Raindance AI Trend: What It Is and How to Make the Pier Video

The Raindance AI trend turns two photos into a short music-video scene based on "Raindance" by Dave featuring Tems: one person waits at the end of a wooden pier over the water while the other sings toward them at golden hour. The quickest way to make one is to upload one photo of each person to a Raindance AI generator, pick the music mood, download the 9:16 clip and add the trending sound inside TikTok or Instagram.

Below: where the trend comes from, the one-step method, the longer workflow the detailed tutorials use, and how to get a clip that actually looks like the two of you.

Where the Raindance trend comes from

"Raindance" is a song by the British rapper Dave featuring the Nigerian singer Tems. In its music video there is a scene on a pier: Dave sits by the water while Tems sings to him. In early October 2026 creators started using AI image-to-video tools to recast those two roles with other people.

There are two big families of versions:

• Couples and best friends – people put themselves and their partner or friend into the scene, often as a sweet or slightly cheesy edit.
• Parody pairings – the joke versions cast two people or characters who are normally rivals. Fans have done it with cartoon characters and with footballers from rival clubs.

The trend belongs to a wider wave of AI "motion reference" trends – like the Hotel Lobby trend – where a recognisable scene from a real video is copied onto a new cast.

How to make a Raindance AI video in one step

1. Open the Raindance AI trend generator.
2. Put the person who waits at the end of the pier in the left slot.
3. Put the person who sings in the right slot.
4. Pick a music mood (Afrobeats, R&B or acoustic).
5. Tap Make my Raindance clip. A 5-second vertical clip is ready in one to three minutes.
6. Download it, open TikTok or Instagram, mute the original audio and add the trending "Raindance" sound.

Our clip uses original music, not the song itself. Adding the official sound inside the app is what links your post to the trend – and it keeps you on the right side of music rights.

The longer workflow (for closer copies)

The detailed tutorials published this month – Kapwing's guide is a good example – go further:

• Character reference sheets: each person gets a clean reference portrait or multi-angle sheet first, so the model keeps their face and outfit consistent.
• Motion reference: the original pier clip is turned into a simple black-and-white outline video, so the model copies only the movement and camera work, not the original performers.
• Multi-reference generation: a model that accepts several images plus a reference video (for example Seedance 2.5) combines the two identities with the motion.
• Edit to the song: the generation is dropped into a video template with the audio and trimmed so the gestures land on the beat.

That gives you the original choreography much more closely, but it takes several tools and some trial and error. For most couple or friend posts the one-step version – right setting, right roles, right mood – is enough.

Photo tips

• One person per photo. Group photos confuse who goes where.
• Face clearly visible. Chest-up, looking roughly at the camera, no sunglasses or hands in front of the face.
• Daylight, no heavy filters. Beauty filters change the face the model sees.
• The photos don't need to match. They can be from different years and places; the generator puts both people on the same pier.
• Swap the slots if you want the other person to be the singer.

Keep it fair

Many viral parodies use celebrities and athletes. On our generator, please only upload photos of yourself and of people who said yes – no public figures, no strangers. The song belongs to its artists, so add it through the app's sound library rather than re-uploading it. And switch on the AI-generated label when you post; TikTok and Instagram both ask for it on realistic AI video.

FAQ

What song is in the Raindance AI trend?

"Raindance" by Dave featuring Tems. The song is a normal recording – only the video is AI-made.

Is there an official Raindance AI app or filter?

No. There's no official Raindance filter or model; people use general AI image-to-video tools, and some sites package it as a one-click template.

Do I need two photos?

Yes, one for each role. You can make a version with someone you've never been photographed with.

How long is the clip?

Five seconds, vertical 9:16 – the length of the pier moment that most posts use.

Is it free?

New accounts get free credits that cover one clip; after that the cost is shown on the button.