Written summary of loop
1. What are the easy to remember ingredients of your loop?
Pinwheel, belly turn, opposite pinwheel, swipe swap. Leg swing to squat, lazy cartwheel, back to squat. Return to pinwheel to repeat (it flows continuously in the same direction)
2. Describe your process. How did you choose the parts? How was your experience leading up to filming? What did you need to do to get in the right state?
I wanted to create an easy to remember loop that would flow continuously and fit the space I had. I also wanted some variety in the “elevation” levels to challenge myself (the whole spectrum from lying down to standing on my feet).
I needed help to move a heavy table out of the way in order to film this, there were several times I was excited to film but didn’t have the available space. Then when I finally had the table out of the way it didn’t feel like conditions were that great anymore, now I had visitors and the neighbors were doing construction and hammering loudly. In the end I decided there will always be something, conditions are rarely ideal in real life. So instead of waiting for a more optimal time/state I just decided to go ahead and film the way it was. I suppose what I needed to do to get in the right state to flow was to decide there is no right state, there is only NOW :)
3. What felt good (or provided a healthy challenge)?
I really enjoyed the circularity of the motions. It feels a bit like being inside a spiral with no start or end point, so I almost feel pulled into the next motion (especially when I sped up so I was working with the momentum). I really enjoy swirly movement patterns :)
Filming myself (and watching it) felt weird, it’s hard for me not to be judgemental about the way it looks.
4. ONE thing I’d do differently
My instinct wanted me to film more times to make it look more beautiful/professional. Instead I stuck with the current version because I enjoyed myself in the process and it’s more real than a polished version. I still feel conflicted about it though, so I may have wanted to make it look more aesthetically pleasing.
5. What did you learn?
I learned to work with what I have, and stop waiting for a more ideal time/place/mood to get down on the floor. This goes for practice too, if I only have a few minutes that day that’s still better than nothing. Imperfectly done is better than perfectly incomplete.