, Bianca Alexandra Zogbi is a native to Marin. She has been dancing ever since she can remember. She loved being involved in dance throughout high school, but became more serious at College of Marin, where she received more intensive training in various styles such as ballet, modern, and jazz, performing in various dance shows as both a dancer and choreographer. This is where she fell in love with the art of hip hop.

She received her AA in Dance and was presented with an opportunity to teach at Marilyn Izdebski productions, which then became 23 Elephants, as their hip hop instructor. From there Bianca went on to expand her knowledge and experience by joining numerous dance teams in the Bay Area. She was part of Funkanometry, Live San Francisco, and even received Bachata training as a member of Inessence Dance Company and Bachata Fever Academy. She went on to join Santa Rosa’s competitive dance teams, Auxiliary and Fallout, as one of the lead female choreographers and was given the amazing opportunity to travel to South Korea to perform at the Juju Fire Festival.

At the end of 2017, Bianca was introduced to the art of Krump and instantly felt a connection to it. She traveled to meet and learn from the creators and pioneers of Krump, and had the honor of receiving the name, 'Lady Merci'. She proudly promotes female empowerment and encourages the next generation of female dancers to dance how they feel. She continues to travel, battle, and study the art of Krump to become the best she can be with the goal of ultimately passing on the knowledge to grow the movement in Marin County.

Community is important to Bianca and in 2018, she and her partner, Kyle 'Yurok' Mitchell created the dance event called Groundwork. Groundwork provides an opportunity for people from all over the Bay to come together, promoting the culture and community of all freestyle dance. There are showcases, battles, and good vibes shared by all.

Bianca is proud to serve the Marin County dance community through her program, Bianca’s Urban Dance Academy (BUDA).

Jasmine Kaiulani

Jasmine Kaiulani is a dancer/choreographer, artist and performer from O’ahu. Raised in the Bay Area, Jasmine recently graduated from Sonoma State University (SSU) with a B.A. in Theatre Arts and Dance, and was awarded the department’s Student of the Year. At the young age of three, Jasmine trained in Ballet, Tap, Hula and Tahitian with the Westlake School for the Performing Arts and Spark of Creation Studios; and quickly flourished as a dancer and competitor, performing in productions and placing in competitions. By nine, Jasmine self-taught herself Hip-Hop and once again furthered her dance resume with Afro-Brazilian and Afro-Cuban in her teens.

Jasmine has taught, created, choreographed and directed several works for the community during her young adulthood. She was titled Top 10 in the 2020 national Hip-Hop competition, KĀOS Takeover: solo division. The following year, Jasmine was granted the honor of representing SSU at the American College Dance Association Screen Dance Film Festival and earned Special Recognition for Nhan Ho Project’s Images of Dance 2021. She has since joined Groove Against the Machine; her training continues at the renowned In the Groove Studios in Oakland. With a thriving passion for dance, Jasmine continues to hold focus in Hip-Hop and Modern dance; and her purpose to share knowledge and inspire.

Jalen Hansom

Hello! My name is Jalen Hansom, I have been dancing for 15 years at the Movement Lab specializing in street styles such as Breakdancing, Hip Hop, and Freestyle, while also training in others including Locking, Popping, and House. I have extensive experience in competitive dance, including freestyles battles around the Bay Area and Socal, as well as choreography competitions like Monsters, Kaos, and PDN. I love to teach the younger generation both the foundations and history of dance, while being a mentor and leader to help guide each individual student down their own path. I’ll see you in class!

Ben Donner

Ben Donner is a Santa Rosa native who has been focusing on street style dancing for 9 years. His main focus revolve around Popping, Waving, Tutting, and Animation as well as learning basics from Locking, Tutting, and Krump. At 18, Ben became a choreographer and assistant director of a local dance team “Auxiliary Dance Team”, eventually landing gigs as a Hip Hop instructor around Sonoma County and Marin. Ben is a member of “1up Crew” from Oakland, CA and the worldwide international popping crew, “Funny Bones Crew”. He also is actively participating in freestyle and street style based competitions around the US, winning recent battles such as “TikTakTix: 20th Anniversary Popping Tournament” and “Monsters: Freestyle Battle” this year. Ben has been eager to learn many different methods of these styles in order to bring insight knowledge on how these styles have impacted Hip Hop and the world. Within his dedication to foundation, as well as innovation, Ben prides himself in sharing dance with others and support those in the journey to pursue the arts and foundations that make Hip Hop what it is.