Monday, November 19, 2012

Dancing May Improve Teen Girls' Mental Health


Psychiatric News Alert
The Voice of the American Psychiatric Association and the Psychiatric Community


Dancing May Improve Teen Girls' Mental Health


Dancing appears to improve the mental  and physical health of adolescent girls, Swedish researchers report online this month in theArchives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine.A total of 112 girls with depressed mood, low self-worth, and/or psychosomatic symptoms participated in the study. Fifty-nine of them were randomized to a dance class twice a week for eight months. The remaining 53 received no dance class and served as controls during that period. The dance practice involved moderate to vigorous physical activity and included several different dance styles. Both groups were given a health self-rating instrument on which they described their mental and physical health at the start of the study and then again at the end of eight months. The dance group reported better health than the control group did. A significant difference between the groups remained a year after the intervention had ended.

Exercise has been found to benefit people's mental health in other ways as well. For example, the evidence is growing stronger that exercise can avert depression. See Psychiatric News
. Exercise can likewise reduce amyloid plaques, the hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, in the brains of cognitively normal individuals, including those who carry the APOE-e4 gene variant—a risk factor for Alzheimer's. See that report in Psychiatric News.

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Monday, July 02, 2012

Impossible # 2 TOP ROCK June 30th Class

Impossible # 2 June 30th Class Good Job! Tommy Vuong Bennett Kim Margo Rowder Carren Pineda Danny Neal Michael Razon Peter Gibson Carlos Pineda ... and more...

Monday, June 11, 2012

Bgirl Peppa & Jenny Kita Teach a Workshop in CSU FULLERTON

In February, Jenny and I went to teach some students at CSU FUllerton on their HIP HOP STUDY BReAK! it was fun! Song: B.O.B. Play the Guitar feat Andre 3000

Saturday, February 18, 2012

From a Student to My Students!

Hello Friend,

Welcome to my page dedicated to being a Student for Life of Hip Hop and of Dance.

It's been a super inspirational journey for me in the last 12 years to learn from so many different amazing talented dancers from NY to Los Angeles, and all over the world, Spain, Italy, France, Austria...

When I teach, I don't hold back, just like in my performances, I will show you and teach you everything I know, in small steps, and I will do my best to guide you safely so that you learn in a fun and non competitive environment.

I am truly honored to have been blessed to work with some of the best in the World, as well as learn and train with some of the best, and I hope that if you have chosen to embark on a journey as a dancer, that you will also learn from people you look up to.

"Each one Teach one"

Just know that I will always do my best to give you my undivided attention and guidance regarding anything about dance or technicalities, or stylistic aspects of my dance if you chose to learn from me.

I am So inspired by all of my students, and I thank all of you for believing me, supporting me, and looking up to me, because I learn every time I work with all of you so much about life, and this dance.


Peace and Love,
Peppa the Hot Steppa

Go Downs Get Ups - Fugees Ready or Not Break Bboy Remix Feb 02, 2012 Class!


February 02, 2012
Peppa's Breaking/Rockin Class
Go Downs Get Ups - Fugees Ready or Not Break Bboy Remix

At YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD DANCE STUDIO

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Class tonight!

Come for a fun full body work out from head to toe, starting with Peppa's own B-Girl Yoga which is inspired by her freestyle moves on the ground. You'll see how her flow routine of stretching can also be used for moves!

9pm - 10pm
@3625 Hayden ave
Culver City 90230

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Free Class today 5pm

Come take a free 30min class from me today at YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD DANCE STUDIO!
3625 HAYDEN AVENUE!

Tuesday, January 03, 2012

Lose it In the End by Mark Ronson : Peppa's Top ROckin Class



Song:" Lose it In The End" by Mark Ronson, Choreography by Bgirl Peppa. Classes weekly Thursdays 9pm at Your Neighborhood Dance studio. for more info http://breakgirl.com/bad.