What Is the Window Dance Trend on TikTok?
The window dance trend, also called the apartment dance: a camera across the street finds someone dancing at a lit window at night, who then shuts the curtain.
The window dance trend is a short vertical clip shot at night. A camera across the street pushes in on one lit apartment window. Inside, someone dances alone next to a small speaker, notices the camera, and pulls the curtain shut.
What happens in the 10 seconds of a window dance
The four frames below come from one of our own clips, made from a cat photo. The times are from that clip.
0-1sAn apartment block at night. The camera is across the street and pushes toward a lit floor-to-ceiling window.
1-5sCut to the window. White sheer curtains, a small speaker with a glowing colour ring on a table. The dancer sways with both arms up.
6sThe arms drop. The dancer stands still and looks straight at the camera.
7-10sA turn, a reach, and the dark curtain slides across. Only a strip of light is left.
There is one camera position for the whole clip. It stays across the street, with no close-up and no one speaking. Viewers wait for second 6, when a dancer who thought nobody was watching sees the camera.
Watch Window Dance AI video samples
Window dance and apartment dance are the same trend
On TikTok it is mostly called the window dance. Some people say apartment dance or apartment window dance. All three mean the clip described above.
Two other dances have similar names and are not this one.
- The APT. dance, set to the song by Rosé and Bruno Mars. A search for apartment dance often shows it first. It is a dance to that song, with no window and no curtain.
- The Brazilian Windows dance for three. A search for window dance can show it. It is a step routine for three dancers and has nothing to do with a window.
Three things identify this trend: the building at night, the lit window, and the curtain that closes at the end.
Nobody is filmed through a real window
You do not need to stand in the building opposite to make one. In our clips the building, the window, the room and the dance are all generated. The only thing uploaded is a photo.
That is why a cat or a dog can be the one in the window. The golden retriever below was photographed sitting on a beach. In the clip it stands on its hind legs by the speaker, dances, and pulls the curtain with its paws.
The clips in this article are samples made by our team, not customer results.
Make a window dance with your own photo
Upload one photo of yourself or your pet and you get a 10-second 9:16 vertical clip with newly generated music. You can also upload two photos and put two in the window together.
Use only your own photo or one of an adult who has agreed. Photos of children, celebrities and public figures are not supported.
Photo choice, outfit changes and room changes are covered in how to make a window dance AI video.
