The Fetish School event by LAAC (formerly LAC) takes place @ the Sheraton on Saturday, May 28.

The founder of the Lifestyle Alternatives Artisans Centre of Palm Beach (LAAC), Domina DeManda, is honored to have been asked to organize and produce this year's Fetish School. She, along with some of the LAAC members and guests who are known and wonderful educators in various fetishes and alternative lifestyle practices are thrilled to be presenting 8 great workshops and making them kinky reality for the attendees of Fetish Factory's 15th Anniversary Weekend.

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LAAC Organizers

Saturday will feature the LAAC Fetish School Presentations/Demonstrations and Fetish Festival Interactive Sinsation Stations. This event has been organized by our friends at LAAC:

Domina Demanda [fetlife profile] Founder and Owner/Director of the Lifestyle Alternatives Centre of Palm Beach has been a long-time alternative lifestyle educator, fetish model and dominant/top switch. She is also co-founder of the Photo Artisans Guild, Fetish Fires Fotography, House of Shaman and BDSM-Village.

SickBoyH2HD [fetlife profile] My journey is constantly evolving, as they usually do. For almost two years I have had the priviledge of being the owned and collared slave pet of Domina Demanda. My experience thus far, anything I know about the lifestyle, anyone I know in the lifestyle, and my new passions that my eyes have been opened to and I find my fullfillment in is all because of her and her gift of loving and nuturing. It has been an honor being hers, and I will always carry it with me. I also owe part of who I am to Her Master Shaman, for his constant example and words of wisdom. I am honored to be a part of the House of Shaman.

Why LAAC?

LAAC is a privately structured and operated as a members-only, not-for-profit educational and social organization that is based in Palm Beach County and solely committed to benefit its Members, Visiting Guests, Sponsors and those Alternative Lifestyle Communities who fund its operations.

LAAC is dedicated to its mission to provide those benefits in the form of resources that are thoughtful, risk-aware, consensual, and non-exploitative in any and all forms, including:

• Information on alternative performance arts, art, culture, life and living
• Support-related resources and solutions
• Exposure through demonstrations and performances
• Education options that are focused on styles, practices, techniques, and modalities
• Experience in a location where guided practice and hands-on practical applications can better hone skills in a manner that is conducive to putting alternative lifestyle performance arts, arts and culture to living form as safely as possible
• Socializing at our facility and functions that will provide opportunities to interact and network with others who have similar interests
• Opportunities to promote or be exposed to a variety of alternative performance arts, arts, culture, life and living supportive businesses that may benefit our LAAC Members through special programs, discounts or offerings.

How long has LAAC been around?

Its origins date back to 1998 when the original Founder of BDSM-Village, Domina DeManda, along with her husband, Daddy Jeff (AKA Shaman), relocated to Southeast Florida and began investigating community needs. In 2001, the couple's efforts helped them to identify that there was a definite need for diverse support resources, educational options, applied practice venues and social/cultural interaction environments for those interested in the alternative arts, culture, life and living, including styles, practices, techniques and modalities that also translated well for film, photography, set design, costuming, roleplay, and performance arts.

The original model for LAAC was developed in August 2004 and evolved from the original mission of BDSM-Village with a primary objection for the new LAAC model being to create resources, options, venues and environments that would fill a diverse void in various alternative lifestyle communities that embraced fetishes. Unfortunately, the launch of the LAAC model was delayed for two years due to several active hurricane seasons which culminated with Hurricane Wilma destroying the original facility for LAAC. In June 2006, the search began for just the right facility and in July 2006, a new facility was secured a facility which enabled a full launch the LAAC model, with it's re-grand opening held in September 2006, followed by the launch of PAG.

Committed to Your Health & Benefit

LAAC is non-smoking, no drugs, no alcohol facility located in a secured and gated complex that is safe, well-lit and located in a city that is supportive of its mission.

There's one steadfast rule at LAAC:

All Members participating in any and all alternative performance arts, arts, cultural, lifestyle and living activities at any LAAC functions or its facility must always be thoughtful, risk-aware, consensual, and non-exploitative to others in any and all forms. We hope this rule translates beyond the scope of the LAAC facility and functions to our Members' lives beyond. In other words, live life fully and enjoy as much as possible in doing so, but live consciously and conscientiously with care for others and their well-being, as well as your own.

Who are the Members of LAAC?

There is a great group of people who make up the Membership of our pansexual organization. LAAC Members are people of all genders, all sexual preferences (straight/gay/bisexual/trans) and all role orientations who are 20 years of age or older. Our Members range from inexperienced newcomers, who may be just beginning their research and experience, to seasoned veterans with many years of knowledge and experience in alternative performance arts, arts, culture, life and living.

Photo Artisans Guild

Becoming a LAAC Member supports LAAC remaining open and also gives you an optional membership in the Photo Artisans Guild (PAG), which will provide LAAC Members who are into fine art photography, performance art, acting, modeling, make-up artistry, costuming and corsetry with an awesome opportunity to practice and hone their wonderful skills, whether amateur or professional. Please contact the Director of LAAC for more details.

Sounds good, so how do I join LAAC?

You must be at least 19+ years old and provide proof of age and identity using a state or federally issued photo identification and be current with your monthly membership dues. For more details on joining this great organization, please visit the LAAC website at http://www.lifestylealternatives.org.

LAAC and PAG Founders

At the prompting (and gentle nudging) of their beloved sister and leather lifestyle elder, Viola Johnson, as well as others who this couple looks to as Mentors and Leaders in the various alternative lifestyle communities to get out and "share opportunity for knowledge and education with others", Domina DeManda and Daddy Jeff (AKA Shaman) launched their lifestyle household, House of Shaman, in January of 2004, BDSM-Village in July of 1997, LAAC in August of 2004 and again in September of 2006 at its new facility and PAG in September of 2006. See their bios on Education pages.

Links

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Visit LAAC's official website here.