Support Decrim NY's advocacy work by taking a pole fundraiser workshop hosted by activist/workers & centered on honoring pole's roots in SW!About this Event
Workshop Description
Snake, wind and orbit around the pole, following endless loops and pathways through your body and the pole. We will explore seduction as a slow burn, inviting the onlooker into your world of fantasy. Smooth Orbit invites you to celebrate what makes you unique, powerful and captivating.
Level/Prerequisites: Some heels experience is required - this is not an introductory class. Upper beginners to advanced dancers welcome.
Bring/wear: Pole heels and layers! Kneepads/Over-the-knee socks recommended (not available for sale/rent at the studio). Wear workout or dance clothes that you can move, stretch, slide in.
Please arrive 15 minutes early to check in and sign the waiver.
Jordan Patt (@milkdrink2000) is a stripper, movement instructor, performance artist, and experimental musician based in Brooklyn, New York. With a lifetime of movement background, Jordan is a company member in The Equus Projects, has her own project, Paint Horse, and has taught modern dance at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. In Jordan’s classes, she investigates the language of movement, and how that appears in each individual’s body. She is curious about the unique expression each person possesses, and frames her classes in a way that allows this to emerge. Students will uncover themselves through improvisation, anatomical queuing, somatic listening, and sensorial exploration.
Decrim NY's Pole Fundraiser Series
Decrim NY is excited to host pole workshops led by incredibly talented instructor/worker/activist extraordinaires. All proceeds will go towards our efforts to decriminalize, decarcerate, and destigmatize sex work in New York. Decrim NY will have informational materials & share about our work and ways to get tapped in! Stay and mingle~
Whether you're a current or former worker, an ally, or interested in learning more about our organizing, we would love to see you there. ღ
Aren't able to attend in person but would still like to support our work?
Thank you so, so much! There is an option to donate without reserving a class. Proceeds all go directly to and for workers, such as by providing transport and meal funding for in-person NY capitol advocacy days for Cecilia's Act and stipends for directly impacted community members.
About :
We're a coalition of SWers and supporters with the mission to decriminalize, decarcerate, and destigmatize SW in New York state. In 2019, Decrim NY worked with elected officials to draft the Stop Violence in the Sex Trades Act (SVSTA), the first statewide legislation to decriminalize sex work which we continue lobbying to pass. The bill was most recently renamed to Cecilia's Act for Rights in the Sex Trades to honor trailblazing activist Cecilia Gentili. Organizer, mother, queer elder, and pillar of queer/trans/immigrant NYC community, Cecilia Gentili was a co-founder of DecrimNY and we continue the work in her legacy.
In addition to lobbying for Cecilia's Act, Decrim NY and partners successfully advocated for the repeal of Loitering for the Purpose of Prostitution, a criminal offense also known as the "Walking While Trans Ban," and for the passage of the Survivors of Trafficking Attaining Relief Together (START) Act.
ღ And a huge thank you to our hosting studio Goodside Studios for donating Decrim NY space for our pole series! ღ
Event venue
Goodside Studios, 329 Broome Street, New York, United States
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