This short course provides a basic introduction to: Dance Psychology, four areas of Psychology, a range of mental skills that are pertinent to dance, and an opportunity to reflect on their relevance within your dance practice.

Motivation for Dancers and Performers explores the WHY, WHAT & HOW of Motivation. Motivation forms the bedrock of any performer’s mental skills. Learning how to recognise and manage the why, what and how of motivation helps dancers perform at their highest level, from the studio to the stage.

The Move-Assure Coach Training Course, which is led by Lindsey Lovatt, takes 4 weeks to complete and includes two live 2-hour zoom sessions, 8 hours of individual Move-Assure Reflective Dance Practice, completion of Movement in Practice Stage 1 Facilitator Training and completion of the Move-Assure Reflective Dance Practice Log.

Once trained you will be registered as a Move-Assure Coach and will be eligible to use the Move-Assure Coach membership.

The Move-Assure Dance for Mental Wellbeing Programme, created and presented by Dame Darcey Bussell and Dr Peter Lovatt, consists of 60 dance sessions (each about 20 minutes long), 20 weekly wellbeing tips, a mental wellbeing quiz and some nuggets of science. We recommend that you dance with us three times a week for 20 weeks.

Performance Anxiety for Dancers and Performers explores how the symptoms of Performance Anxiety can affect the way dancers think, feel, behave and perform. Learning how to recognise and manage these symptoms helps dancers perform at their highest level, from the studio to the stage.

The Psychology of Movement. Movement changes everything. When we move our body it changes the way we think, feel, behave and learn. Discover how movement enhances the human experience and think about how this can be applied in education, health and business (5 hours CPD)