BDSM for Beginners: Intro to Kink & Play w/Mistress Justine Cross (HYBRID)

Learn about BDSM from professional Dominatrix Mistress Justine Cross!

**PLEASE NOTE!** This class is offered in hybrid format (both person and online). If you are attending this class over Zoom, on the night of the class you will receive an email from the account you registered with on Eventbrite that will contain the zoom meeting link and any additional attachments. To participate, you will need to download the free, basic version of the Zoom app before the class! This class will not be recorded and is not available for later viewing. For more information, please contact us at info@910weho.com. Thank you!

910 will only be allowing vaccinated guests to attend this event in-person! Please bring proof of your vaccination by showing us your completed vaccination card at the door! If you show up and cannot provide proof of your full vaccination, you will be turned away with no refund. Please do not purchase a ticket for this event if you are not fully vaccinated. Thank you!

Class Description:

Curious about BDSM and want to know more? Maybe you've always wanted to come to a dungeon but have been too shy? Want to learn more about your sexual power as a domme, switch or sub? Come join us at class!

Join the HBIC, Mistress Justine Cross for an introduction to BDSM that focuses on safe, sane, consensual play and sexual exploration, for all skill levels. The skills shat she will be sharing can be applied to all relationships, "kinky" or "vanilla," and will help us all find ways to explore and discuss desire, fetish, and sexual interests in an open manner. There will also be plenty of Q and A time when you can ask all the kinky questions you can think of. All classes are 18+.

We will cover:

• What BDSM is and is not
• Consent
• How to Negotiate a Scene
• What happens before, during and after a scene
• Explore the dungeon - what is this equipment and what are all these toys?
• Resources and local events

About the Instructor

Mistress Justine Cross is a professional BDSM consultant and lifestyle Dominatrix based in Los Angeles. She is the owner of both Dungeon East and Dungeon West, Los Angeles’s premiere dungeon studios, which have been used for high-profile photo and video shoots.

With over 10 years’ experience as a lifestyle Dominatrix and BDSM consultant, Mistress Justine’s expertise and creativity has been called on for dozens of print, radio, and video productions, including Janelle Monae’s 2018 “Make Me Feel” video, the 2014 film Bound, various podcasts including “Savage Love,” and for a number of campaigns and projects for major brands. Internationally recognized and followed, she keeps a dynamic travel schedule and has consulted with clients, appeared in photo shoots, and overseen projects all over the world.

With the mainstream growing more aware of BDSM, Mistress Justine’s opportunities to educate and correct the kink curious have expanded, and she’s been invited to be a guest speaker or teach classes on BDSM, safer sex practices, consent, and more at spaces and events like UCLA and the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Women’s Health 360 Conference. She has donated her time and talents in the service of organizations like the LA Sex Workers Outreach Program, and participates yearly in events benefiting LA Pride and The Keep a Breast Foundation, for which she has raised over $5,000 to date.

Extensively interviewed and profiled, Mistress Justine has appeared in Los Angeles Magazine and Playboy, and been featured in Nylon, LA Weekly, Time Out Los Angeles and on Buzzfeed.com and Salon.com. As busy as she is, she’s open to considering new projects, appearances, and clients, always entertaining another opportunity to bring collaborators and audiences to their feet, and her fans to their knees.

Learn more about Mistress Justine Cross and her dungeons at: http://www.losangelesdominatrix.com

Or email her at: dungeonLosAngeles@gmail.com

F.A.Q

Where is 910 WeHo?

910 N La Cienega Blvd, Los Angeles 90069

When do the doors open?

Doors will open at 12:45pm. Class will begin promptly at 1pm. We will close doors at 2pm.

Where can I park?

There is street parking, meter parking, and even parking structures within walking distance. We recommend using the residential side streets for free parking, as there are many near our building. If you need special arrangements due to a disability, please contact us at info@910weho.com so we can help accommodate you!

Got questions? Comments? Concerns? Contact us at info@910weho.com!

Even though 910 is taking every precaution to make sure that this event is safe and in compliance with CDC codes, please understand that public gatherings, even socially distanced ones, involve a higher risk than virtual encounters.

910 will only be allowing vaccinated guests to attend this event in-person. Please bring proof of your vaccination by showing us your completed vaccination card at the door! If you show up and cannot provide proof of your full vaccination, you will be turned away with no refund. Please do not purchase an in-person ticket for this event if you are not fully vaccinated. Thank you!

What is 910 WeHo doing to ensure that this event is safe, controlled, and compliant with current covid-19 restrictions?

910 WeHo is taking great care to make this in-person event as safe as possible. We are aware of CDC guidelines and will be instigating the following measures to ensure that guests and staff are not exposed to unnecessary risk:

• Masks - Masks will be provided upon request and are currently optional.
• Call Outs - REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN IN FULL TO GUESTS WHO CALL OUT SICK
• BEFOREHAND. GUESTS WHO ARRIVE ILL WILL ONLY BE GIVEN A PARTIAL REFUND!
• Please do not show up to this event sick or with symptoms of illness.
• Administering Hand Sanitizer - Guests will be required to use hand sanitizer before entering our facility and may be asked to use hand sanitizer again upon exiting.
• Upholding CDC Occupancy Guidelines - As CDC guidelines continue to change, we will continue to honor them. Our in-person events and classes are vaccination only.

REFUND POLICY!

910 WeHo will refund the cost of your ticket (not the fee) if the refund is requested up to 12 hours before the start of the event or class. Once the event or class has begun, 910 WeHo does not guarantee refunds, although you may still request a refund and we may choose to grant it at our discretion. If you know you will not be able to attend, please request a refund early by contacting us at info@910weho.com! Thank you!