Peter Lovatt was profiled by Gema Garcia Marcos for El Mundo, one of Spain’s national newspapers. Published on the 19th November 2020 Words by Gema Garcia Marcos. Published in El Mundo Su fama internacional le ha llevado a compartir mesa como ponente con a Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Richard Branson
Peter Lovatt was interviewed by Maria Alcaraz for ABC Bienestar. Published, in Spanish, on the 19th November 2020 Words by Maria Alcaraz. Published in ABC Bienstar Los consejos del «Doctor baile» para levantar el ánimo cada día Bailar y movernos no solo es un desestresante natural: también nos ayuda a
Peter Lovatt was interviewed by Natalie Morris about the scientific reason why people are missing dancing in clubs so much during Covid-19 restrictions. Published in the METRO on 18th November 2020 Words by Natalie Morris. Published in METRO “You can’t replicate the feeling of dancing in a club on a
Following the shortlisting of The Dance Cure for the Books are My Bag Readers Award, Peter was interviewed by the Booksellers Association about his first literary love, and his favourite books and bookshops. What book is currently in your bag (or bedside table)? I’ve got two books on the go
Peter Lovatt was interviewed by Mercedes Mila at Pineapple studios in London as part of her Spanish TV show, Scott Y Mila. The episode aired on 1st November 2020 “Scott and Milá.” The return of Mercedes Milá to television. Mercedes Milá, more liberated and wiser than ever, analyzes current events
Rose, D., Mullensiefen, D., Lovatt, P.J., & Orgs, G. (2020). The Goldsmiths Dance Sophistication Index (Gold-DSI): A Psychometric Tool to Assess Individual Differences in Dance Experience. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/aca0000340 Dance has become an important topic for research in empirical aesthetics, social and motor cognition, and
Peter Lovatt (Dr Dance) was a guest on the Breakfast Show on BBC Radio Surrey. Peter was interviewed by James Cannon and spoke about The Dance Cure and the importance of dance in everyday life. In this episode (28th October 2020 at 7.20am) Peter and James spoke about Peter’s new
Peter Lovatt (Dr Dance) was a guest on Jo Good’s marvelous radio show on BBC Radio London. Peter spoke about The Dance Cure and the importance of dance in everyday life Peter has been a regular guest on the Jo Good Show on BBC radio London since Jo and Peter
Peter was invited to speak at the Royal Ballet School graduation ceremony for the 2020 Diploma of Dance Teaching. Peter spoke alongside Mark Annear (Head of Training and Access at the Royal Ballet School), Linda Jasper, Karen Berry (Teacher Training Manager at the Royal Ballet School) and Christopher Powney (Artistic
Peter Lovatt was invited to speak at The Embodiment Conference on the 17th October 2020. Peter was interviewed by Mark Walsh on the role of movement in every aspect of our human experience – from social bonding to thinking and problem solving. Peter also discussed his new book, The Dance
Peter Lovatt was interviewed on Sunday Morning Live on BBC2 about The Happy Dance. The piece was filmed at BBC Broadcasting House on 4th October 2020. Sunday Morning Live is a topical magazine show hosted by Sean Fletcher and Sally Phillips. They take a look at the week’s talking points
Peter Lovatt was interviewed by Emelie Kazemi for the Svenska Breakare Podcast on mental well-being in breaking. Full episode in Swedish, except for Peter’s interview, which is in English. First broadcast 5th October 2020 Psykiskt välmående inom breaking Detta avsnitt handlar om positiva och negativa aspekter av breakingens inverkan på
Darcey Bussell interviewed Peter Lovatt for the October 2020 edition of Dance Gazette, published by the Royal Academy of Dance Dame Darcey Bussell is the guest editor for this issue of Dance Gazette. In this most challenging of years, it feels right that the beloved ballerina and President of the
Peter is absolutely thrilled that The Dance Cure has been shortlisted for a major book award. The Books Are My Bag Readers Awards are one of a kind. They’re the only book awards curated by bookshops and chosen by readers. Now, it’s over to you, the readers! Vote in this
Peter Lovatt was interviewed by Tanya Pearey for a two-page feature in Woman’s Weekly (6 October 2020 edition). The piece is called “Dancing your way to health” and is based on Peter’s book, The Dance Cure. Dance is a fantastic activity for improving health and wellbeing because it stimulates us
Dr Peter Lovatt was quoted extensively in an article published in The Sun newspaper about the scientific benefits of dance for our health and well-being. Peter was interviewed on camera. BOOGIE TIME IT’S official – dancing really is the best medicine, with Brits claiming it makes them feel happier and
Dr Peter Lovatt, author of The Dance Cure, has choreographed 20 micro-dances each based on his book and a Book Club Boogie, with a special ‘Bookshop Boogie’ that can be used in book clubs. Lovatt has also created a video called ‘Boogie on down to the Bookshop’ featuring The Book
Peter Lovatt was interviewed by Emelie Kazemi for the Svenska Breakare Podcast on living on breaking. Full episode in Swedish, except for Peter’s interview, which is in English. First broadcast 21st September 2020 Att leva på breaking Ett av våra längsta avsnitt men också det mest innehållsrika. Jag och Johannes
The Dance Cure ends with The Dance Apothecary – a fun dance medicine cabinet. Peter Lovatt lists the DR DANCE TOP TWENTY QUICK DANCE FIXES. The Dr Dance Top 20 Quick Dance Fixes Dance is fantastic because it brings people together socially, it changes the way people think, it helps
FEAR OF DANCING is a documentary Channel original film chronicling director Michael Allcock’s global quest to understand why he and so many others on this planet are terrified by the simple act of dancing – what science calls chorophobia. Along the way, he encounters Stephen Fry (a celebrity chorophobe) dancing
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 fitness organisation called Zumba. The piece was all about how dancing is good for reducing stress and anxiety. The interview was carried
The Dance Cure by Peter Lovatt is being published in the US by HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishing, in January 2021. Peter was delighted to receive the uncorrected proof in the post, showing the new cover. Going through the “Americanization” process of editing the text of The Dance Cure
Dr Peter Lovatt was quoted in the Telegraph about the cathartic effect of dancing. The piece, written by Summer Goodkind, was about seven ways to celebrate A-level exam success. Even if the piece missed the mood of the nation (as many students – about 40% – received algorithm-generated grades that
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Dr Peter Lovatt was interviewed about The Dance Cure for a feature in YOU magazine. The article includes some fantastic contributions from Dr Lucie Clements and Brandon Lawrence, principal dancer with the Birmingham Royal Ballet “Stuck in a rut? Love life stagnating? Need a health boost? You can dance away
Peter Lovatt was interviewed live on air by Gloria de Piero for Times Radio. The segment’s theme was “life stories and how to be happy”. Of course, DANCING was discussed as the perfect way to be happy. Peter was interviewed alongside Vanessa Donkin from The Ballet School Notting Hill. Dr
Peter Lovatt was interviewed for a feature in the July 2020 edition of the Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal. The flavour of the Q&A session was very Freudian – no talk of dreams, but Peter could have spoken for hours answering each one. Furtunatley for us, he gave succinct replies
The Movement in Practice (MiP) Academy is a specialist provider of education in the psychology of movement and dance. They created this fantastic short video to get people thinking about what’s going through a dancer’s head as they dance and perform. Dance Psychology an Introduction is an online course which
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 they explore the many benefits and attributes that dance can provide. They have spoken about the benefits of dance for physical and mental health,
Peter Lovatt was interviewed by Tanya Pearey for a feature in Woman’s Weekly (23rd June 2020 edition) for the magazine’s Health & Wellbeing section. The piece is called “Get up and groove your way to better health”. Dance is a fantastic activity for improving health and wellbeing because it stimulates
