Hi, I am

Yaning Hu

Meta SWE, Dancer & Music Enthusiast

Beijing 🏠 - Rice University 🦉 - SF Bay 🌁

My Journy

  • First chair Euphonium player in High School

    Childhood in Beijing

    2001-2019

    My care-free and simple life with the love of Piano at a very young age, Euphonium, Orchestra playing, and Music composition.

    I’ve been playing as the first chair of Euphonium in school orchestras for 10 years, from primary school to the end of high school.

    I also explored various music composition styles using Cubase & MIDI input back then.

    Former Performances
  • My Graduation

    Rice Owl in Houston

    2019-2022

    I graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science @ Rice University.

    To continue with my passion for music, I continued to take more courses (theory & composition) and practice piano on my own.

    I was in an unsure state of where my passion is, so I completed my learning journey in 3 years and decided to move to California and began my new journey.

    Music Composition Project

  • SF Bay Adventure

    2022-2025

    I started working at Meta as a Software Engineer, and have explored VR software product, as well as AI Infrastructures performance testing.

    I have also explored various spaces in tech, and have worked on side projects including AI product design and Unreal Engine development

    Tech Projects
  • This is the official photo taken for my beloved dance crew "MJT"

    As an Artist

    I plant the seed as an artist in my heart. I nourish it with music and dance. I water it with compositions and choreographies, until one day I can no longer move my bodies and my fingers.

    I dance and play music to heal, to communicate, and to be inspired. That is what I want to do for the rest of my life.

    Choreographies

Dance - another me

Dancing — It all begins as an escape out of ordinary.

When I started to play piano at the age of 3 and joined a symphony orchestra as an euphonium player for 10 years, stage is where I found my value.

Dance brought me back to stage after I landed in US. Same as my beloved music, it is rich in personal interpretation and self expression. Every move, hiphop or jazz, classical or modern, all starts with an attitude towards life and emotion, my own way to leave a footprint. Indeed, it’s a mirror, in which I always learn a little bit more of myself every single day.

If you’re interested, you can find more about it on my instagram, and I encourage you to try it as well.

Kaos Dance Convention

About this website

This website is about self-motivation, growth, and inspiration. You will find:

My side projects
My personal Blog & Life Journals
If you're interested, I'm more than happy to have a chat