The Chipmunks Dance AI template is the fixed routine every video on this site is built on: the first part of the most played version of the dance on TikTok, posted by @athenaa_c with more than 18 million plays. The deck, the camera and the order of the turns never change. The only thing that changes is who is dancing.
People search for a template because they have seen the same dance hundreds of times with different people in it. That is the right instinct: the routine really is the same in every post. Here is what that means once your photos go in.
What the template keeps
- The scene. A wooden deck with a white railing, trees behind it and a bright, cloudy sky above.
- The camera. One take from one low spot, with no cuts. The dancers do all the moving, which is why they get closer and further away.
- The moves. Who goes up front, when, and how they dance when they get there.
- The sound. The sound from the clip.
What the template swaps
Each photo replaces one dancer. The AI takes the face, hair, build and clothes from the photo. So a work shirt or a costume in your picture is what that person wears in the video, and someone tall in the photo stays tall. All three places take a photo, so everyone in the finished video is yours.
The five turns
- The row. All three in a line, the one in the middle a step ahead, hands on hips, looking at the camera. Nothing happens yet, and that stillness is the setup.
- The spin. The dancer who started on the left goes to the front and turns with their back to the camera, arms out. The other two keep the beat either side.
- The right. The dancer who started on the right comes forward for a short turn up front, close enough to fill the picture.
- The middle. The dancer who started in the middle comes back up to the camera, with the other two dancing behind.
- The finish. The dancer who started on the left returns to the middle, one arm in the air, with the other two either side.
Who to put in each place
The three places are not equal, and viewers notice. Under one version of the dance, a comment with more than 100 likes complains that one dancer did not get enough time in the front.
- Middle has the most time facing the camera. Give it your sharpest photo.
- Left has the longest turn, but much of it is seen from behind, and then the finish.
- Right has the shortest turn.
Face quality matters most where the camera gets close, and all three come close at some point. That is why a sharp, front-facing photo beats a flattering but distant one.
A photo each or one group photo
With a photo each, every box on the page shows the dancer that photo replaces, so you can match people to places on purpose. With one group photo, the three people are cast by where they stand in the picture, left to right, and with more than three the biggest faces go in. A photo each takes a little longer to collect and gives you more control. How to make a Chipmunks Dance AI video covers which photos work best.
How this differs from other versions
Other posts do the same routine somewhere else: @jamestanner9 and two friends on a sidewalk at night, @bopieandjo on a tennis court, @wenersisters in a bright room in round ears. The template here uses the deck, so that scene is what your video shows, whatever you saw first. Your clothes change, and the scene stays.
Is there a template to download?
No. Nothing needs downloading or editing, because the template already lives on the page. Add your photos and press the button. It works in a phone browser, which matters if you found the trend inside TikTok.
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