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 APRIL 20 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 face-down. 

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. 

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. Some supplies may be available to borrow — please contact Shay with any questions. We recommend that flyers wear snug-fitting leggings or shorts that extend at least 1/3 of the way down the thighs.

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About the instructors:

Shay Tiziano (she/her or they/them) is a dynamic bondage performer and renowned self-suspender known for their unique, dynamic performances and fun, attainable, and risk-awareness focused approach to kink education. She is the author of Tying & Flying, the first-ever book about self-suspension, and Creating Captivating Classes, a guide for kink and sexuality educators. Based in San Francisco, Shay has over a decade of experience presenting across the US and internationally. She has produced events and performance showcases including BENT, the Bay Area’s biggest dungeon party, the Seattle Erotic Art Festival bondage & aerial stage, Self-Suspension Open Space, the Folsom Street Fair bondage stage, and acclaimed bondage and fetish performance event Twisted Windows.

Find her on: @ShayTiziano Twitter: @ShayBlondieFetLife: @ShayBlondieFacebook: Shay Tiziano

Angel (he/him) is a self-suspender and rope switch who brings an extensive background in sailing, physics, and general shenanigans to his bondage practices. He is a durable human who loves to experiment.