Dancehalldyke & Sluttyhands

Dancehalldyke (she/they) and Sluttyhands (he/him) are Bay Area based rope artists. Dancehalldyke has been tying for seven years, Sluttyhands for ten. 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 fast, 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 and have the scenes you’ve always wanted to have.

Dancehalldyke & Sluttyhands's Workshops

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Frictions, Flow, and Movement

This class focuses on rope handling for beginner-intermediate rope students. We will discuss tension and flow, half-hitch and munter-hitch frictions, and moving rope and moving your partner to create stable structures and communicate intention. Practice drills are key to successful rope handling. This is a mixed level class suitable for beginners who have had some experience with rope, but is also useful for intermediate students who want to practice their tension and flow. This is a partnered tying class, please come with a partner or be prepared to buddy up with another solo participant. Switching is welcome and encouraged. We recommend bringing at least three 30 foot ropes.

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Getting Hit By A Truck (Rope)

This class is about a particularly physically overwhelming style of tying that can be a powerful way to build a scene. We will work on techniques that are intended to physically overwhelm the person in ropes, and literally and metaphorically keep them on their toes. It involves aspects of rough body play and often strenuous and painful positions and ties. This style can provide a way of being very engaged and present in rope and having intense scenes. We rely on high speed, high intensity and rough physical contact.

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Power dynamics through movement for Rope

This class is about using movement and body manipulation in order to feel power dynamics in rope. We find that many people who want to be tied want to experience a power dynamic and feel a sense of surrendering or submitting. In this class we explore several specific techniques and strategies that we use in order to make space for the person in ropes to feel comfortable settling in to this type of head space.

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Scene-ing with Partial Suspension

This class is for intermediate to advanced rope students who have some suspension experience, and want to start bringing scene energy into more technical ties. Full suspension experience is necessary for this class.

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