Daniel Burkholder (Associate Professor and Chair, Dance), was profiled in MKE Lifestyle by John Schneider. The article explores Burkholder’s lifelong relationship with dance, from his first classes as a child in Michigan to his current role leading UWM’s dance program and performing professionally.
He describes the three practices dancers need—physical workouts, somatic practices, and dance itself—and how he balances those disciplines in his daily life.
“Every day I’m trying to do something to activate my ‘dance body,’” Burkholder said. “Sometimes it’s more of a workout, sometimes more dance, sometimes more meditative, but I’m trying to be IN my body, moving my body, expressing my body every single day.”
Read the full story on MKE Lifestyle.