Flying Fusion: A Nerdy Intro to Western-Style Partnered Suspension with Shay & Angel

VoxBody is thrilled to offer another Introduction to Suspension course; join Shay and Angel on AUGUST 16 for a "Nerdy Intro to Western-Style Partnered Suspension"!

This friendly introduction to Western-style partnered suspension includes an overview of general principles, safety considerations, risk mitigation, negotiation, and body awareness for suspension. The class will guide participants through a suspension sequence from face-up to inversion to (optional) face-down, with variation suggestions.

Upline management and partnered communication will be emphasized.

While pattern ties will be shown, the focus of the class is on teaching principles and concepts, not formulas and recipes.

An arms-out chest harness (Triskilion Harness) and hip harness (Swiss Seat) will be covered as a tie-along; attendees may also choose to tie different harnesses if they prefer.

Doors will open at 12:30, class starts at 1pm. Please plan your travel and arrival time to be set up and settled in by class start time!

Prerequisites:

This class is an introduction to Western-style partnered suspension. Attending with a partner is required – we love self-suspension, but that is a different class!

Within the role they will take in class (tying or flying), attendees should have extensive experience with floor bondage and be comfortable with non-cinching single-column ties, communication in a bondage context, and at least three harnesses/pattern ties.

To suspend in class, participants should have the risk, skill, and body awareness to participate at a level that is safe(r) for them.

Please consult your doctor if you have health concerns, particularly regarding chest loading and/or inversions. The class includes an arms-out chest harness and a Swiss seat-style hip harness.

Supplies:

A basic suspension kit, including two rated synthetic uplines (we recommend POSH), at least four rated locking carabiners and either a suspension ring, rigging plate, or AT LEAST two additional carabiners if you do not have a ring or a rigging plate. We recommend that flyers wear snug-fitting leggings or shorts that extend at least 1/3 of the way down the thighs. Some supplies may be available to borrow — please contact Shay with any questions.

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About the instructors:

Shay Tiziano (she/her or they/them) is a renowned bondage performer, presenter, producer, and self-suspender known for their innovative, intense performances and friendly, attainable, and risk-awareness-focused approach to kink education. She is the author of Tying & Flying, the first-ever book about self-suspension, Creating Captivating Classes, the first-ever book specifically for kink educators, and editor of the anthology Soaring & Exploring: Self-Suspension for Experienced Tiers & Flyers.

Based in San Francisco, Shay is the stages & entertainment co-lead for the Folsom Street Fair and produces the acclaimed bondage and fetish performance event Twisted Windows. She has been presenting around the US for over a decade and has curated performance showcases for events including the Seattle Erotic Art Festival, Tethered Together, Ropecraft, the SF Mint, Dark Odyssey, and San Francisco Pride.

Angel (he/him or they/them) is a self-suspender and rope switch who brings an extensive background in sailing, physics, and general creative shenanigans to his bondage practices. He finds immense joy in the meticulous process of choreography and rehearsal, exhibiting a fervent enthusiasm for revisiting specific bottoming sequences repeatedly and practicing to a level that most folks would find somewhat unhinged. He is a durable human who loves to experiment, push boundaries, and redefine the possibilities of what Western-style rope can be.