Tarana Karimova - Loop

Overview of my loop

Music – is main ingredient for me personally. To get into mood I listened to music, just sitting, rocking, with closed eyes. I picked the song “Be like water” on purpose, so it will help me to be more relaxed and fluid…

I picked this loop for its simplicity and easy to explain/understand for students, especially new ones. Starting this loop with sitting on the floor, so main connection is our pelvis to the floor. My arms are like water, they go over the floor or legs freely, and just like water my arms can go in any direction, and they go to the back.  Then my hands becoming connecting points to the floor and my torso also lowers to the floor and I am lying on the floor face down. Using my arms to push me up, switching my legs and going back to sitting position. When I decided to go in other direction, I added the “leg work”. My top leg is lifted before going down to the floor. Also, I used my pelvis more (tuck in) to bring both knees close to my chest before sitting up.

Using my pelvis to tuck in in order to bring my knees to my chest was a good challenge for me. For tuck starting from pelvis, not just from legs.

One thing I would do differently, is to slow down, that is my main challenge and BREATH!!!

What did I learn from this experience? Slow down, breath, relax, enjoy the movement and let your body lead you, don’t overthink it!