IN PERSON: FemDom Bootcamp

FemDom Bootcamp is an evening with coached play, demos, and opportunities for hands-on practice for femmes and themmes.

Hosted by Natasha Strange & Viola Parker, co-owners of Sub Rosa, this three-hour event includes a brief discussion on consent and safety, followed by demonstrations on how to safely practice and negotiate with both longtime partners and newbies, with the help of experienced volunteers. After discussion and live demos, we turn up the music and use the gorgeous space and gear at Sub Rosa for experiential practice and play with our demo bottoms. Natasha and Viola (and support dommes) circulate to train the attendees on how to use the toys, and gear, teaching techniques and giving tips.

We vet and prep our demo bottoms for this play format and model negotiation with them live during the class. Then we encourage participants to practice various activities on these folks. Our demo bottoms generally include a mix of men, women, femmes & non-binary folks. We usually have six/seven per class.

Feel free to dress up (or down!) for the event, but the key is to feel comfortable and powerful, so whatever makes you feel this way is encouraged as far as clothing.

NOTE: Due to feedback and time constraints we've implemented a new and improved format. If you've attended these Bootcamps in the past we did A LOT of preliminary chat and discussion, and we are moving forward with LESS chat and MORE play and hands on demos. The format is as follows: introductions, going over safety, negotiating/interviewing demo bottoms, and then hands on play for the majority of the time. Nobody is pressured to do anything at our events, and new folks are welcome to voyeur/watch the play. For those looking for more discussion and learning on the topic of FemDom and stepping into your dominance, we will be posting classes with a more discussion focused format in the near future, as well as some forthcoming weekend intensives.

Ticket prices: we've raised ticket prices $10 to cover increasing costs. Full price tickets also help cover the cost of discounted tickets we offer to those in need as well as BIPOC. Please reach out to info@subrosapdx.com if you need one of those discount codes.

Who are these bootcamps for?

FemDom Bootcamps are geared to women, femmes and nonbinary folks at the early stages of exploring, seeking confidence, community, hands-on experience, and to further develop their dominant power. We welcome femme and non-binary dominants/tops/switches and their partners. Both solo attendees or duos are welcome (every attendee will need a ticket - but this may be a good time for male partners to let the woman/femdom in their life learn without them and bring home new ideas!). We encourage questions and active participation in demos, however, those interested in learning by watching/voyeurism are always welcome.

This is not an event for single men, submissive or dominant. This is a coached play party that focuses on learning, consent, negotiation, and practice.

If you are a man and you coming to this event in a couple, you should understand that this event is geared toward the women/femmes in the room. Male partners are not to be practicing on the demo bottoms or inserting themselves into the demo play (unless invited to do so - which happens!). They are welcome to listen and learn and also offer themselves up for play with their partner in the space. There will be limited space for partner play.

These events are limited to an intimate number of attendees. If you are interested in being a demo bottom for this class, please fill out a demo participant application. These spots are limited and vetted. If you are a demo bottom looking to attend in the hopes of being played with, reach out via the form first, do not purchase a regular ticket or we will refund you.

Masks are optional but encouraged. We are not requiring vaccination cards at this time. Sadly, our space is not ADA accessible. Reach out if there are other accessibility accommodations we might be able to make for you or if you need ASL interpretation.

We do offer reduced tickets to BIPOC folks as well as those experiencing financial hardship. Please reach out to info@subrosapdx.com to request a discount code.

About Natasha Strange

Princessa Natasha Strange is a BDSM educator, published author, an aspiring cult leader, and a wicked minx with nearly 30 years experience in the world of kink and BDSM. As an educator, she excels at creating approachable spaces for people to explore scary, intimidating things through the use of puns and laughter. Her book, Kink for the Curious, is a whimsical activity book with puzzles and color pages, as well as solid information about kink and BDSM. You can read more about her at www.KittenWithAWhip.com.

About Viola Parker

Mistress Viola is a kinky queer BDSM obsessive with 13+ years of professional domination under her garters. Her popular monthly play party 50 Shades of STFU at Sanctuary has been fueling femmes and kinky queer energy since 2017. She is fiercely devoted to fostering kink community. You can read more about Mistress Viola at www.mistressviola.com.