Teaching

MiP Academy launches new Tutorial Programme in the Psychology of Movement

The Movement in Practice (MiP) Academy is a specialist provider of education in the psychology of movement and dance. Take a deep dive into the Psychology of Movement with the Movement in Practice (MiP) Academy by enrolling on this 8 week tutorial programme. Working at Level 7 (that’s...

MiP Academy launches new online course in Dance Psychology

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 did the Royal Academy of Dance ask Dr Dance?

Peter was interviewed by the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) for a special members feature. Here are the RAD’s questions, and Peter’s answers.What would you say are the long-term psychological effects of dance?Engaging with dance can lead to a range of positive long-term psychological effects. We know from the scientific literature that...

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...

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...