How to Make the Sassy Husky Dance AI Video From One Pet Photo

The Sassy Husky Dance trend copies the Husky Dog Dance Short, where a husky stands on its hind legs in an empty room and dances like a person (about 8.4 million views on YouTube). Here is how to make your own version with your dog or cat: the one-click way, and the do-it-yourself way with the exact prompt we use.

Sassy Husky Dance — the 8-million-view dance: arms up, hip swings, squats and a cheeky pose.

What you need

One clear, well-lit photo of one pet, whole body visible, no people in the picture.
A few minutes while the video renders.
TikTok, Instagram Reels or CapCut, to add the trending sound.

The one-click way (free)

Open the Husky Dance AI template.
Upload your pet photo and press Make my free video. No sign-up, no prompt to write.
Watch your 5-second preview a few minutes later. Download it for $2.99, or get a 10-second 720p HD video from $4.99.

Make my Sassy Husky Dance video

The do-it-yourself way

You need a video model that takes a photo and a reference video together. We use Seedance 2.0. The photo decides who is in the video; the reference video only decides how it moves.

Cut a 5 to 10 second clip from the original viral video. This is the motion reference. Make it vertical (9:16) and not too small: around 640 × 640 pixels in total or more, or the model rejects it.
Give the model your pet photo as Image 1 and the clip as Video 1.
Paste the prompt below and ask for a 10-second vertical video.

The main character is the pet from Image 1. Video 1 is ONLY a motion reference; the husky in Video 1 must not appear.
10-second vertical video, static camera, the pet's full body always in frame. Keep the pet's species, breed, face, eye color, fur color and markings exactly as in Image 1. Copy the dance from Video 1 beat by beat: the pet stands on its hind legs, throws both front paws up, swings its hips, squats low, kicks a leg out, spreads its arms wide and ends with a sassy pose and a cheeky grin. New setting, not the room from Video 1: a bright, cozy modern living room with a sofa and a rug, daytime. Fluffy fur covers the belly. Exactly one animal, and it is the pet from Image 1. No people, no human hands, no text, no captions, no logo, no watermark.

Two lines do most of the work. The first says Video 1 is only a motion reference, so the animal from the original does not end up in your video. The last keeps it to one animal, with no people, text or watermark.

Cost tip: with Seedance the reference clip is billed too, at your output resolution. Shrinking it saves nothing; cutting it shorter does.

Tips from making our Sassy Husky Dance example

Dogs that already stand up for treats look the most natural, but cats and rabbits work too.
Ask for a new room in the prompt. If you don't, the model can copy the empty room from the original video.
Standing-up dances can show the belly. Adding "fluffy fur covers the belly" to the prompt keeps it tidy.

Add the sound

Our videos come without audio. Before you post, add the original sound from the Husky Dog Dance Short from the TikTok or Instagram sound library. The in-app sound is easier than editing music in, and the app takes care of the music license.