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Cancer is scary and life should be exciting
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October 23, 2021
October 26, 2021
https://vimeo.com/638182298 In January 2021 I was diagnosed with stage 3 bowel cancer. Boom. I had surgery, and now I’m fine. […]
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Just Dance Grazia Health & Beauty
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May 29, 2021
May 29, 2021
‘Dancing is fantastic for our mood,’ says Dr Peter Lovatt, a former pro dancer turned dance psychologist and lecturer at […]
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Mental Skills for Dancers – Anxiety
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May 20, 2021
May 26, 2021
Mental Skills for Dancers – Anxiety £49 + tax Learn online, at your own pace, in your own time. […]
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Mental Skills for Dancers – Motivation
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May 19, 2021
May 26, 2021
Mental Skills for Dancers – Motivation £49 + tax Learn online, at your own pace, in your own time. […]
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Mental Skills for Dancers – Introduction
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May 19, 2021
June 29, 2021
Mental Skills for Dancers – an Introduction £49 + tax Learn online, at your own pace, in your own time. […]
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Dancing with cancer, from diagnosis to rehab
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May 10, 2021
May 10, 2021
“For what lies ahead, you need to be as fit and strong as possible”, said the doctor, after telling me […]
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Podcast
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Essential Conversations with Rabbi Rami and Dr Peter Lovatt
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April 28, 2021
May 15, 2021
Spirituality & Health. In this episode, Rabbi Rami and Dr. Lovatt discuss the universality of dancing within the human condition. […]
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Want to boost your creativity, increase your empathy, and kick stress to the curb?
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April 19, 2021
April 19, 2021
There’s a dance for that! Sprirituality & Health, a magazine which provides inspiration for conscious living, healthy diet and lifestyle, […]
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Radio
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BBC Radio Scotland – Drivetime with John Beattie
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April 8, 2021
April 8, 2021
Peter and John Beattie discussed how humans are born to dance, in response to a new report which found that […]
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Podcast
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Moments with Marianne – Can dancing empower your life?
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April 2, 2021
April 3, 2021
Peter Lovatt was interviewed by Marianne Pestana for the Podcast Moments with Marianne. The podcast explored Peter’s new book The […]
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ABC Radio Australia – Drive with Josh Szeps
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March 30, 2021
March 31, 2021
As nightclubs in Sydney re-open after a year of covid-closure, Dr Peter Lovatt (Dr Dance) was invited to speak with […]
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CBC Radio Canada – The Sunday Magazine with Piya Chattopadhyay
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March 28, 2021
March 30, 2021
Peter Lovatt’s interview with Piya Chattopadhyay, on the human need to dance, was broadcast on CBC Radio One on Sunday […]
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RTE Radio 1 – The Ray D’Arcy Show
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March 25, 2021
March 30, 2021
The man behind “The Dance Cure” Dr Peter Lovatt a psychologist who studies dance and human movement. He joined Ray […]
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Daily Mail – How to boogie your way back into each other’s arms
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March 22, 2021
March 31, 2021
Fights over the washing up. TV on separate sofas. After a year cooped up, LINDA KELSEY braved an embarrassing — […]
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Spirituality & Health – Emotions in Motion
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March 15, 2021
March 15, 2021
EMOTIONS IN MOTION Dance psychologist PETER LOVATT explains why letting the rhythm move you is a brilliant way to lift […]
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One Dance UK – The Dance Cure reviewed
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March 1, 2021
March 30, 2021
The Dance Cure by Dr Peter Lovatt, was reviewed by Jessica Lowe for the One Dance UK Magazine. Not only […]
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Montreal Gazette – Feeling stuck in lockdown? Time to dance
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February 22, 2021
March 30, 2021
Dancing is a simple way to stay active, connected and creative in the midst of this pandemic, writes Lara Antebi. […]
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Academic Publications
Latest academic research – A general procedure to measure the pacing of body movements timed to music and metronome in younger and older adults
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February 11, 2021
February 11, 2021
Rose, D., Ott, L., Guerin, S. Annett,L. E., Lovatt, P. J., & Delevoye-Turrell, Y., (2021). A general procedure to measure […]
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Vice – Dancing Is Much Better for You Than You Think
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January 29, 2021
February 16, 2021
Peter Lovatt, and his research in the psychology of dance was mentioned in an article in Vice. The article, Dancing […]
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Podcast
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Tai Asks Why – Why Do People Dance?
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January 27, 2021
February 16, 2021
Peter Lovatt was interviewed by Tai Poole for the CBC Podcast Tai Asks Why on why do people dance? The […]
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Event
Royal Academy of Dance – Health & Happiness
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January 25, 2021
February 16, 2021
Health & Happiness: Passion to Perform. Royal Academy of Dance and the London Women’s Forum. Peter was a panellist alongside […]
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The Sunday Times – Everybody Dance Now
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January 24, 2021
February 16, 2021
Peter Lovatt was interviewed by Emily Sargent for a piece in The Sunday Times STYLE magazine on how dancing can […]
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Christian Science Monitor – From snowy Yukon, a Punjabi dance warms Canadian hearts
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January 17, 2021
January 17, 2021
From snowy Yukon, a Punjabi dance warms Canadian hearts. Canadian winters can be cold and bleak, all the more so […]
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STARBENE – L’intervista Peter Lovatt il Dr Dance vi prescrive il ballo
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December 16, 2020
December 16, 2020
Peter Lovatt was interviewed by Cristina Marinoni for a Fitness feature in the Italian magazine STARBENE. Published in Starbene on […]
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The best books of 2020 chosen by booksellers
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December 7, 2020
December 7, 2020
The Dance Cure was listed in The Observer as one of the best books of 2020, as chosen by booksellers. […]
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Daily Express – Books of the Year 2020
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December 2, 2020
December 2, 2020
In Part Two of our brilliantly page-turning round-up, some of Britain’s biggest authors and stars share their favourite reads of […]
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El Mundo – La infalible receta del Dr. Dance para combatir la tristeza y la ansiedad en los tiempos del coronavirus
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November 19, 2020
November 26, 2020
Peter Lovatt was profiled by Gema Garcia Marcos for El Mundo, one of Spain’s national newspapers. Published on the 19th […]
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ABC Bienestar – Los consejos del «Doctor baile» para levantar el ánimo cada día
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November 19, 2020
November 19, 2020
Peter Lovatt was interviewed by Maria Alcaraz for ABC Bienestar. Published, in Spanish, on the 19th November 2020 Words by […]
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METRO – The scientific reason why you’re missing dancing in clubs so much
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November 19, 2020
November 19, 2020
Peter Lovatt was interviewed by Natalie Morris about the scientific reason why people are missing dancing in clubs so much […]
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Books
Books are My Bag – Author Q&A – Peter’s favourite books
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November 10, 2020
November 10, 2020
Following the shortlisting of The Dance Cure for the Books are My Bag Readers Award, Peter was interviewed by the […]
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