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The Windmill Special

10:00 am – 1:00 pm · LGBTQIA+ & Womên

IN-HOUSE

Quick Info

Where: main room
Format: workshop
Max. participants: as many as fit
Constellation: paired
Can I passively watch?: yes
Minimum knowledge: Prior hands-on suspension instruction and multiple successful previous suspensions. Experience tying suspension lines on a hardpoint successfully. A suspendable chest harness that is not an arms-behind box tie/TK in case it is not suitable for the class exercise. Prior experience tying with your class partner.
What to bring: 12 ropes suitable for suspension. Potentially climbing straps, and carabiners. Cutting tools & safety tools.
Accessibility notes: We can adapt to accessibility needs. This will be mostly on the floor and in the air.
Add to calendar: Google Calendar / iCal / .ics file

In this class Lief and icky will teach you a dynamic transition sequence that has been lovingly nicknamed the ‘windmill special’. Using a chest harness of your choice and two bent leg ties, you and your partner will explore a variety of options in the air.

This is generally considered a very supportive suspension with many adaptations for different body types. You can follow the sequence exactly as Icky and Lief demo or you can go off on your own journey and explore in a guided container where you can get help along the way!

At the end of this class you will learn a new bent leg pattern and several techniques for collaboratively building dynamic transitions with your partner!

Photo: Wondrashoots

Facilitator

Lief Bound and Icky (he/they)

Lief Bound and Icky are queer and trans rope educators and performance artists currently residing in San Francisco, California. Lief Bound is a rope switch who found their love of bondage over a decade ago and believes that rope can be the most honest way to connect with each other. Icky is a switchy pain enthusiast who started their rope bottoming exploration over a decade ago and is most passion...

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