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Hello! and welcome to my website. My name is Dr Peter Lovatt and I am a Psychologist who studies the psychology of human movement. I am the author of two books: The Dance Cure (2020) and Dance Psychology (2018). I am the co-creator of the Movement in Practice (MiP) Academy, and I deliver groovy keynotes. I am sometimes known as Dr Dance.
The Dance Cure – Dr Dance 20 Quick Dance Fixes
The Dance Cure ends with The Dance Apothecary – a fun...
Fear of Dancing TV Documentary Premieres in Canada
FEAR OF DANCING is a documentary Channel original film chronicling director...
Sitting & Dancing – Behind the scenes photo shoot of Peter Lovatt during media interview by Digby Lovatt
Peter Lovatt was photographed by Digby Lovatt during a media interview in London in August 2020. The media interview was for a news item about the dance and...
The US cover of The Dance Cure by Peter Lovatt is unveiled
The Dance Cure by Peter Lovatt is being published in the US by HarperOne, an...
Peter Lovatt is quoted in The Telegraph about the cathartic effect of dance
Dr Peter Lovatt was quoted in the Telegraph about the cathartic effect of...
THE POWER OF DANCE
A PODCAST SERIES WITH DARCEY BUSSELL, DR PETER LOVATT AND GISELLE PARKER
Join Dame Darcey Bussell and Dr Peter Lovatt in a series of conversations about The Power of Dance. Using their extensive knowledge and experience of dance we will be exploring the many benefits and attributes that dance can provide. Hosted by Giselle Parker.
Dr Peter Lovatt AKA Dr Dance
He is known as Dr Dance on TV, radio and in the media.
Dr Peter Lovatt is an author.
Peter has written two books, several invited articles, and a handful of academic papers and blogs.
The Dance Cure, the surprising secret to being smarter, stronger, happier, is published in the UK by Short Books (release date: 2nd April 2020).
Dance Psychology: The Science of Dance and Dancers, was published in 2018.
Peter has been invited to write articles on dance by the BBC, and the Wellcome Collection and has written a collection of academic research papers on dance, memory, thinking and problem solving, improvisation, language learning, neural computation and Parkinson’s disease.
DR PETER LOVATT IS DR DANCE.
Dr Peter Lovatt (Dr Dance) is a psychologist, dancer, broadcaster and author.
Dr Peter Lovatt is Dr Dance.
Dr Dance is passionate about telling the world about the amazing benefits of dance and movement. Dancing can make us smarter, stronger and happier, and even more beautiful. It’s true, science says so.
Dr Peter Lovatt is a world-class speaker.
He has shared keynote sessions with Oprah Winfrey and Barack Obama. Peter Lovatt gives Groovy keynotes!
Peter was amazing at Qualtrics Converge Europe - he brought an awesome energy to the room that got people fired up, dancing and learning at the same time. It was a great experience from start to finish and I can't wait to hear him speak (and dance) again."
- Ryan Smith, Qualtrics' CEO & Co-founder
Movement in Practice, which is the use of movement to enhance human experience in education, health and the workplace, was devised by Occupational and Systemic Therapist Lindsey Lovatt and her Dance Psychologist husband Dr Peter Lovatt.
Movement in Practice utilizes movement to enhance human experience in business, education, health and well-being.
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What Peter Does
Just a small selection of what Dr Peter Lovatt does
