How to do the Raindance AI trend

One photo in, one pier clip out. Add the Raindance sound in TikTok and post it.

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  • Ponton à l'heure doréeDuet on the golden-hour pier
  • Ponton à l'heure doréeSolo on the golden-hour pier
  • Ponton à l'heure doréeSolo at sunset on the pier
  • Pluie sur le pontonDuet in the rain on the pier
  • Plage au coucher du soleilSolo on a sunset beach
  • Lumières de la réceptionDuet under the reception lights
  • Ponton à l'heure doréeA dog and a cat on the golden-hour pier

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Raindance AI Trend: Make the Pier Video From 1 Photo

The Raindance AI trend is one of those formats you recognise in the first second. A still photo fills the frame — an ordinary picture of someone, nothing staged — and then the shot cuts. The same person is now standing on a wooden pier above the sea, late in the day, the water behind them turning gold. They sing softly into the lens while the camera creeps closer. Eight seconds, vertical, and then it loops. The look comes from the music video for “Raindance” by Dave featuring Tems, and that track is the sound playing over every version of it on TikTok.

What makes it spread is that nobody has to go anywhere. There is no pier to find, no sunset to wait for, no camera crew, and not one line of singing to record. One photo is the whole input. Raindance AI takes that photo, keeps the face, and builds the pier shot around it: the opening still, the cut, the slow push-in, the light. It comes back in two to five minutes as an MP4 at 9:16, ready to drop straight into TikTok, Reels or Shorts.

One detail trips people up, so it is worth saying plainly: the clip we hand you has no audio at all. That is deliberate. You add the official Raindance sound inside the app you post from, which attaches your video to the trend's own sound page — where people actually browse for it — and keeps you clear of the copyright mute that lands on re-uploaded music. We do not use or distribute the song, and Raindance AI has no connection to Dave, Tems, their labels or TikTok.

De la photo au post en trois étapes

  1. Upload one photo in the studio above. A clear, front-facing shot of an adult face works best: good light, the whole face in frame, no sunglasses or heavy beauty filters. Solo mode takes one photo; Duet takes two, one person in each. Only upload photos of adults, and only with their permission.

  2. Leave the scene on Golden-hour pier for the original version of the trend. Rain on the pier gives you the blue-hour variant with light rain, Sunset beach moves you onto wet sand, and Reception lights puts you under string lights at an evening outdoor party. Keep the format at 9:16 for a feed post.

  3. Press the button. A new account can spend its one free render on a 5-second teaser to watch online; after that a full video costs credits and comes back with no watermark, 8 seconds at 720p by default and up to 15 seconds at 1080p on the higher models. Rendering takes two to five minutes and you can close the tab — finished videos wait for you in My videos.

  4. Download the MP4, open TikTok or Reels, and add the Raindance sound over the clip. Trim it so the vocal lands where the mouth is moving, switch on the AI-generated content label, and post. The same file works for Reels and Shorts with no re-render.

C'est pour qui ?

Your first try at the trend

Use a photo you already like — a selfie from a good day, something with even light on your face. Watch the free teaser before you spend anything. It shows you how your face reads in the pier shot, which is most of what you need to know before committing to a full render.

A soft launch

Two people appear on the pier together and the caption does not have to explain anything. Duet mode takes one photo of each of you. It lands better than a posed couple photo because nobody can tell when or where it was taken — which is the whole joke.

A long-distance duet

You live in different time zones and have maybe six photos together. Send each other one good solo shot and you both end up on the same pier at the same golden hour. It is the rare trend that is easier to do apart than together.

A birthday post

Instead of a photo dump, give one person the pier and the slow push-in. Reception lights suits a party better than golden hour: string lights overhead, warm evening air, the Lagos-wedding feel of the original video's night scenes.

The group chat

Make one for each person in the chat and send them all at once. Credits come in packs and never expire, so a run of five or six clips is cheap, and each render takes a couple of minutes while you keep scrolling.

Essayez gratuitement

Votre premier teaser de 5 secondes est gratuit. Débloquez le clip complet en HD pour 3,99 $ ou achetez des crédits à partir de 4,99 $ : une vidéo standard coûte 10 crédits et les crédits n'expirent jamais.

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Vos questions sur la tendance Raindance AI

Do I need the song for the trend to work?

Yes, but you add it yourself. The video we generate is silent, and the Raindance sound goes on inside TikTok, Reels or CapCut when you post. That is what connects your clip to the trend — a muted upload with the music baked in does the opposite.

How do I add the Raindance sound in TikTok?

Upload your clip, tap Add sound, search for “Raindance” by Dave, select it, then drag the trim window so the vocal sits where the mouth is moving. Reels works the same way through the music icon. In CapCut you can also extract the sound from any video already using the trend.

Which scene should I pick?

Golden-hour pier is the original and the safest choice if you want people to recognise the format instantly. Rain on the pier is cooler and more dramatic at blue hour, Sunset beach is barefoot on wet sand, and Reception lights is the evening party look.

Is my face lip-syncing the actual lyrics?

No. The mouth movement is a soft singing performance, not exact lip-sync to any words. Since the clip is silent and you add the sound afterwards, you can trim the audio so the vocal lines up with the performance.

How much does it cost, and is there a free version?

Every account gets one free 5-second teaser at 480p, watermarked, for viewing online. After that one video is $4.99, or $3.99 to turn a teaser you already made into the full HD clip. Packs run from 5 videos for $14.99 up to 40 for $79.99, credits never expire, and a failed render refunds itself.

Can I post the same file to Reels and Shorts?

Yes. The download is a plain 9:16 MP4 with no watermark, so one render covers TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts. Add the sound separately in each app, since each platform has its own licensed audio library.

Is Raindance AI official?

No. It is an independent tool with no affiliation to Dave, Tems, their labels, TikTok or the Raindance Film Festival, and it does not use or distribute the song. Your photos stay private, are used only to make your video, and can be deleted at any time.

Le prochain clip est le vôtre.

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