Doctor Dance

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I loved being a keynote speaker, creating unexpected, memorable experiences in conference centres around the world.

And it’s lovely when a client, from several years ago, remembers the impact you created and takes the time to create a post about it.

Thank you for inviting me to be part of your event.

I now spend my time running the Doctor Dance Academy, helping people to learn about Dance Psychology, and apply it their own professional worlds, whether that’s in dance, education, healthcare or dentistry.

Imagine yourself dancing alone.

Now imagine yourself dancing with another person.

How much of the way you move comes from you, and how much emerges between you and the other person?

Today, I’m launching a new Doctor Dance Academy series: A Dose of Dance Psychology.

Each Dose will begin with a very short movement. I’ll invite you to learn a short sequence, use it in a simple real-world experiment and notice what happens.

We’ll then explore the published psychological research that helps us understand the experience.

In our first Dose, you’ll:
learn a short eight-count movement;
dance it by yourself;
dance it again with another person;
notice whether their presence changes the way you move.

The accompanying research comes from Carlson, Burger and Toiviainen, who used motion capture to study adults dancing alone and with different partners.

Their findings suggest that our movements can change in the presence of another dancer, and that some changes may be particular to the unique combination of two people.

You don’t need any dance experience. You can perform the movement seated or standing and make it as small or expansive as feels right for you.

TRY A DOSE OF DANCE PSYCHOLOGY
https://academy.doctordance.com/how-do-other-people-move-you/

I hope you enjoy moving, experimenting and discovering the psychology behind the dance.
Peter

The Introduction to Dance Psychology course is about the theory and practice of Dance Psychology.

Alongside teaching on the course, and undergoing treatment for cancer, I’ve been developing some dance- and psychology-informed cancer resources.

I’ve been building up the Doctor Dance Cancer Hub as a place to keep track of research studies on dance and cancer.

I’ve also been working on the Doctor Dance Cancer Program. This is made up of 8 very short dances to help people get moving. As part of my cancer journey I’ve found that some days I just need to move for a few minutes in between bouts of physical exhaustion and emotional overwhelm.

We talk about both the evidence behind, and the practical application of, dance psychology in real world settings in the Introduction to Dance Psychology Course.

If you’re interested in the course, the next cohort starts on 22nd September. The course fee is £499.

Enrolment is now open.

See link to the Doctor Dance Academy in the bio.