The Royal Ballet School London – Teaching
January 2020Peter is currently teaching across three courses at the Royal Ballet School. He is giving a series of lectures on Dance Psychology for Teachers of Dance to the Diploma in Dance Teaching students. He is giving a series of lectures on Performance (Dance) Psychology as part of the Healthy Dancer module taught to Year 2 students in the Upper...
Dame Darcey Bussell endorses The Dance Cure
10th February 2020 Dame Darcey Bussell endorses The Dance Cure. “Based on meticulous research, Peter has brilliantly put into words what I have felt my whole dancing life, that the power of dance can liberate and change all our lives. This book gives me hope that one day, programs using simple forms of dance, will be used every day for the...
DANCERS: 5 Ways to Improve Your Performance
Sports Psychology for Ballroom Dancers: 5 Ways to Improve Your Performance by Haley Hilton Feb 25, 2020 Ballroom dancers face a unique set of challenges when pursuing their dreams. With a hyper-focus on professional competitions, and the added complexities of managing long-term dance partner relationships, it’s difficult to reach peak potential....
Research on Music for Movement among People with Parkinson’s
Watching people with the neurodegenerative condition known as Parkinson's being transformed by dance has been one of the greatest privileges of my academic career. I have always known that dance transforms people, but to witness it from a scientific perspective truly...
Keynote Speaker Presentation: VW Brisbane – Xperience Summit
11-14th February 2020 Peter was invited to present at the Volkswagon Xperience Summit at the Royal International Convention Centre in Brisbane, Australia. A fabulous four-day event with a great line-up of experience management speakers. Dr Peter Lovatt...
Why are Australian school girls dancing during literacy?
10th February 2020 Peter visited Leah Carter, Head of English at Wilderness School in Adelaide, South Australia, to hear about a fantastic project using Movement-based learning. The project was developed by Leah with Chris Pahl, a physical ed. teacher, to look at the impact of movement on creative thinking and communication in traditionally sedentary...
Keynote Speaker Presentation: Barona – Helsinki, Finland
31st January 2020 Peter was invited to present at Barona Day 2020 in Helsinki, Finland. Barona is the leading private employment agency in Finland. It was cold outside, but the groove warmed everybody up. Dr Peter Lovatt spent over 20 years working as a...
Research on Parkinson’s Disease
One of the difficulties of studying the science of human dance is that it can be difficult to know which aspect of dance is leading to the amazing changes we see in people. In this study we reduced body movements down to finger tapping, toe tapping...
Keynote Speaker Presentations: Darlington Staff Conference
20th January 2020 Peter spent the day with Darlington Borough Council’s Children’s and Families Services as part of their staff awayday, delivering keynote sessions and workshops. Peter is pictured with Suzanne Joyner, Director of Children and Adult Services, and Martin Webster, Workforce Development...