The Dance Cure with Dr. Peter Lovatt

Moments with Marianne

Can dancing empower your life? Dancing isn’t just good exercise. Surrendering yourself to the beat can have a far-reaching impact on all areas of your life - it can help you communicate better, to think more creatively, and can be a powerful catalyst for change
Tune in for #MomentswithMarianne show with special guest Dr. Peter Lovatt as we discuss his new #book The Dance Cure: The Surprising Science to Being Smarter, Stronger, Happier.
Dr. Peter Lovatt is an academic psychologist who specializes in the study of movement and dance. Before training as a psychologist, Peter was a professional dancer. Peter trained in dance and musical theatre at the Guildford School of Acting before becoming a professional dancer. After taking degrees in Psychology and English (BSc), Neural Computation (MSc) and Experimental Cognitive Psychology (PhD) Peter found himself in the Faculty of English at Cambridge University, where he studied how the brain processes language. While he was at Cambridge he had the idea to apply his scientific knowledge of the brain and human behavior to his love of dance. He set up the Dance Psychology Lab to study the science of dance and dancers, and he currently teaches Dance Psychology to dance students, and to students of dance teaching, at the Royal Ballet School in London. https://www.peterlovatt.com