How to Make the Trend Dance AI Video From One Pet Photo
The Trend Dance trend copies the Dog trying to go viral Short, where a golden retriever stands up in the kitchen and does a trend dance (about 1.1 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.
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 Viral Dog 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.
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 golden retriever in Video 1 must not appear.
10-second vertical video, static phone 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 upright on its hind legs in the middle of the room and does an energetic human trend dance, shuffling its feet, swinging its arms side to side, bouncing and spinning, with a happy face. New setting: a bright modern white kitchen with a wooden floor, 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 Trend Dance example
- Ask for a new setting. A fresh room makes the video feel like your own, not a copy.
- Big trend dances show the belly more than other templates. "Fluffy fur covers the belly" in the prompt helps.
- Pick a photo where the pet's whole body is visible, so the model knows how long its legs are.
Add the sound
Our videos come without audio. Before you post, add the trending sound from the Dog trying to go viral 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.