DOCTOR DANCE CATALOGUE
Welcome to the Doctor Dance Catalogue – your go-to resource for short, simple, and fun dances that are easy to learn and a joy to perform! Featuring 17 unique Doctor Dances plus a selection of Freestyle Grooves, each designed by Dr. Peter Lovatt (Doctor Dance), this catalogue is the perfect way to get moving, lift your spirits, and connect through dance.
Each Doctor Dance is broken into four or five short sections, which we call “doses.” These doses make learning the moves easy and enjoyable, whether you’re dancing solo, with friends, or as part of a group.
For every dance in the catalogue, you’ll find:
• A video of the entire dance marked through without music.
• A video of the dance performed three times through with music.
• Four or five individual dose videos, where each dose is demonstrated separately.
With clear demonstrations and step-by-step guidance from Doctor Dance, the Doctor Dance Catalogue provides everything you need to master each routine at your own pace.
Get ready to move, groove, and feel amazing – it’s time to dance with Doctor Dance!
This is a classic boogie inspired by John Travolta and the Saturday Night Fever era. Try dancing it to Stayin Alive by the Bee Gees and don’t forget to incorporate a little freestyle groove between each repetition of the choreography.
The Happy Dance always makes me smile – I’ve been dancing it since 2010 and it feels like a part of my personality now. I’ve danced it to all kinds of pop songs, from Imma Be by the Black Eyed Pees to Can’t Stop the Feeling! by Justin Timberlake. Try combining The Happy Dance with Dance Number 001 Stayin Alive and dancing them both to We No Speak Americano by Yolanda Be Cool.
On The Floor can be danced slow with a jazzy vibe or faster with an upbeat disco/club feel. For the slow jazzy vibe try dancing it to Roof Garden by Al Jarreau and for the disco/club feel give it’s namesake, On The Floor by J Lo with Pitbull a whirl. And don’t forget to groove between repetitions of the choreography.
The Cromer Crab dance was inspired by the famous crabs and lobsters that live in the sea close to my hometown of Cromer in North Norfolk. The Cromer Crab can be danced to such a wide range of music – I’ve danced it to slow tempo pop music, such as Roar by Katy Perry, to fast tempo pop, such as Animal by Mabel and if you want to invoke a more traditional vibe try dancing it to music for Scottish Reels, such as Duke of Perth by Jim MacLeod & His Band.
The Glide and Slide is a great dance for a small space – it’s got marching, stretching and sudden changes of direction to keep your mind busy. Dance it slow to Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars or fast to You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) by Sylvester – and don’t forget to groove between repetitions.
This dance is easy, fun and lively, and all about CHEERfulness. My favourite song for the Cheer dance is We Are Family by Sister Sledge – because the song is all about optiminism and togetherness. No Pom-Poms required.
Mr Pinstripe has a carefree 1920’s feel and it’s best danced with a smile on your face. Try dancing along to Mr Pinstripe by DJ Maksy.
The Leo is named after the seventies pop superstar Leo Sayer – You can dance The Leo as a slow version to You Make Me Feel Like Dancing by Leo Sayer and once you’ve got the movements in your body you can try dancing it at a faster pace to Leo Sayer’s Thunder in My Heart.
Inspired by the music of the 1980’s film FAME! this dance is best danced to Red Light by Linda Clifford. If you want to create a double-length dance then you can pair Hot Jam Dance with Hot Jam Arms (Dance 012) an play the song Hot Lunch Jam by Irene Cara. No split-jumps required.
This is a calm, slow dance inspired by a ballet class adagio. You can do this dance in complete silence, moving on your breath, and the piano music in the video above works beautifully too.
The Willowy Wander is a dance filled with imagery – I see the first section as petals opening on a flower, the second section as the tension between stretching for the future while being anchored in the past, the third section is about flicking away tears, the fourth is about being lost while wandering and the final section is about loving with all your heart. I choreographed the dance while listening to Lost by Michael Buble.
This dance is about the contrast between holding and melting movements – about taking a pose, freezing, and letting it melt away. I love dancing it to Out Here on My Own by Irene Cara, from the soundtrack to FAME!
The Doctor Dance Line dances are simple and fun and are fantastic for stimulating memory and spatial awareness. Try dancing this to Achy Breaky Heart by the Delta Line Dance Band or Ten Rounds with Jose Cuervo by Tracy Byrd.
The Doctor Dance Line dances are simple and fun and are fantastic for stimulating memory and spatial awareness. Try dancing this to Cotton Eyed Joe by Rednex or I’m From The Country by Tracy Byrd.
I used this dance as a response to a diagnosis of cancer. It seemed fitting that a traditional war dance might be used in a health-related battle. This dance can be done on the breath, or while chanting, or to some strong music.
The Charleston is a fun social dance from the 1920’s. It’s easy, carefree and joyful and it provides a wonderful basis for embellishing or improvising on the steps – make the kicks high or low, move those knees and arms as freely or constrained as you like and fill your heart with joy as you straighten up and turn for the last eight counts. Try dancing it out to Bang Bang by Will.I.Am and imagine you’re a glittering character in The Great Gatsby.
I love this dance, and I hope you will too. Dance it to Sir Duke by Stevie Wonder, and you absolutely MUST freestyle boogie between each repetition of the choreography. Enjoy!
Freestyle Groove has always been my go-to dance style – it was the first movement language I ever spoke, my mother-groove. The joy of letting the groove move your body is one of the best feelings in the world. Here’s a selection of mini freestyle grooves to show you that anything goes.