Dr. Peter Lovatt

Dr. Peter Lovatt is a Dance Psychologist. His breakthrough moment came when he combined his fascination with psychology and neuroscience with his passion for dance. He spent over twenty years as an academic in British universities researching the relationship between the body and the mind. He set up the first Dance Psychology Lab in 2008, from where he studied how movement changes the way people think and solve problems, how it changes social interaction and increases pro-social behaviour, and how movement changes people's feelings. He found that when you move, you improve. Movement enhances human experience. He is the author of two books, The Dance Cure (2020) and Dance Psychology (2018). Dr Lovatt is a co-creator of Movement in Practice (MiP), a technique for using movement to enhance the human experience in business, education, health and social care. Dr Peter Lovatt is a world-class speaker who delivers groovy keynotes. Speaking about movement, and its impact on our relationships, thinking and emotions, Peter has shared keynote sessions with Oprah Winfrey, Barack Obama, Geena Davis, Steve "The Woz" Wozniak, Sir Richard Branson, Lin-Manuel Miranda and others. Dr. Peter Lovatt takes you on a thought-provoking and entertaining exploration of the psychology of movement and how it affects uniquely human skills such as creativity and divergent thinking, skills that are important in education, healthcare and the workplace. Peter developed and teaches two courses on Dance Psychology at the Royal Ballet School in London. Peter is sometimes known as Dr Dance.