CBC Radio Canada – The Sunday Magazine with Piya Chattopadhyay

Peter Lovatt's interview with Piya Chattopadhyay, on the human need to dance, was broadcast on CBC Radio One on Sunday 28th March 2021.

For more than a year now, dancing with others has been discouraged — or outright banned — in the face of the pandemic and it’s not clear when it will be allowed again. And if you feel like you are missing out as a result, you wouldn’t be alone. There are deep reasons why so many of us are longing for the chance to move and sweat with others in shared spaces again, according to psychologist Peter Lovatt. He trained as a professional dancer, and went on to study dance in academia, and he tells Piya Chattopadhyay that dancing is a fundamental human need and a way to heal ourselves and the world.

First aired 28th March 2021 on CBC Radio One.

Dr Peter Lovatt on The Sunday Magazine interviewed by Piya Chattopadyay

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Dr Peter Lovatt spent over 20 years working as a university academic. He set up the Dance Psychology Lab to understand dance and dancers from a psychological, scientific perspective. His research has been published in peer-reviewed journals and his teaching has been highly commended. Find out more about his academic life here

Peter Lovatt is an author and he has written two books: “The Dance Cure, the surprising secret to being smarter, stronger, happier” was first published by Short Books in the UK in 2020. “Dance Psychology, the science of dance and dancers” was first published in the UK in 2018. Peter has also writes commissioned articles. Find out more about his writing life here

Peter Lovatt is an international keynote speaker who delivers groovy keynotes which inspire, entertain and get minds and pulses racing. Peter has given keynote talks around the world and he has worked with organisations from different sectors, for example, in the banking, tech, creative, education, health and automotive industries. Find out more about his keynotes here

Peter Lovatt is a founding director of the Movement in Practice Academy. The Movement in Practice Academy is a specialist provider of education in the psychology of movement and dance. Movement in Practice Academy is an accredited provider of Continuing Professional Development (CPD), Continuing Education (CE) and Continuing Professional Education (CPE), providing both anytime learning and scheduled face-to-face learning opportunities. Find out more about Movement in Practice Academy here

Peter Lovatt became known as Dr Dance through his TV and media work. He first appeared as Dr Dance on the Graham Norton Show (BBC) in 2008 and Dr Dance has since made over 1000 appearances across all major UK TV and radio networks, in magazines and newspapers and on stage. Dr Dance has made several stage shows, including “Dance Dr Dance” (2010), “INSPIRED Psychology Danced” (2011) and “Boogie on the Brain” (2018). Find out more about Dr Dance here

Peter Lovatt lives on the beautiful north Norfolk coast with his partner and their two sons.

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Peter Lovatt

Former professional dancer turned academic psychologist, Dr Peter Lovatt is Dr Dance. His mission is to improve lives through movement and dance. He is the author of THE DANCE CURE: THE SURPRISING SCIENCE TO BEING SMARTER, STRONGER, HAPPIER. He set up the world's first Dance Psychology Lab in 2008 and wrote the definitive DANCE PSYCHOLOGY book in 2018. Peter Lovatt is the director of Dr Dance Presents Ltd. and the MOVEMENT IN PRACTICE ACADEMY. He teaches Dance Psychology at the Royal Ballet School in London.

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