Raindance AI Trend

The Raindance shot, from your own photo

The Raindance AI trend took over TikTok and Reels at the start of October 2026: a short clip that opens on an ordinary photo for a second, then hard-cuts to a music-video shot of you at the end of a wooden pier, the sun low and gold behind your head, singing slowly to the camera. Every post runs on "Raindance", the Dave and Tems song, which is why people search for the trend by name.

Here the effect starts from your own photo. Add one of you, or one of each person if you want a duet, and the cut, the pier, the light and the slow push-in are all built around your faces.

How to do the Raindance AI trend

1. Add a photo. A clear selfie or waist-up shot. For two people, add one photo of each, or one photo of both of you.
2. Keep Raindance selected. Or pick another effect from the grid.
3. Make it. The clip is ready in a few minutes. Download it.
4. Post it with the song. Upload the clip to TikTok or Instagram Reels, tap Add sound and pick "Raindance" by Dave and Tems. The clip's own audio is just waves and a soft pad, so the song sits right on top; lower it if you only want the song.

What you get

• The before. One second of you in an ordinary snapshot, then a hard cut.
• The golden-hour pier. You at the end of a weathered wooden pier above a calm sea, the low sun flaring right behind your head.
• The performance. A close-up, singing slowly and softly into the lens, eyes half closed, one hand rising to the chest, while the camera pushes in.
• The ending. A wide shot of you sitting on the edge of the pier, legs over the water, as the sun meets the horizon.
• Its own audio. Gentle waves and a soft, warm ambient pad with no lyrics, made to sit under the Raindance sound you add when you post.

Tips for a better Raindance clip

• Use a clear, face-forward photo. Your face is followed from the photo, so a sharp, well lit picture matters most.
• Waist-up beats full-body. The shot is a close music-video frame; tiny faces in a group photo are harder to keep.
• For a duet, match the photos. Two pictures of about the same framing look most natural side by side.
• Only use photos you have the right to use. Your own, or a friend's with their permission.

After the Raindance AI trend

The Raindance AI trend is a slow, sung moment. If you want the two of you rapping instead, the generator's rap tab makes the Hotel Lobby AI style video with an original song about your names. For more one-photo trends like the AI zombie trend, see all AI video effects.