THE Beltane • May 2-6, 2018 • Maryland
Ode2Joy (Joy) is a submissive, poly, ropey lion cub (not a kitten!). In a claimed 24/7 D/s dynamic for two years, she thrives on detailed protocol, open communication, and laughing in the face of danger… usually when she’s being a brat to her Daddy. She's an advocate by trade and has a passion for sharing her knowledge and experiences, especially when it comes to rope bottoming, D/s relationships, and facilitating healthy, honest discussion. Joy has been active in the DMV area for over two years, and is local to the Baltimore community. She has presented at Dark Odyssey WinterFire/Fusion, TesFEST, the Geeky Kink Event, and Naughty Noel, local events, and performed at Nuit de Cordes in Montreal, Canada and M0cojute’s RopeBurn in Baltimore, MD. She's also one of the co-leaders of Baltimore BEND, the local bottoming education group. Her love language is planning things, and she can often be found bouncing around excitedly planning her next adventure.
For the past few years, the only time BDSLR has put down rope is to pick up his camera. He entered the scene as an experienced travel photographer and began taking kink-oriented photos for Belle Bondage and local events. He was the featured artist at Dark Odyssey’s SummerCamp, and his work has been displayed at CCPS and Philly Music Hall. In regards to rope, he has taken multiple intensives (including Pedro, Kinoko, Saki, and Gorgone). He’s taken private lessons with Naka, Zamil, Lizard, and countless con classes. He has been mixing sadism, beauty and power dynamics to create his own style tying multiple times a week for rope lab, photography, and play.
For the past few years, the only time BDSLR has put down rope is to pick up his camera. He entered the scene as an experienced travel photographer and began taking kink-oriented photos for Belle Bondage and local events. He was the featured artist at Dark Odyssey’s SummerCamp, and his work has been displayed at CCPS and Philly Music Hall. In regards to rope, he has taken multiple intensives (including Pedro, Kinoko, Saki, and Gorgone). He’s taken private lessons with Naka, Zamil, Lizard, and countless con classes. He has been mixing sadism, beauty and power dynamics to create his own style tying multiple times a week for rope lab, photography, and play.
Let’s Make a Scene, from Top to Bottom
BDSLR & Ode2Joy This class is an interactive, improvisational, “choose your own rope-venture” type of class, showing the beginning, middle, and end of a rope scene, and the communication between rope top and bottom as it progresses. Participants will tie between lessons and then have brief discussions on how it went, including, how do initial choices of a tie affect a scene? What to do when you tie yourself into a figurative corner? How to get unstuck and how to change direction? A running bottom commentary will also occur throughout the lessons. Finally, the class will finish as a scene does in showing different ways a scene can end, and how to make it interesting for both top and bottom. Skill level: Multiple skill levels (beginners will do floor or partials only, intermediate and advanced can go up to full suspensions) |
Service as Dominance: Giving Back to Your s-type
Ode2Joy While service is typically identified as an s-type activity (service submissives, anyone?), what happens if you’re a D-type whose love language happens to be “acts of service?” How do you fulfill that need and still maintain a Dominant headspace? This class will explore the ways Dominance can be used to provide service in D/s dynamics in ways that still allow for…well, a D/s dynamic! This class is taught by an s-type whose Dominant’s service has opened her eyes to the multiple possibilities that exist outside of the s-type service box. Handouts and activity included. |
