This class is a 3 part series intended to teach you everything you need to know to begin playing with fire on your own.
Course Outline:
12pm
Fire Massage 101: Fundamentals (information based lecture)
Fire Theory
Proper Setup
Fire Kit
Basic Application Techniques
Theoretical Safety Awareness
Class Participation/Practice Time
Proper Clean up
This class focuses solely on the science of fire and how to set up your equipment properly. This is a lecture-based class that delves into safety and risk mitigation. Demonstrations will be done throughout the class. At the end, Participants will have the opportunity to experience what fire on the skin feels like or to use a torch for the first time.
2:30 PM
Fire Massage 201: Practice Makes Perfect (Hands on practice)
Practical Safety Awareness
Life Cycle of a Torch/Burn Stages
9 application Techniques
Proper Form Theory
Class Participation/Practice Time
This class is a mix of lecture and hands on. Participants will be taught how safety applies to fire in a practical sense. We delve into the basics of form theory, application techniques, extinguishment theory, and burn cycles. The first half of the class will be lecture/demonstration and the second portion will be hands on practice.
5PM
Fire Massage 301: Therapeutic Flame/Sensual Flame (Advanced Techniques and Applying information)
Demonstration
Fire Play/Massage Theory
Utilizing Specialized Torches
Combining Application Techniques
Class Participation/Practice Time
This class is a mixture of lecture and hands on. It begins with a Fire Massage demonstration, which turns into lecture, and ends with hands on practice from participants. This is where everything is tied together to make an efficient scene. Topics include: technique planning, torch management, and numerical feedback.