Presenters and Classes

Lew Rubens

Experienced rigger and suspension artist, Lew Rubens has a love and passion of bondage that shows in his work.

Known mostly for his wild suspensions, Lew joined the public side of BDSM play spring of 2001 and started his website: BoundNDetermined.com, a year later with his business partner at the time, Maria Shadoes. Then Kink.com made him an offer he couldn't resist and he began running Waterbondage for them from winter 2006, through spring 2008. At that time moving into a "Bondage Consultant" position for the prestigious company.

Lew has presented his workshops and demos of his unique style at many BDSM and bondage industry events throughout the US, Canada, Jamaica and Germany.

On his own again now, Lew has plans to revive Boundndetermined.com and well as starting exciting new sites LewRubens.com and Lewbari.com. as well as contracting his Bondage Consulting knowledge abroad.

Missed a class you wanted to attend?

That's the great thing about Camp Crucible!
The presenters are here for the entire nine days and are more than willing to spend some time, one-on-one or with a small group, to show you what you missed.
Just stop by and ask, but please remember not to do it when they're in the middle of a scene!

Many of our presenters are scheduled to hold what we're calling "Office Hours" each day. An hour or two in the field, or dungeon or cabin demonstrating their particular personal craft. Robert Dante will be doing that, every afternoon. Whittney is doing more Yoga than you can shack a stick... or whip at.

AND CHECK OUT THE LAST WORKSHOP:

Orgasm-a-thon /w Barbara Carrellas & Whittney

Too Much FUN!

Our Schedule:

Sunday, May 27th
10:30am-12:30pm Needles w/ Dottie
10:30am-11:30am Camp 101
10:30am-12:30pm Wide World of Whips w/ Robert Dante
10:30am-12:30pm Pony Camp: Introduction to Pony Play w/ PonyMaster Jeff & Ponygril Bree
2:00pm-4:00pm Beginning Rope Bondage Suspension w/ Lew Rubens
2:00pm-4:00pm How to Really Suck w/ Crafty
2:00pm-4:00pm The DeTails of Flogging w/ Sovereign House
2:00pm-4:00pm Pony Camp: Warming Up for Ponies 2/ Ponyboy Rusty
8:00pm-10:00pm Fire Play w/ PyroSadist

Monday, May 28th
10:30am-12:30pm Kinky Communication w/ Delta Sigma
10:30am-12:30pm MicroBranding & Cell Popping w/ MJ
10:30am-12:30pm Fire Play Safety w/ Donna & Rivka
10:30am-12:30pm Pony Camp: Cart Class 101 w/ Ponyboy Stormy
2:00pm-3:30pm Advanced Bondage w/ Lew Rubens
2:00pm-3:30pm Spanking w/ Danielle
2:00pm-3:30pm Sensation for Fun, Sex and Scene w/ Beth & Preston

Tuesday, May 29th
10:30am-12:30pm Mobile Suspensions w/ Steve B
10:30am-12:30pm Do Your Blow Jobs Suck? w/ Rebecca
10:30am-12:30pm Let's Get Cracking w/ Robert Dante
10:30am-12:30pm Pony Camp: Pony Trainer's Class w/ PonyMaster Jeff
2:00pm-4:00pm Plastic Wrap Suspensions w/ Lew Rubens
2:00pm-4:00pm Keeping the Flame Alive w/ Beth & Preston
2:00pm-4:00pm Disposable Fetish Wear w/ Sovereign House
2:00pm-4:00pm Pony Camp: Pony Pre-Show Clinic & Designing a Routine w/ Pony Camp Staff

Wednesday, May 30th
10:30am-12:30pm Male Member w/ Whittney
10:30am-12:30pm How To Be A Cunning Linguist
10:30pm-12:30pm Leather Family Discussion w/ Delta Sigma
10:30am-12:30pm Pony Camp: From the Horse's Mouth w/ Ponyboy Rusty & Ponyboy Stormy
2:00pm-4:00pm Being the Mommy w/ MJ
2:00pm-4:00pm Rage Strength and Spirituality w/ Eric
2:00pm-4:00pm Intimate Connection w/ Beth & Preston
2:00pm-4:00pm Pony Camp: Introduction to Pony Camp w/Pony Camp Staff
8:00pm-10:00pm Violet Wands 101 w/ Scott

Thursday, May 31st
10:30am-12:30pm Learn to be a Bondage Producer, Part 1 w/ Lew Rubens
10:30am-12:30pm Staples w/ Dottie
10:30am-12:30pm Stacking the Odds in Your Favor w/ Robert Dante
10:30am-12:30pm Pony Camp: Pony Pre-Show Clinic w/ Pony Camp Staff
2:00pm-4:00pm Ecstatic Breath with Intense Sensation w/ Barbara Carrellas
2:00pm-4:00pm Don't Panic!! Dinner & Tea Service for Beginners w/ Sovereign House
2:00pm-4:00pm Is That Gonna Hold w/ Crafty

Friday, June 1st
2:00pm-4:00pm Erotic Massage for People with Pussies w/ Barbara Carrellas
2:00pm-4:00pm Age Play w/ Mako
2:00pm-4:00pm Learn to be a Bondage Producer, Part 2 w/ Lew Rubens
8:00pm-10:00pm Fire Flogging w/ PyroSadist

Saturday, June 2nd
10:30am-12:30pm Learn to be a Bondage Producer, Part 3 w/ Lew Rubens
10:30am-12:30pm Ecstasy Is Necessary w/ Barbara Carrellas
10:30am-12:30pm Fine Tuning Your Whips w/ Robert Dante
2:00pm-4:00pm Orgasm-a-thon /w Barbara Carrellas & Whittney

Robert Dante is an internationally recognized bullwhip expert who has presented performances, workshops and demonstrations across the United States and Canada, and in England.

Dante has cracked the whip on numerous TV shows, including Evening Magazine, Blind Date, Playboy TV's Night Calls, KTLA's Morning News, The Eclectic Mind, Envy TV, HBO's Real Sex, Blitz, Sin City, and others. Dante is featured in a number of books such as "Absinthe and Flamethrowers: Projects and Ruminations on the Art of Living Dangerously." Dante also has spoken about whip cracking on many radio programs, from Texas to Australia.

A 3-time Guinness World Record holder for most bullwhip cracks in one minute (highest count: 254), Dante also is recipient of the Brian Chic Whip Artistry Award, given by the Society of American Whip Artistry.

Dante has appeared at circuses, at nightclubs, and on stages, and he has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, Rex Features Syndicate, Minneapolis Star Tribune, St Paul Pioneer Press, Toronto Star, and many other publications.

To popularize and demystify the art of whip cracking, Dante launched numerous programs, including the Los Angeles Whip Enthusiasts, the Minneapolis Bullwhip Academy, and the Bullwhip Sundays at the Walker Art Center. At the annual Pierce College Farm Days in Los Angeles, Dante created a program that taught children 5-12 years old how to crack bullwhips, awarding each participant a certificate declaring that the child was now officially "supersonic."

And to make whip cracking even more accessible to a wider audience, Dante has put several informative brochures on his website at www.wildwestwhips.com. These PDF files can be downloaded free of charge.

Mary Anderson is Robert Dante's slave, domestic companion, performing partner, and best friend. She is also a former 82nd Airborne paratrooper, daredevil, and psychic (according to Dante). 

Whittney Matlock

— A modern mystic cleverly disguised as a massage therapist; a spiritual alchemist practicing the arts of Hermes Trismegistus; a magikal fool traveling a path with Spirit, his goal being to support the people he meets in discovering the healing of self-transformation through spiritual exploration. It’s not how you explore Spirit, it’s that you explore Spirit that counts. He has learned many arts at the side of many gurus. Over and over again he sets out as a seeker, coming to mastery and then returning to seeker again, walking the circle over and over again to see the path from different angles and through different eyes. Now a teacher in the BDSM and Pagan communities, he combines his experience of healing, faith, and trance work to offer insights into the many ways in which Spirit manifests Itself within and around us in every aspect of life. Whittney is a regular presenter and facilitator for events such as Free Spirit Gathering, FSG Beltane, Fires Rising, Camp Crucible, and the Black Rose event. He often presents workshops for Black Rose and The Crucible. He explores and teaches about the ordeal path with the members of Kindlers of the Sacred Rhythm. He and his partner are facilitators for a public ordeal ritual, SuspenDC, produced twice a year at The Crucible. He and his lover are also facilitators on many service projects for the Pagan and kinky communities in the DC area. For information on upcoming events, check out www.sacredrhythms.org. 

Sovereign House
Bo, Skye and the rest of the Sovereign House family return to camp with us to help out in ways we can't begin to appreciate! They will be coordinating the presenters, managing the Casino, producing the Tea Party... and even teaching a class or three!