Embodied Dating Club | The Party | Kaap Amsterdam

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💘 EMBODIED DATING CLUB: THE PARTY | DJ STEFANO RICHETTA 💘

Friday, October 9, 2026 | KAAP Amsterdam
Workshop 19:00–21:00 | Party 21:00–01:00

Embodied Dating Club is for singles who have done the inner work, love themselves, and are wondering:

Where are all the good ones?

For the ones who are done with dating apps, over the dead-end chats, and craving real chemistry, real connection, and a spark they can actually feel in their body.

Because let’s be honest: meeting through a screen has started to feel a little lifeless.

You can’t swipe your way into chemistry. You can’t text your way into connection. And no profile will ever tell you what your body feels in five seconds.

That’s why we created Embodied Dating Club: a club for singles only that creates spaces for singles to meet in real life. Not through endless small talk or dating app performance, but through presence, play, flirtation, and real connection.

And for this edition, we’re taking it one step further:

We’re meeting on the dance floor. 💘

First, we open the room together in a two-hour embodied dating workshop. You meet, play, flirt, soften, and get out of your head. Then the lights shift, the bar opens, Stefano takes over the music, and we see what happens when you bring that same openness onto the dance floor.

By the time the music starts, you’ve already connected. The room already has a pulse. Now you get to dance with it.


🫀 WHAT DO WE MEAN BY EMBODIED? 🫀

Embodiment simply means noticing what is happening in your body while you connect: your breath, curiosity, attraction, tension, ease, boundaries, and your yes, no and maybe.

Instead of only analyzing from the mind, you learn to notice the information your body is already giving you. Being in your body brings you into the present moment. It helps you loosen the grip of the controlling mind, let go of judgments and expectations, and arrive more fully with what is actually here.

In dating, you may also meet fears, protective patterns or expectations that usually stay hidden. Not to fix them, but to notice them, feel them, and create a little more space around them.

Less forcing. Less performing. More flow.

We use breath, movement, sound, eye contact, sensory awareness and playful relational exercises to help you slow down, become more present and stay connected to yourself while meeting someone else.

This is not a tantra workshop and there is no expectation of intimacy or touch. Everything is optional. Clothes stay on. You are always invited to listen to your own body and choose what feels right for you.


💃🏻 THE WORKSHOP | 19:00–21:00 💃🏻

Through playful, body-based exercises, you’ll be invited to:

♥ Meet through the senses, presence and body awareness
♥ Experience real-life chemistry beyond superficial conversation
♥ Practice flirting, approaching and expressing interest
♥ Let yourself be seen more honestly
♥ Stay connected to your boundaries, needs and signals while meeting someone else
♥ Practice receiving, speaking your truth and following what feels alive

No speed dating interrogation vibe. No pressure to impress. No need to be confident, outgoing or “good at dating.”

Most people arrive nervous. Sometimes very nervous. 😏

That is welcome too.

You simply show up as you are.

What we see again and again is people leaving softer, more open, more connected and more alive.

And this time, you don’t have to go home yet.


🪩 THE PARTY | 21:00–01:00 🪩

At 21:00, the doors open for party-only guests, the bar opens, and DJ Stefano Richetta takes us into the night with house music.

Denise and Ariël will open the party together, and after that there are no exercises, no forced mingling and no dating format.

Just a room full of singles, music, attraction, curiosity and possibility.

Dance with someone new. Start a conversation at the bar. Catch someone’s eye across the room. Let yourself be approached. Approach someone yourself. Or completely forget about dating for a while and disappear into the music.

There is no required outcome. The invitation is simply to be present enough to notice what happens, playful enough to follow what feels alive, and open enough to be surprised.


💬 “At some point I was just here. All the overthinking, all the voices, all the possibilities just went silent and quiet. So I could be in my body.”
— EDC participant

💬 “It’s not often that I can soften up as much as I did tonight.”
— EDC participant


🕺 WHO THIS IS FOR 🕺

This is for you if:

♥ You’re single
♥ You’ve done inner work and have a healthy relationship with yourself
♥ You’re done with dating apps, or at least deeply unimpressed by them
♥ You miss flirting in real life
♥ You want to meet people with depth, presence and actual availability
♥ You’re open to connection, play and letting your body be part of the conversation
♥ You’re willing to step a little outside your comfort zone and stay curious

All forms of relating are welcome: monogamous, poly, open, ENM, or still figuring it out, as long as you are single.

Maybe you’ll meet someone interesting. Maybe you’ll have a ridiculously fun night. Maybe you’ll dance with someone you would never have swiped right on. Maybe you’ll discover a part of yourself that feels bolder, softer or more flirtatious than you thought.

Maybe you’ll meet your next great love.

Maybe you’ll meet the one.

You never know.

But it will definitely beat another dry “hey, how was your week?” in your inbox.


🎟️ TICKETS 🎟️

WORKSHOP + PARTY | 19:00–01:00
Join the full Embodied Dating workshop and stay for the party. Workshop tickets are limited to keep the experience personal and well-held. Arrival: 18:45.

PARTY ONLY | 21:00–01:00
Join us when the bar opens and the music starts.


⏱️ SCHEDULE ⏱️

18:45 Workshop arrival
19:00 Embodied Dating workshop
21:00 Party doors + bar open
21:15 Party opening with Denise & Ariël
21:30 House music + dancing with Stefano Richetta
00:00 Closing gathering
00:45 After-chill + conversations
01:00 End

👣 During the workshop we take our shoes off and spend quite a bit of time moving, standing and sitting on the floor.


👯‍♀️ YOUR FACILITATORS 👯‍♀️

💜 Denise Kooij

With over 5 years of experience in somatic intimacy, embodiment and relational work, Denise guides men, singles and mixed groups into deeper connection with themselves and others.

Her work blends embodiment, nervous system awareness, intimacy coaching and relational practices with honesty, play and plenty of room for the full human experience. She helps people move out of overthinking and into the felt experience of life and love, where connection becomes something to feel rather than perform.

Explore more → https://linktr.ee/denisekooij

🧡 Michelle Ariël Kessels

With over 20 years of experience, Ariël is a trauma-informed coach and facilitator known for spaces that hold authentic presence, playfulness and depth.

Her work brings together embodied leadership, nervous system work, intimacy circles, tantra and shadow work. She creates spaces where people can soften protective patterns, reconnect with their bodies and meet themselves and each other with more honesty and freedom.

Explore more → michelle-ariel.com

Together they create a space that is deeply safe, playfully alive, and full of possibility.


🎧 OUR DJ 🎧

Stefano Richetta

Stefano is the owner of KAAP Amsterdam and a DJ with a long love affair with house music, dance floors and bringing people together.

His sets are warm, uplifting and made for a room that wants to move. For this night, he takes over right after the workshop and carries the energy into the party.

The workshop opens the room. The music takes it from there.

More info: https://linktr.ee/StefanoRichetta


💘 OUR PARTY AGREEMENTS 💘

We are creating a conscious, consent-based space where connection can unfold naturally. Everything is an invitation. You can pause, change your mind, express a boundary or choose not to participate.

Being in a room full of singles creates possibility. It does not mean anyone owes anyone attention, flirting, touch, a dance, a phone number or a date.

The bar is open and alcohol is available. Enjoy yourself while staying present enough to feel yourself and respect others.

Phones stay away on the dance floor. This is a night to experience, not document.


📍 PRACTICAL INFORMATION 📍

Date: Friday, October 9, 2026
Location: KAAP Amsterdam
Address: IJdijk 10, Amsterdam
Workshop: 19:00–21:00
Party: 21:00–01:00
Bar open: From 21:00
Parking: Free parking available at the venue


🤝 CONTACT 🤝

Embodieddating@gmail.com
Instagram: @embodied_dating_club

We will not answer emails with questions about gender balance or how we divide the group. Trust the process. ❤️

Please note: in the 24 hours leading up to the event, our team is fully focused on preparing and hosting the evening, so we may not be available to respond to emails or messages.


💸 REFUND POLICY 💸

Cancel up to 2 weeks before the event: 50% refund.
Cancel within 2 weeks of the event: no refund.

We’re not able to review individual circumstances or reasons for cancelling. If you can no longer attend, you’re welcome to transfer your ticket to another single and let us know by email who’s taking your place.


Come as you are. Bring your nerves, your curiosity, your awkwardness, your playfulness, your hope, your skepticism, your whole beautifully human self.

You don’t need to know what will happen.
You don’t need to impress anyone.
You just need to show up.

Meet with the body, not the bio.
Fuck dating apps. We want magic. 💘

See you on the dance floor.

With love,
Denise & Ariël