Not Quite Flying: 

Instructors: Boshai & Diane

Registration opens up December 19th at 1pm

price per pair: 

BOUND Members $225 |TIED Members $250 | WRAPPED Members $275

Partial suspensions are often conceptualized as an entry point to suspension, but what if we treat them as a topic worthy of focus and exploration in their own right? This class offers a conceptual introduction to suspensions that don’t quite leave the ground. Suitable for advanced beginners and up.

Topics include:

• Basic principles of partial suspension

• Spiraling movement system to enable floor-based transitions

• Skills for softening into the floor and into the rope

• Use of weight, pivot points, and off balancing to create a dynamic scene

Required Prerequisites & Equipment:

• Pairs should be comfortable with basic suspensions under supervision at minimum
• Experience with communication, risk awareness, and risk mitigation associated with suspension

About the Instructors:

Boshai (she/her)

Currently based in greater Boston, Boshai brings over a decade of experience informed by both sides of the rope. Her practice draws on extensive study across various martial, fiber, and visual arts, integrating technical rigor with structured improvisation. She approaches rope as a medium for creative expression and meaningful interpersonal connection. She continues to engage with rope as an evolving artistic discipline that invites curiosity, presence, and transformation.

Diane (she/her) 

Diane began her journey as a rope bottom in NYC in 2015. She is an advocate for active bottoming, empowering the bottom to embody their agency, and voice in the co-creation of a shared experience. Outside of rope, Diane works in the mental health space as a somatic trauma therapist, and brings a trauma-informed lens to kink and rope dynamics. She loves playing with the qualities of movement, flow, stillness, transition, and energy pathways.

Important Registration Information:

• Studio friction membership is required to attend to enable us to maintain our 501(c)7 non-profit status (per the IRS we can only earn 30% of our income from non-members). If you're not a member, but interested in attending, consider joining us. Membership starts at $10 per month non-recurring. Learn more by clicking here.
• All attendees must register and pay online, no admittance or registration at the door.
• Photo ID is required to be admitted and must match the Last Name listed in your online registration.
• You must be at least 19 years of age to attend Studio Friction events.
• No refunds or credits on cancellations within 48 hours of event (contact us for extenuating circumstances).