We invite you to a brand new workshop...
Introducing...
THE CONFIDENT DANCER
Mindset Workshop + Portrait Experience for high school age dancers ready to perform from the inside out
YOU DON'T WANT TO BE stuck in your head
You've put in the hours. You know the choreography. You show up, you work hard, and you genuinely love this — but somewhere between the studio and the spotlight, something shifts. The doubt creeps in, the nerves take over, and you walk off the floor knowing you left something behind.
YOU WOULD MUCH RATHER BE OWNING THE STAGE and WALKING INTO EVERY practice or competition KNOWING YOU BELONG THERE.
You compare yourself to every dancer in the room
You work incredibly hard but struggle to feel it when it counts
You've never had photos that actually look like the dancer you are
HOW IT WORKS
A live, interactive session built for the realities of competitive dance: navigating pressure, silencing the inner critic, building confidence that holds under stress, and reconnecting with your why.
A professional studio portrait session designed to capture you at your most powerful. Expert direction, stunning lighting, and 10+ years of dance photography experience behind the lens.
Walk away with a curated collection of high-resolution images that finally match how hard you've worked, alongside concrete and actionable steps to continue building your confidence after the workshop ends
what's included?
Everything you need to walk away transformed, inside and out.
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ENROLL NOW
This is for you if:
You want to walk into your next audition or competition with a different energy
You've dealt with performance anxiety and are ready for real tools to work through it
You've never invested in photos that truly show off who you are as a dancer
You're ready to stop shrinking and start showing up
You're not willing to do a little inner work
You're looking for a quick fix without the follow-through
You want generic, cookie-cutter photos with no direction or eye for technique
You're not ready to be seen
This is NOT for you if:
You will leave with so much more than photos
WHAT YOU'LL WALK AWAY WITH
Practical mindset tools you can use immediately — before competition, before an audition, before a hard practice
A new relationship with pressure and performance nerves
Clarity on your identity as a dancer beyond scores and placements
Confidence that isn't dependent on the outcome
Photos that capture the real you — not a stiff posed version, but a powerful, expressive one
Images worthy of your senior year, your portfolio, your social feed, and your memories
One-on-one time with women who have been in your shoes and understand the vulnerability required to perform on stage
The experience of being truly seen
You'll leave with tools for your mind and images for your wall - and proof of exactly who you are when you decide to own it.
Meet Your Hosts!
Lindsey Jutting (Mindset)
Lindsey is the founder of Take Heart, a company dedicated to building stronger dancers through leadership, culture, and mindset work. With 30+ workshops delivered to competitive dance teams across Minnesota, she brings emotionally intelligent, immediately applicable programming that meets dancers exactly where they are. She knows the pressures you face — comparison, performance anxiety, the weight of expectations — and she knows how to help you move through them. Lindsey doesn't just talk about confidence. She builds it.
Alyssa Kristine (Photography)
Alyssa has spent over a decade doing one thing really well: making dancers feel seen. Based in Minneapolis, she specializes in dance photography for competitive and pre-professional dancers who have worked too hard to be captured by just anyone. Alyssa has a gift for direction — she knows how to pull out the version of you that shows up on your best day, the one you want to remember and share with the world. Her clients don't just leave with beautiful photos. They leave feeling like themselves, only more so.
takeheart.co | @takeheartculture
alyssakristine.com | @alyssakristinephoto
Registration fees are non-refundable however if you can pass your spot along to another dancer (and they book/pay) you will be refunded
what happens if my plans change?
All viable photos will be included in your gallery, we expect to garner 15+ photos per dancer. You will receive your fully edited, high-res images within 2 weeks of the event
how many photos do i receive & when?
We have booked a BEAUTIFUL photo studio in Farmington, MN - choosing a neutral third space was important to us so every dance could be fully free in a new environment
Where is it?
The workshop is taking place on July 14 from 9am-12pm. A full itinerary will be sent to registered participants the week of the event
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Spots are limited to ten dancers. This experience is designed to be small, intentional, and powerful — which means we can't take everyone. If something in this page spoke to you, that's not a coincidence.
Spots are limited to ten dancers. This experience is designed to be small, intentional, and powerful — which means we can't take everyone. If something in this page spoke to you, that's not a coincidence.
