The Dance Lens

Subscribers 49.5K

Videos 461

Views 26.7M

Channels Like The Dance Lens

The Dance Lens offers deep dives into all things dance, with a focus on technique, history, current dance world insights, and the lives of artists, particularly in ballet. Content includes podcasts, ballet deep dives, and storytelling pieces, presented as long-form explorations rather than quick tutorials, with an upload cadence around 0.5 videos per week and average video views around 622.

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We found 44 YouTube channels similar to The Dance Lens

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#1

Royal Ballet and Opera view on YouTube ▶

86% relevance

Subscribers 1.6M

Videos 2.6K

Views 569.9M

Appearances 22

SERP 100%

Similarity 77%

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Shares a strong focus on ballet history, choreographers, and figures (search 100% overlap; content 77%), indicating a similar audience interested in classical ballet narratives and key personalities.

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#2

Ballet Reign

86% relevance

Subscribers 66.5K

Videos 284

Views 7.3M

Appearances 28

SERP 99%

Similarity 77%

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Targets ballet history, actors, and figures (high search 99% overlap; content 77%), aligning with The Dance Lens on historical context and notable dancers.

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#3

Eva Nys view on YouTube ▶

71% relevance

Subscribers 2.6M

Videos 2.1K

Views 2.7B

Appearances 21

SERP 65%

Similarity 75%

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Converges on ballet choreographers, world stories, and figures (search 65% overlap; content 75%), appealing to viewers who seek behind-the-scenes stories and influential ballet personalities.

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#4

TED-Ed view on YouTube ▶

71% relevance

Subscribers 22.4M

Videos 2.3K

Views 4.5B

Appearances 12

SERP 76%

Similarity 67%

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Overlaps significantly on ballet history and culture and offers performance analysis and cultural context (search 76%; content 67%), attracting viewers who want educational storytelling around ballet.

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#5

Lori Hernandez

63% relevance

Subscribers 366K

Videos 2.7K

Views 452.4M

Appearances 7

SERP 47%

Similarity 74%

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Shares interest in ballet actors, world stories, and culture (search 47%; content 74%), indicating a similar audience drawn to dancer profiles and ballet narratives.

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#6

STEEZY view on YouTube ▶

63% relevance

Subscribers 1.9M

Videos 1.9K

Views 432.4M

Appearances 17

SERP 52%

Similarity 70%

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While focused on broader dance, it overlaps on dance criticism and technique analysis (search 52%; content 70%), signaling a shared audience seeking analytical, technique-oriented ballet content.

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Content Landscape

Top competitors include Royal Ballet and Opera (86% match) and Ballet Reign (86% match) who overlap on ballet history, ballet choreographers, and ballet figures. Eva Nys (71% match) and TED-Ed (71% match) also compete with overlaps in ballet history, ballet world stories, performance analysis, and culture. Lori Hernandez (63% match) shares queries around ballet actors, world stories, and culture. The Dance Lens has 49.5K subscribers, while Royal Ballet and Opera and Eva Nys boast substantially larger audiences (1.6M and 2.6M respectively), with TED-Ed at 22.4M subscribers, indicating a wider reach for top competitors. All listed channels compete for searches related to ballet history, culture, and figures, forming a landscape where deep-dive analysis and storytelling about dance are the common thread.

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#10	58%	Dance Masterclass	78%	53.4K	27%	7
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#12	57%	Katelyn Power	77%	90.7K	27%	5
#13	57%	Kathryn Morgan	76%	348K	28%	7
#14	56%	Master Ballet Academy	73%	482K	32%	9
#15	56%	TEDx Talks ▶	71%	44.2M	34%	9
#16	55%	Marquee TV	77%	27K	23%	4
#17	54%	Runqiao Du Ballet Coaching	73%	142K	25%	9
#18	54%	Quiner Sisters ▶	80%	992K	13%	5
#19	53%	Free Movement™ Dance Solutions	76%	376K	18%	5
#20	51%	Alina Taratorin	71%	16.5K	22%	4
#21	51%	Goldie Jane \| The Lazy Ballerina	77%	9.2K	12%	1
#22	50%	WIRED ▶	67%	12.8M	24%	4
#23	50%	itorook!	69%	19.8K	21%	4
#24	49%	MN Dance Company ▶	74%	62.2K	12%	1
#25	48%	David's Photography	73%	1.8M	12%	3
#26	48%	CBC Arts	71%	297K	13%	2
#27	48%	Gina Milroy	73%	11.8K	10%	1
#28	48%	MONARDA	73%	12.3K	10%	1
#29	48%	The Ohio State University Libraries	70%	1.1K	14%	2
#30	47%	Dibodance	71%	2.7K	10%	1
#31	47%	Wallpaper*	70%	42.9K	12%	1
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#38	45%	TalkTV	65%	1.4M	15%	1
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#40	45%	Washington Post	66%	2.8M	12%	1
#41	44%	Ourselves	67%	20.5K	10%	1
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#44	39%	Al Jazeera English	57%	17.5M	12%	1

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to The Dance Lens?

The Dance Lens's biggest competitors on YouTube are Royal Ballet and Opera (86% match, 1.6M subscribers) and Ballet Reign (86% match, 66.5K subscribers). Eva Nys (71% match, 2.6M subscribers) is also a top competitor. They share a focus on ballet and dance content, appealing to audiences interested in ballet culture, technique, and critique.

What type of content does The Dance Lens make?

The Dance Lens creates podcast-style and story-driven dance content, with titles like interviews (e.g., Kathak in The Modern Age), profiles of dance figures (Alastair Macaulay), migration and refugee stories, and ballet storytelling (LA SYLPHIDE). It uploads about 0.5 videos per week, with an average of roughly 622 views per video.

How do we determine which channels are similar to The Dance Lens?

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