Tying for Two - Emotion and Presence with DanceHallDyke and SluttyHands

This class is about focusing on your partner when tying, being present to enjoy the tie and the moment, and fully experiencing the emotions that you are trying to convey and feel during the scene. This class is for anyone wanting to have rope scenes with more emotional depth, that are less focused on the rope and patterns themselves.

The style of tying relies on paying close attention to yourself and your partner, giving yourself enough time to think and feel fully, and diving into whatever emotions come up. It can be adapted to many kinds of patterns and a wide variety of tones, from violent and aggressive, to caressing and loving. We will lean into whatever emotions arise and follow them through to their full, natural conclusion, rather than shutting them down.

Tickets are available now for this exclusive partnered class and attendance will be limited to 20 pairs (40 people).

Prerequisites.

Tie with someone you know well enough to be open, honest, and vulnerable, to experience an emotional bond with. Tying a single column is a plus, but could quickly be taught at the start of the class. This class is appropriate for beginners. It’s important when tying in this style to only tie things that you’re very confident with, so that you can pay maximum attention to your partner, rather than the rope.

Instructor Bios

Dancehalldyke (she/they) and SluttyHands (he/him) are San Francisco Bay based rope artists. Sluttyhands has been tying for ten years, Dancehalldyke for seven. They both primarily tie in fairly traditional Japanese styles and are heavily influenced by Barkas and Addie. Their tying together typically focuses on going to dark and vulnerable places and playing with a lot of emotions, and can range from violent and rough, to creepy and distant, and occasionally even to sincere and loving. They want to offer you new ways of exploring each other with rope, to show you concrete tools beyond patterns that allow you to relate and communicate with each other effectively.