So my question to you
next do you remember in that split second if you "counter steered" to get yourself out of trouble.
I think we have all been there...
Yeah I have about 12 years of riding under my belt and a very little bit of track time, but dirt is still alien to me.
My more experienced dirt riding pal recommended that in dirt/gravel I try standing, weight the opposite peg when turning, stay light on the bars, and try to keep the bike as upright (under me) as possible. He said NOT to take my body in the direction of the turn the way one would on pavement. Perhaps this was not correct advice, or I mis-understood his instructions. He seemed to be having no trouble
Husky Dude, I can tell you that in the moment before I realized that I was coming in too hot to control the bike, I feared (felt) that counter steering as I normally would have on pavement would have led to a washout, though perhaps it would have saved me. I am too inexperienced in the dirt to know. If you guys recommend a good read, video, or training course I am all ears. I am going to pull out my old copy of "Proficient Motorcycling" and see what Mr. Hough has to say about all of this. Clearly I need to spend more time practicing some basic offroad skills. I CAN tell you that after a little dirt and gravel riding I feel like a ninja

when I come back to the pavement again. The bike seems stable, effortless, and twisties take themselves. It is a pretty amazing feeling.
Edit:
As per Mr. Hough, "The street response is to strangle the handlebars with a death grip (check, did that), look down at the gravel just ahead of the front tire (uh, huh), keep the bike absolutley vertical (yes, sir), and let it go where ever is seems to want to go, even if that's off the edge of the road." BINGO!
It is as though he went to the future, watched me, then went back to the year 2000 to write it all down

Seems plausible, right? I know better, read this book twice in years past, it was just a pucker response. He also offers some advice about rear wheel "English" and general off road techniques. I'm done typing about it, time to practice.