Finding Your Box Tie: a collaborative three-class series

VoxBody is pleased to offer this three-class box tie series as an option for our ASCENT/INTRODUCTION TO SUSPENSION students. This will be a collaborative space focused on exploring the box tie that works for the body being tied!

Over the course of three sessions we will:

* build a box tie basic structure (upper and lower wraps) and explore a variety of finishing rope options

* explore the variables that play into how each body gets into a hands-bound-behind-the-back position and then build the structure from this starting point

* become familiar with general lineages of box ties so that we can extract the components that work best for each body being tied

* hone in on the techniques that we need to build a variety of box tie structures

* lab and collaborate, between tying partners and amongst the class group, and test-drive our bespoke box ties!

It is required that tying pairs can attend all three sessions in the series; mark your calendars! JULY 10 & 23 and AUGUST 14.

If you are seeking to attend this series in order to move into ASCENT, you can find details about the Intro to Suspension series here.

Doors will open at 7; class starts promptly at 7:15.

Who this series is best suited for:

* Core Curriculum students should have attended our courses through all of the Progressions series before attending this series.

* non-Core Curriculum students that have a solid tying foundation together, and those who have begun exploring box ties and are still fishing around for the structure that works best for them (if this is you, we ask that you email us at voxbody@gmail.com so we can dialogue about your rope experience and assess together if this series is for you).

PREREQUISITES

For the person tying:

* EXPERIENCE RECREATING MULTI-STEP PATTERNS and proficient column ties, frictions and lock-offs

* experience managing tension and creating restraint on a body with rope

* a practiced ability to respond to safety concerns and to collaborate with your partner regarding their needs/wants in a tie

For the person being tied:

* a desire for being bound in a hands-behind-the-back position

* experience in rope and in rope in tension, specifically, experience with rope on the wrists and upper arms

* a practiced ability to monitor, respond and communicate safety concerns as well as individual needs/wants in a tie

* Attending pairs should already have some amount of regular rope practice together under their belt. We prefer that tying pairs have already had the experience of having to troubleshoot issues in rope together (this is a valuable skillset!).

* This series will NOT include tie-alongs, but rather steps and patterns will be demoed, and then attendees will have time to explore on their own, with oversight and guidance from the presenters. If this method is new to you, we HIGHLY encourage you to do some homework and test-runs before the series begins.

* Speaking of homework, there will be plenty! :) Please only sign up for this series if you and your partner will have time to practice and work through the handouts away from class time. This series asks tying pairs to be actively collaborative together as they build their box tie.

* We will be working together with an assumed baseline of tying experience as described above. Please be honest and humble in your self-assessment so that the group can dig in and progress together! If you are not sure where you land, please email voxbody@gmail.com with some details about your rope experience thus far.

* DISCLAIMER: No body needs to be in a box tie in order to do bondage! And, this series is for people who have interest in box ties, bottoms who have some access to hands-behind-back, and want to find the best box tie option that suits their needs. There are SO many gorgeous varieties of chest harnesses, and we may refer to some of these within the series, but will maintain our focus on the hands-behind-the-back position of box tie.

As a way to explore the beautiful variety of ways our bodies get into box tie position, Blue will be demonstrating some ties and techniques on attendees. She will be in touch before the first class to confirm consent from each tying pair for this aspect of the series, but please keep in mind this premise as you decide to sign on!

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About the presenter:

Blue (she/her): Blue has been teaching and performing rope bondage since 2012. In June 2017, she opened VoxBody Studio, the Bay Area's first rope-dedicated venue. Blue is part of an active rope community in the Bay Area, teaching classes and hosting events regularly and performing at events such as Folsom Street Fair, Twisted Windows and Vau de Vire Society productions. She has also presented at RopeCraft, Bondage Expo Dallas, Desert Bound and Karada House’s QueerRope event. Blue is an enthusiastic sWitch, believes bondage education should address both sides of the rope, and is so proud of the Vox-community. Find her on IG @miss_true_blue.