What a pleasure it was to attend Dan and Renee’s Getting Started course & lab with ATUSD. Despite a lengthy tenure in the “kinkdom” I appreciated the specifics shared during this class, particularly aspects surrounding communication and safety. I left feeling more secure in my exploration with rope, using it as a conduit to deepen intimacy, communication and trust. Thank you!

Very thorough and well considered intro to the rope scene.

Seems like all the critical info was fit into the 2 hour class.

Makes me proud to be a part of a community that really cares.

Dan and Renee are great instructors and more they are great people. Who encouraged safe exploration for newbies and they are clearly experts. But the safety first attitude went a long way to help us explore this fantasy. We went with private session at our hotel which if you can afford it was a GREAT option. Highly recommend. We are already planning next trip to include this experience.

This was an awesome experience. The course is really well done with a very thought out scope and sequence that builds and connects skills. Before you know it you’re doing ties you never imagined you’d be able to do in a beginner course. Dan and Renee are both very knowledgeable and just good teachers. I enjoyed this experience so much we will be back for the next course!

Going in, I expected to learn some interesting ties (which I certainly did). What surprised me was how much more I learned. There is a nice balance between hard and soft skills and learning how to evoke emotional responses with certain ties made them much more enjoyable for myself and my partner.

The class is designed in a way that facilitates learning by starting with fundamentals that can be built upon through subsequent lessons. Using a hybrid of in-person and on-line allows the opportunity to get immediate feedback and then be able to review material multiple times as needed. Dan and Rene were warm and supportive and always got back to us quickly when we asked for feedback between classes.

I’m very glad we took this course and I would highly recommend it to people who are looking for more than just a couple pretty ties.