How the two platforms stack up for dancers
Same routine, judged on what matters to a dance creator: what it earns, how long it lasts, and where people can watch it.
Four things dance creators come to LYKSTAGE for
Earn from your very first video
No follower threshold, no waiting period. Your share of monetized watch time starts at 45% and rises automatically to 70% as your routines reach more unique viewers — under a patented model (U.S. Patent No. 12,684,189), funded by real advertising revenue.
Built for the rewatch
Choreography is studied, not just seen — fans and fellow dancers replay routines to learn the moves. On a watch-time model, every genuine rewatch counts, and your catalog keeps earning attention long after the feed has moved on.
Plays on the big screen
Available on 8 device types — iOS, Android, Apple TV, Roku, Android/Google TV, Samsung TV, LG TV, and Amazon Fire TV. Full-body framing on the living-room TV — not a cropped vertical on a phone.
Fans everywhere can find you
Language- and geo-agnostic across the US, UK, Canada, UAE, and India — so a Bharatanatyam piece, a garba routine, or a Bollywood cover reaches its community worldwide, including the diaspora audiences fast feeds overlook.
Start Your Channel on LYKSTAGE — Free
Give your choreography a home that lasts, plays on every screen, helps new fans find you — and shares monetized watch time with you from your very first video.
Start Your Channel — FreeDance creators ask
How is LYKSTAGE different from Instagram Reels for dance creators?
Reels is built around short vertical clips inside a social feed, where content moves fast. LYKSTAGE is a video-first platform where your routines live on your channel, keep working over time, and reach viewers across mobile, web, and Connected TV — and creators share in monetized watch time from their very first video, with a share that starts at 45% and rises automatically to 70%.
Do I earn from my dance videos on LYKSTAGE?
Yes. Creators share in monetized watch time from their very first video — no follower threshold, no waiting period. Your share starts at 45% and rises automatically to 70% as your routines reach more unique viewers. Watch time becomes monetized when the ad served during viewing is watched in full — and because routines are rewatched to learn the moves, every genuine replay counts.
Can I post full routines, not just short clips, on LYKSTAGE?
Yes. LYKSTAGE has no short-clip ceiling, so you can share full-length routines and performances the way you intended — and full-length viewing builds more monetized watch time than a clip ever could.
Can people watch my dance videos on a TV with LYKSTAGE?
Yes. LYKSTAGE is available on 8 device types — iOS, Android, Apple TV, Roku, Android/Google TV, Samsung TV, LG TV, and Amazon Fire TV — so your choreography plays full-frame on the big screen, not just a phone.
Can I use LYKSTAGE alongside Instagram Reels?
Yes. Many creators use both — Reels for quick clips in the feed, and LYKSTAGE for a lasting video home. The same routine can accumulate monetized watch time on LYKSTAGE alongside anywhere else you publish — there is no exclusivity requirement, and your watch time counts from day one.
Is it free to start a dance channel on LYKSTAGE?
Yes. Starting your channel on LYKSTAGE is free. You can create your channel, upload your content, and begin building an audience — and monetized watch time — at no cost.
How does LYKSTAGE help my dance videos get recognized?
LYKSTAGE uses a patented watch-time model (U.S. Patent No. 12,684,189) that recognises the value of genuine engagement — so the routines people genuinely sit and watch, and return to, are surfaced and recognised for the attention they attract.