Photo in, dance out
AI Dance Video Generator: turn one photo into a dance
Pixel Dojo makes any full body photo dance three ways: a one tap AI Dance effect, a prompt on a top video model, or the exact moves from a dance clip you already have.
We took one photo of a dancer and made her move on three video models, then copied a whole routine from one dancer onto someone else. Every clip below shows the model and its price.
30 credits ($1.88) per 5 s clip at 720p with audio. Included in every plan, from $10/month.
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By Brian Lovett · Updated
Four ways to make an AI dance video on Pixel Dojo
1. AI Dance effect: one tap
Upload a full body or waist up photo and the AI Dance effect makes the person bust out an upbeat routine with a spin and a pose at the end. No prompt to write. Without a plan it is one of your 3 free effects a day, with a watermark. On any paid plan it runs in Relax mode with no credits spent.
2. Dance Together effect: two photos
Upload a photo of each person and they dance together on a softly lit dance floor, holding hands, spinning and laughing. It also counts as one of the 3 free effects a day, and runs with no credits spent on a paid plan.
3. A prompt on a video model
Name the dance, the moves and the music, and Seedance 2.5, Kling 4.0 or MiniMax H3 Turbo animates your photo. You choose the style, from hip hop to swing.
4. Kling Motion Control: copy real moves
Give it a dance clip and a photo, and it puts the person in the photo through the exact same routine, beat for beat.
More dance clips we made
Different dances, different places, made from a photo or from a prompt alone.
Two separate portraits went in as references. MiniMax H3 Turbo put the pair together, spinning and laughing.
The man from <Picture 1> and the woman from <Picture 2> dance together in a warm lantern lit garden at dusk: he spins her out and back in, they laugh and step in time, string lights and fireflies behind them. Medium wide shot, gentle handheld camera. Soft swing jazz and laughter.
A prompt alone on Kling 4.0: bhangra on a rooftop at golden hour, with a dhol beat in the sound track.
Wide shot of a man in his fifties in a bright saffron kurta and a navy turban dancing joyful bhangra on a city rooftop at golden hour: shoulders bouncing, arms raised high, a hop and a twirl, laundry lines and water tanks behind him, pigeons lifting off. A pounding dhol beat and a cheer.
The first reference photo for the garden dance.
Waist up photograph of a man in his forties with a neat salt and pepper beard, wearing a pale blue linen shirt with rolled sleeves, smiling at the camera, plain warm white wall behind him, soft daylight.
The second reference photo.
Waist up photograph of a woman in her forties with shoulder length auburn curls, wearing a mustard yellow wrap blouse, smiling at the camera, plain warm white wall behind her, soft daylight.
One photo, one dance prompt, three video models
We made one photo of a dancer in a sunlit studio on Nano Banana 2.1 and gave it the same hip hop prompt on Seedance 2.5, Kling 4.0 and MiniMax H3 Turbo, all at 720p and 5 seconds.
The photo every model started from.
Full body vertical photograph of a woman in her thirties with long box braids tied high, wearing loose olive cargo pants, a cropped denim jacket over a white tee and white high top sneakers, standing relaxed in the middle of a sunlit dance studio with honey colored wooden floors and a mirror wall, plenty of space around her, natural window light, 35mm.
Seedance 2.5 at 720p, with sound.
She breaks into an upbeat hip hop dance: quick footwork, a shoulder bounce, a full spin and a clean pose to finish, arms swinging freely, braids flying. The camera stays steady at waist height. An upbeat house beat with sneaker squeaks on the wooden floor.
Kling 4.0 at 720p.
She breaks into an upbeat hip hop dance: quick footwork, a shoulder bounce, a full spin and a clean pose to finish, arms swinging freely, braids flying. The camera stays steady at waist height. An upbeat house beat with sneaker squeaks on the wooden floor.
MiniMax H3 Turbo at 720p.
She breaks into an upbeat hip hop dance: quick footwork, a shoulder bounce, a full spin and a clean pose to finish, arms swinging freely, braids flying. The camera stays steady at waist height. An upbeat house beat with sneaker squeaks on the wooden floor.
- Seedance 2.5 gave the fastest footwork and the biggest spin, with the braids flying out around her.
- Kling 4.0 played it with bounce and a smile, and finished on a low, wide pose.
- MiniMax H3 Turbo went big with the arms, spun all the way around and ended with both hands in the air.
- All three kept her face, braids, jacket and the sunlit studio from the photo.
Copy a routine onto a new dancer with motion control
Motion control is how you make a photo do one specific dance. We generated a short Lindy Hop clip, then gave it to Kling Motion Control with a photo of a woman in her sixties on her garden terrace.
The routine: a reference clip we made on MiniMax H3 Turbo.
Full body vertical shot of a man in his forties in a white tee, black trousers and black sneakers dancing a lively Lindy Hop solo in an empty white photo studio: kicks, swivels, big arm swings and a jump on the beat. The whole body stays in frame from head to toe, locked off camera at waist height. Upbeat big band swing music.
The dancer: one photo from Nano Banana 2.1.
Full body vertical photograph of a woman in her sixties with a short grey pixie cut and bright red lipstick, wearing a navy polka dot dress with a white collar and white canvas sneakers, standing on a sunny garden terrace with potted lemon trees, arms relaxed at her sides, plenty of space around her, soft afternoon light, 35mm.
Kling Motion Control put her through the routine.
The woman in the polka dot dress performs the same lively dance on her sunny garden terrace, full body in frame, joyful expression.
- She follows the routine from the reference clip: the kicks, the swivels and the big arm swings.
- Her face, grey pixie cut, polka dot dress and the lemon tree terrace stay the same from the first frame to the last.
- The reference dancer and the new dancer share nothing but the moves, so any clip you make or film can become choreography.
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Is there a free AI dance video generator?
Yes, for the dance effects. With a free account you get 3 free effects a day, AI Dance and Dance Together included. Free clips carry a watermark. On any paid plan the effects, and MiniMax H3 Turbo clips up to 5 seconds at 720p, run in Relax mode with no credits spent.
The other models cost what their tiles show: 23 credits for 5 seconds on Kling 4.0 and 30 credits on Seedance 2.5, both at 720p, and 15 credits for the Kling Motion Control routine. The 7.5 credits on the MiniMax H3 Turbo tiles is the pay as you go price. Plans are Lite $10 a month for 160 credits, Pro $25 for 500 credits, Pro Max $50 for 1,100 credits. Credits roll over while you stay subscribed.
Under our refund policy, a first purchase can be refunded within 7 days, in full if under 20% of the credits are used and pro-rated after that. Commercial use is included on every plan.
Made with Seedance 2.5
All how-tosThe exact prompts and settings behind each one.
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Infinite ZoomSeven stills to a zoom that never endsNov 9 · About 653 creditsSeedream 5Seedance 2.5Seed Audio
The Dragon TrailerNine stills to a blockbuster trailerNov 9 · About 732 creditsSeedream 5Seedance 2.5Seed Audio
AI Dance Video Generator questions
Can I make an AI dance video for free?
Yes. A free Pixel Dojo account gets 3 free effects a day, and AI Dance and Dance Together are both effects. Free clips have a watermark. Plans remove it.
What photo works best for an AI dance video?
A full body or waist up photo with some space around the person, clear lighting and nothing covering the arms and legs. Flat shoes and loose clothes make the moves read better.
Can I make someone do a specific dance?
Yes. Use Kling Motion Control: give it a clip of the dance and a photo of the dancer, and it copies the moves onto that person.
Can two people dance together?
Yes. The Dance Together effect takes one photo of each person. On video models you can also give two reference photos and describe the dance.
Whose photos can I use?
Your own, or photos of people who agreed to it. Never upload someone else's picture without their consent.
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