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Doctor Dance Academy

For more information, visit the Doctor Dance Academy website:

Doctor Dance Academy Website

Flagship Program: Moving Bodies, Moving Minds

This is our signature cross-organisational training program designed for HR, L&D, and People & Culture teams.

  • Interactive, movement-based learning sessions
  • Online and in-person delivery options
  • Multi-session formats or one-off workshops
  • Access to the Doctor Dance Resource Catalogue
  • Certificate of Participation

We also offer private, fully customised training for organisations that want something bespoke.

Training Modules Aligned with the Keynote Experience

Each module is rooted in a section of the keynote and offers deeper, hands-on training for HR leaders to turn inspiration into implementation.

1

Thinking & Problem Solving

Training Focus: Cognitive flexibility through movement

Link to Online Course: Thinking & Problem Solving

You’ll learn:

  • How different movement styles influence convergent and divergent thinking
  • Exercises to stimulate creative and analytical thinking in teams

2

Social Interaction and Team Dynamics

Training Focus: Movement and interpersonal interaction

Link to Online Course: Social Interaction and Team Dynamics

You’ll learn:

  • How synchronous movement builds trust, empathy, and collaboration
  • Group activities to embed social bonding into team routines

3

Emotion and Emotional Intelligence

Training Focus: Emotional regulation and expression through movement

Link to Online Course: Emotion and Emotional Intelligence

You’ll learn:

  • The link between physical movement and emotional states
  • Practices to support mental wellbeing and emotional awareness in the workplace

4

Physical Health, Hormones, and Movement

Training Focus: The biological foundations of behaviour

Link to Online Course: Physical Health, Hormones, and Movement

You’ll learn:

  • How physical states (e.g., hormone levels, heart health) influence mood, cognition, and performance
  • Ways to encourage daily movement for health, productivity, and morale

5

Overcoming Professional Challenges

Training Focus: Movement and mindset shifts

Link to Online Course: Overcoming Professional Challenges

You’ll learn:

  • How embodied learning helps overcome self-doubt and imposter syndrome
  • Movement-based techniques for confidence and adaptability

6

Cancer, Trauma, and Resilience

Training Focus: Processing life events through movement

Link to Online Course: Cancer, Trauma, and Resilience

You’ll learn:

  • How movement supports emotional recovery and post-traumatic growth
  • Resources to help employees cope with extreme stress and uncertainty

7

What is the Psychology of Dance?

Training Focus: Understanding human behaviour through a scientific lens

Link to Online Course: What is the Psychology of Dance?

You’ll learn:

  • How dance psychology reveals insights into motivation, connection, and resilience
  • Tools to apply movement psychology in workplace learning & development

8

Dance and Parkinson’s Disease

Training Focus: The neuroscience of movement and neuroplasticity

Link to Online Course: Dance and Parkinson’s Disease

You’ll learn:

  • The science linking dance and neurological health
  • How movement-based approaches can be adapted for neurodiverse teams
  • Access to practical movement resources

The Doctor Dance Academy draws on Dr Lovatt’s 27 years experience in teaching and research posts at the University of Cambridge and other leading institutions. He has also designed and run courses for Dance Masterclass and the prestigious Royal Ballet School in London. During this time Dr Lovatt taught at all levels, working closely with students from undergraduate through to master’s and doctoral level.

Get in touch

All Doctor Dance training programmes and online courses are delivered through the Doctor Dance Academy. Visit the Academy to explore programmes, access online courses, and learn how movement psychology can be embedded into organisational learning.
Doctor Dance Academy Website

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