Effects & social · Lesson 1 of 3
How to make a viral AI dance video from a photo
Pick an effect, add one photo, press the button. No prompt to write.
You need: One clear photo of a person, pet or product.
Step by step
Open Effects and pick a category
The row above the cards filters the collection. Viral holds the dances and trends.
Open the effect
AI Dance shows its example video on the left, and the photo it started from, so you know exactly what you will get.
Upload one photo
Full-body or waist-up with space around the person works best. Check the preview on the right.
Make the video
Press the button under your photo. Free accounts get three effects a day.
Why it works
- The photo decides the result. Good light, a clear full body and a plain background beat a busy selfie.
- Run the same photo through two effects and post the one that stops your thumb.
Made this way
Your practice task
Run AI Dance on one full-body photo and one waist-up photo and compare.
Read the transcript(1:28)
Turn one photo into a viral-style dance video with PixelDojo's AI Dance effect, from choosing the effect to generating. Start on the Effects page. Below the heading, you'll find a row of categories above the effect cards. Click Viral to narrow the collection before choosing the dance effect. In the Viral collection, find AI Dance, the second card in the top row. It shows a woman in denim on a street. Click Dance to open the effect page. On the Effect page, look at the example video on the left. The woman moves through an upbeat dance, showing the kind of motion this effect adds to a photo. The small photo thumbnail shows the still image used for that example. You need just one photo to begin, and the Your Photo panel on the right is where it goes. Click Upload a Photo in the right-hand panel to add your image. For this demonstration, use the built-in sample photo of the woman in denim, matching the example on the left. Check the photo preview on the right before continuing. The sample image is now loaded there, and the green video button sits directly beneath it, ready for the next step. With the photo in place, press Make Your First Video Free. This is the button beneath your uploaded image, and it's the final action to request your AI Dance video. You've chosen the dance effect, added a photo, and requested a video. Next, try AI Dance with your own photo.