Three nature loving PNW strippers: River, Moonyeka and Kitty Black are joining up to host an unforgettable one day pole retreat in the beautiful Salmon La Sac National Forest Area a little over an hour outside of Seattle on Sunday, July 27th 2025. This event is capped at 12 participants for an intimate experience and to make sure we are being responsible about our impact on the landscape.
Event Schedule/Activities:
10:30AM | Participants meet at Roslyn Pioneer Park. at the tiny, adorable town of Rosyln, WA. This is the last place with cell service so we will all meet at the park and then caravan up the road to where River will have set up the pole camp site in advance. Carpooling can be arranged from Seattle and possible from other nearby cities, after you sign up, you will be put in an Instagram group chat with other attendees where you can coordinate rides if desired. 4 wheel drive is not necessary to get to the location but it will be on a bumpy gravel road up into the mountain. Please give yourself PLENTY of time to get to the park, we will not be waiting more than 10 minutes for late comers as it will derail the whole schedule of the event, I recommend arriving early and getting breakfast or coffee at one of the many adorable cafes in the town.
11:00AM | Arrive at the private river campsite. It will be located on National Forest Service land which you are legally allowed to camp or hike on for free if you have an annual National Forest Service pass ($30 a year). River has the pass and has camped in this area at least 15 times over 5 years and never been checked by rangers for the pass but if you don’t want to risk it go ahead and order a pass here and support our National Forests!
11:30AM | Group Flexibility Flow Warm Up Class with Kitty Black (45 minutes)
Take 45 minutes with Kitty Black to show love and appreciation to your self and nature by stretching and meditating to release stress and tension of the week. Kitty Black will instruct you through a flow into a moment of peace and tranquility. 🖤 Deep breaths of the mountain air will leave your heart and body refreshed. Please bring your own yoga mat or beach towel to practice on!
12:30PM-5:30pm | Individual Erotic Oracle Readings with Moonyeka (35 minutes per person)
What needs to be enchanted?
What part of your erotic archetype is ready to unravel?
This is an opportunity to deepen, find clarity and flesh out your deep desires. these enchantments utilize through multifold a process of clearing, grounding, intuitive reading, sea shell casting, and/or oracle divination with Moonyeka. Those who will be receiving will leave with enchantment through movement incantation mantra offering or blessing. Moonyeka will take each participant aside individually to the river for a private reading, this practice will help center you before your dance shoot.
1:00PM-6:00PM | Individual Dance Photo + Video Shoot with River (20 minutes per person)
The sun is kissing your skin, the wind whispers secrets as it dances through the trees - and you are at the center of all of this aliveness - a feeling being moving with the elements around you.
After individuals receive their oracle reading they will transition into their personal photo & video shoot. The brass stage pole will be set up in a scenic part of the site for photos & videos. We will also go off the pole to shoot on the rocks next to the river or in the trees for some wilder portraits and shorter forest flow video. River is experienced in posing dancers and is excited to help you shine. If you are nervous about shooting don’t worry! River is happy to give direction and will make sure you feel good about the moment created together.
Each dancers is guaranteed these deliverables, any extra content captured will be sent to you for no additional cost:
10 edited photos on the pole, 10 edited photos off the pole with the trees or river.
Landscape formatted aerial drone video of a 3 minute freestyle on or off the pole and a second three minute freestyle on or off the pole shot from the ground with a moving camera. All video shot in 4k with stabilizing gimbal.
6:00PM-6:15PM | Group Closing Ritual
You are welcome to head out after your shoot (if you need to leave early just let us know and you can go at the beginning) but if you stay until the end we will have a little group closing ritual to end the day on a connected high note. While other dancers are doing their oracle readings and shoots you are welcome to play in the river or woods, bring a camp chair and read, chat with the other dancers and otherwise enjoy the beautiful setting however you like. I recommend bringing yourself a picnic lunch and dinner.
Notes on the wild/remote setting:
Please note that our location will not have cell service, running water or a bathroom and plan accordingly. There is an outhouse on the road where the campsite is that you may be able to walk to or could definitely drive to, River will make sure everyone knows where it is. You can totally pee in the woods just bring a plastic bag to pack in and out any used toilet paper which takes years to decompose. River will provide some extra gallon jugs of drinking water but you should aim to bring whatever water you need. Likewise please bring food to sustain yourself throughout the day and layers! It can be hot in the direct sun but very cool in the shade and cloud cover can bring the temperature down quickly. You may want to bring a swimsuit if you want to dip in the river. Depending on what campsites are available it may be deep enough to fully swim but will definitely be deep enough to dip! If you are interested in camping over night in the area email (skycladstudio.pnw@gmail.com) or DM @skycladstudiopnw for more information. River will be camping over night at the site for the weekend to make secure one of the most scenic sites for the event.
Join us on the eastern side of the Cascade Mountains on the Salmon La Sac river for a one day pole retreat. Cost includes:
1 Hr Flexibility & Meditation Group Class with Kitty Black
35 Minute Individual Erotic Oracle Reading with Moonyeka
20 Minute Individual Dance Photo & Videoshoot with River
(10 edited photos on the pole, 10 off the pole, a three minute aerial freestyle video and three minute ground freestyle video all shot in landscape with 4k gimbal stabilized camera)
Flow Facilitators:
River Dreaming (fae/they)
River’s name was inspired by the very flowing body of water we will be hosting this event next to! This area has been a huge part of their creative evolution and they are so excited to share the magic of Salmon La Sac with the dancers who participate. River is a sex worker, camera nerd and nature lover with endless reverence for the beautiful lands of the Pacific Northwest.
Moonyeka (they/them)
Moonyeka is an animist who calls in with Aswang, Catholic Folk Magic, dharma ideologies, tantric lineages, plant allies as helping spirits to conjure and allure messages that need to be received.
*Aswang is an umbrella term for various shape-shifting, mythological, animist, folkloric, "evil" spirits and creatures in Filipino folklore.
Kitty Black (she/her)
Kitty Black is an OG California stripper now calling the Pacific Northwest home. She is known for her legendary pole performances, exceptional bendyness and endless charisma on stage. She is a yoga instructor and crowned cannabis queen. (Yes, you can smoke weed with us at this event!)
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations before June 15th receive a 100% refund
Cancellations before July 1st receive a 50% refund
Your mini retreat package is not eligible for a refund after July 1st. Skyclad Studio events always sell out and we have a limited number of spots available. Late cancels make it hard to find someone else to take your spot as most dancers have their summer weekends planned out pretty late in advance. Please be mindful of our cancellation policy when booking your spot in the shoot!
If there is heavy sustained rain on the day of the shoot we will reschedule for another day late in the summer. Anyone who cannot make that date will recieve a 100% refund of their place in the shoot. Light rain, wind or cloudy skies will not cancel the shoot. The Salmon La Sac area is typically quite sunny and dry in the summer so this hopefully will not be a problem but we are working with Mother Nature and she is unpredictable.
Video taken at the same river September 2024.