Anna Dietrich Bost – Written Overview Loop
1. The ingredients: Seat – Quadrupedal – Twisted Seat
2. I came up with this loop while thinking about a combo for pole class. I used the seat to quadrupedal part already several times for small floorwork sequences and then I thought: “Could this also be ‘loopable’?”
And after I figured out how to arrive from twisted in the initial seated position (letting the legs slide) the flowy quality and also the first progressions came quite naturally.
The first one, which is lifting my pelvis, was pretty clear as I already used this variation for the pole combo, too.
Then I started to play with direction and discovered that the loop can travel in a line but also in a circle, depending on where I place my hands and how far I let my legs travel.
After that, I wanted to explore when and how I can reverse the loop which also felt very exciting because I identified much more options to reverse than I initially thought.
While looping, I unintentionally added a bit. After coming back to sit, I followed the impulse to lay down on the floor. I brought my body down with a ‘hand sandwich’, made big circle with the arms and came back up over the other side which gave a little momentum to then continue with the quadrupedal.
I did so much more with this loop than I originally planned so I am sure there is even more to discover the longer I play with it.
When I first filmed the loop, I started right away and was rocking on my sits bones a bit and took some deep breaths to get in the mood. The loop itself felt good but I was really in my head about it, wanting to show all the great discoveries and wanting them to look fancy on top.
I filmed a second turn after being on vacation for a week. This time, I danced a freestyle on the pole to a very energetic song beforehand, hoping to let all the pressure out.
I was overthinking the loop again in the beginning but I had a different vibe so I could let go much more easily and, in the end, I just followed my body and then it felt really flowy.
3. To discover all the possibilities, to play with such a simple sequence felt very nourishing and to experience such a curiosity was great.
But it was also challenging not to over-do it, to also embrace simplicity and to display the loop in its clarity for the video.
4. Slow down – more focus on breathing – be more aware of my contact points
5. This experience showed me once again that you can always play and find interesting progressions or new paths. Even with the complete basics. I want to remind myself of that more often in my own training and to encourage my students to be curious when revisiting stuff, they think they already mastered.