Can I Be Mean for a Second?

Sadistic Floor Rope with Sydona and Foley

price per tying pair: 

BOUND Members $30 |TIED Members $40 | WRAPPED Members $50

Friday March 6th, 7:00pm - 10:00pm

Registration will be enabled first week of February

This class explores several simple but sadistic floor-based ties designed to cause (consensual) distress with our favorite medium, rope. We'll explore a variety of ties, ranging from subtle discomfort to deep intensity, as well tools, techniques, and conversations to build your perfectly sadistic scene. Whether you’ve just tied your first single column or are a seasoned rigger, these “quick and dirty” ties are just that–quick, simple, and sure to have your bottom sweating in seconds.
Beyond technique, we'll also unpack through guided discussion about what it means to play with pain -- Why do we choose sadomasochism? How do we care for each other during and afterwards? Students are meant to leave the workshop with the tools to play sadistically, responsibly, and
intentionally.

Things to bring:

• At least four bundles of rope
• Cutting tool
• Fabric blindfold

Prerequisites:

Any single column tie and knowledge of basic frictions
(reverse tension, half hitch, munter hitch, hojo cuffs, yuki knot), knowledge of safety and risk in rope Bottom prerequisites: confident in-rope communication skills, knowledge of safety and risk in rope, confident ability to monitor and communicate signs of nerve compression

About the Instructors:

Sydona she/her

In March of 2018 Sydona (she/her) found her way into the NYC kink scene and never looked back. Since then, she's immersed herself into honing her rope practice, perhaps obsessively. She currently works full time as a nightlife performer, bondage artist, photographer, creator, and facilitator. In these past several years she's traveled both within the U.S. and internationally for rope opportunities, as a performer, as a student, and more recently as an educator. Previous to 2020, Syd trained and worked as a professional modern and contemporary dancer, a background she takes great pride in. With over thirteen years of experience as a movement artist, next to seven years of dedicated Shibari education, Sydona brings a unique, fluid, and delightfully sadistic perspective to this form.

Foley she/her

Foley (she/her) is a Brooklyn-born multi-disciplinary artist. When it comes to rope, she’s a bottom-leaning switch with a focus on bottom education. Both her dance and craft backgrounds play important roles in the way she approaches rope on both sides of the slash.

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