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‘Dancing is fantastic for our mood,’ says Dr Peter Lovatt, a former pro dancer turned dance psychologist and lecturer at The Royal Ballet School. ‘When we dance, happy hormones like dopamine kick in, which make us feel instantly...
Dancing with cancer, from diagnosis to rehab
“For what lies ahead, you need to be as fit and strong as possible”, said the doctor, after telling me I had a malignant tumour. Being diagnosed with stage 3 cancer was a shock. Receiving the diagnosis during a national lockdown was terrifying. I was a wreck, both physically and...
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There's a dance for that! Sprirituality & Health, a magazine which provides inspiration for conscious living, healthy diet and lifestyle, social action, spiritual wisdom, and sustainability, sent Andrea Perkins to interview Peter Lovatt for a feature on The Dance...
Daily Mail – How to boogie your way back into each other’s arms
Fights over the washing up. TV on separate sofas. After a year cooped up, LINDA KELSEY braved an embarrassing — but surprisingly effective — way of banishing the bitterness. She enrolled on The Dance Cure Programme with Dr Peter Lovatt (Dr Dance) Published in The Daily Mail on 22nd March 2021. In...
Spirituality & Health – Emotions in Motion
EMOTIONS IN MOTION Dance psychologist PETER LOVATT explains why letting the rhythm move you is a brilliant way to lift your mood. Excerpted from THE DANCE CURE by Peter Lovatt, reprinted with permission by HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. Copyright 2021. Published in...
One Dance UK – The Dance Cure reviewed
The Dance Cure by Dr Peter Lovatt, was reviewed by Jessica Lowe for the One Dance UK Magazine. Not only does this gift the reader with a sense of having been emphatically vindicated for the emotions that we feel when we move, but as we leap, macarena, tango, box-step and grapevine our way...
Montreal Gazette – Feeling stuck in lockdown? Time to dance
Dancing is a simple way to stay active, connected and creative in the midst of this pandemic, writes Lara Antebi. Dr Peter Lovatt's work on the Psychology of Dance is cited. Published in the Montreal Gazette 22nd February...
Vice – Dancing Is Much Better for You Than You Think
Peter Lovatt, and his research in the psychology of dance was mentioned in an article in Vice. The article, Dancing Is Much Better for You Than You Think, was written by Arkasha Keysers We sat down too...
The Sunday Times – Everybody Dance Now
Peter Lovatt was interviewed by Emily Sargent for a piece in The Sunday Times STYLE magazine on how dancing can be fantastic for people's mood Everybody dance now! Flinging yourself around your living room is set to be...