How Skilled Collaborators Learn to Respond Instead of Control - Daniel Burkholder

Send Fan Mail by Text!Full transcript and show notes: https://www.sharnafabiano.com/2026/07/29/how-skilled-collaborators-learn-to-respond-instead-of-control-daniel-burkholder/ What happens when you stop trying to control every outcome and start responding to what is unfolding in the moment? Choreographer Daniel Burkholder explores how Contact Improvisation and the Feldenkrais Method develop the awareness, trust, and adaptability that make great collaboration possible—on stage and far beyond it.Daniel Burkholder is a choreographer, performer, educator, Feldenkrais Method practitioner, and Associate Professor of Dance at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, where he directs the MFA in Dance program. His work spans live performance, site-specific choreography, screendance, mindfulness, and embodied improvisation, all centered on how people move, create, and solve problems together.In this episode, you'll learn:What improvisation teaches about trust and effective collaborationHow responding to others in the moment can create better decisions than sticking to a rigid planWhy active listening begins with paying attention to physical and nonverbal cuesHow positive outcomes emerge naturally when people adapt instead of trying to control the processWhat leaders, educators, and teams can learn from movement practices that depend on mutual awarenessConnect with Daniel Burkholderwww.danielburkholder.comListen to Daniel’s act | re | act podcastwww.danielburkholder.com/actreact-podcastExample of Contact Improvisationhttps://youtu.be/q4wUEiHowSUInformation on Feldenkrais Methodhttps://feldenkrais.com/ *Connect with your host Sharna Fabianowww.sharnafabiano.com Support the show*Sharna Fabiano is the author of Lead & Follow: The Dance of Inspired Teamwork and host of the Lead & Follow Podcast. She helps founders, solopreneurs, and new leaders build strong collaborative relationships and successful teams. Get a discounted coach session with Sharna with promo code PODCAST https://www.sharnafabiano.com/coaching/Order the book: Lead & Followhttps://www.amazon.com/Lead-Follow-Dance-Inspired-Teamwork/dp/1646632796/Support the Show!https://www.buzzsprout.com/1735834/support