How to Do the Toc Toc Dance: The Moves Step by Step, Plus Your Own AI Version

The Toc Toc dance is five moves in about 10 seconds: hop on one foot, knock twice on an invisible door, throw your arms out, skip sideways, then finish facing the camera with your arms spread, all with a straight face. Below you'll find each move with timings from the viral solo take by @castinggastro. Don't feel like practising? Upload one photo to our generator and the AI does the whole routine for you, or for your pet.

The Toc Toc Dance in 5 Moves

These timings follow the solo take by @castinggastro, the one our generator copies. Times are approximate.

1. Hop on one foot (from the start). Hop in place on one foot with the other knee lifted. Keep your arms loose and stay on the beat from the very first second.
2. Knock twice: "toc toc" (about 1–2.5 s). Still hopping, raise a fist beside your face and knock twice on an invisible door.
3. Throw both arms out wide (about 2.5–3.5 s). Fling both arms out to the sides with one leg raised.
4. Skip sideways across the room (about 4–8.5 s). Turn side-on and skip across the floor, kicking one heel back on every beat.
5. Face the camera and finish (about 8.5–10 s). Turn back to the camera and spread both arms wide with one knee up. Hold it.

Keep a straight, deadpan face the whole time. That's the joke.

Tips for Nailing It

• Learn the hop first. Get comfortable hopping on one foot in time with the song before adding the knock.
• Knock beside your face. The knock happens at head height, as if the door is right in front of you, not at chest level.
• Don't smile. The best takes look completely serious, which is what makes them funny.
• Leave room for the skip. Move 4 travels across the room, so clear some floor space before you film.
• Film vertical with a fixed camera. Prop your phone up and leave it still, like the original single-shot take.

Doing It as a Group

On TikTok the dance is often done in single file, one behind the other: everyone hops and knocks together in a line. For example, see @4thfloorboys, a line of college students in a dorm corridor (about 39.9M views on 25 October 2026). Agree on who starts, keep the same hopping foot and knock on the same beat.

How to Make the AI Toc Toc Dance Video

Don't want to learn it, or want your cat or dog to do it? The generator on our homepage copies the @castinggastro take with the person or pet from your photo as the dancer. AI results vary from one render to the next. For pets, see our guide to making your dog or cat do the Toc Toc dance.

1. Sign in with Google. Signing in is free; videos use credits (packs start at $9.90 for 20 credits).
2. Upload one photo. JPG, PNG or WebP, up to 10 MB. One person or one pet, whole body (or at least down to the waist) in view, facing the camera.
3. Pick a length. 10 seconds (13 credits) is the whole routine, from the first hops to the final arms-out pose. 6 seconds (6 credits) starts at the same point and covers the hops, the two knocks, the arms-out beat and about two seconds of the side skip; it ends before the turn back and the final pose.
4. Make your video. Tick the box confirming the photo shows you, your pet or someone who gave you permission (18 or older, not a celebrity or public figure), then start. Rendering takes several minutes, longer when it's busy. You can leave the page; the video keeps rendering and shows up when you come back on the same account.
5. Download or share. You get a vertical 9:16 MP4 in 720p, no watermark, with the "Toc Toc" sound lined up with the moves. Download it, or tap "Share to TikTok": on a phone it opens the share sheet, and on a computer it copies a caption and gives you a download and a TikTok upload link. Every video also stays in your account's history.

If a render fails, it's retried once for free, and if it fails again your credits come back automatically.

Photo Tips for a Better Result

• Show the whole body. The dancer hops, kicks and spreads their arms, so a full-body photo (or at least down to the waist) works best.
• Face the camera. A front-on photo gives the AI the clearest idea of who the dancer is.
• Sharp, well-lit photos. Blurry or dark photos give the AI less to go on.
• No sunglasses or heavy filters. They hide the face and make the likeness weaker.
• One dancer per photo. The generator is built for one dancer. With two people in the photo, the AI may make both dance side by side, but results vary.
• Wear what you want to be seen in. The dancer keeps their own look from the photo. The background isn't used: your video is set in the original white room.
• For pets: a clear photo of the whole animal works best. Your pet stays an animal, standing on its hind legs, hopping and tapping a paw where the dancer knocks. Pet results vary more than results with people.

Other Ways to Make It

• Film it yourself. Free, and the most authentic, but you need to learn the moves, find some floor space and probably do a few takes.
• An editing-app template. Some video-editing apps offer trend templates. Check what each one needs: some work from your own footage, so you'd still film yourself dancing.
• A general AI video model. You can write your own prompt and upload a photo, but you'd have to describe the routine and add the song yourself, and the result may not follow the original moves.
• Our generator. One photo in; the AI follows one specific take move for move and adds the trend's sound. It costs credits, and AI results vary from one render to the next.

Posting Tips

• The format is ready. Your MP4 is already vertical 9:16, the shape TikTok, Reels and Shorts use.
• The sound is already on it. The video carries the same stretch of "Toc Toc" the trend uses, so you don't need to add music.
• Use the trend's hashtags. #toctoc, #toctocdance and #kicekela help people find it.
• Say it's AI. Turn on TikTok's AI-generated label when you post an AI video.

How to Do the Toc Toc Dance: FAQ

How long is the Toc Toc dance?

The routine in the solo take lasts about 10 seconds, from the first hops to the final arms-out pose. Our 10-second video covers all of it.

Is the Toc Toc dance hard?

No. There are no spins or tricks, just hopping on one foot, two knocks, a side skip and a final pose. The hardest part is keeping a straight face.

Can my dog or cat do the Toc Toc dance?

In real life, probably not, but in the AI version, yes. Upload a photo of your pet and it dances the routine as an animal, on its hind legs, tapping a paw for the knocks. Results with pets vary more than with people.

How much does the AI video cost?

A 6-second video costs 6 credits and the full 10-second routine costs 13. Packs are one-time payments: Single is $9.90 for 20 credits, Trio is $19.90 for 60 and Crew is $29.90 for 100. Credits never expire, and there are no free videos.

Can two people be in one AI video?

The generator is built for one dancer per video. If your photo shows two people, the AI may make both dance side by side, but results vary, so for a group it's better to make one video per person.

What if I don't like my video?

Email [email protected] and we'll refund your payment in money, back to the card or payment method you used, not in credits.