Chipmunks Dance AI: Put Your Trio in the You Spin Me Round Dance

The chipmunks dance is the trio routine all of TikTok learned this October, danced to a squeaky You Spin Me Round x Big and Chunky mashup. Pick one of sixteen real chipmunks dance clips, add a photo of each dancer, and the AI redraws your crew doing every move, with the same room, camera and sound.

  • Sixteen clips to remix
  • Up to 3 photos
  • Original sound
  • No watermark

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The chipmunks dance is a trio dance to a sped-up, chipmunk-voiced mashup of You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) and Big and Chunky. Friends and siblings started posting it in early October 2026, it passed 20M plays on one post by 17 October, and it turned into a Halloween costume trend as Alvin, Simon and Theodore or the Chipettes. It is at its peak: new posts still pass a million plays in the last week.

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@katiejacobson_’s trio from 4 October 2026, the earliest big post of the dance we found (2M plays, dance credited to @Georgia) · @katiejacobson_
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original sound - spotifyremixes_ — open it in TikTok and tap “Use this sound”.
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chipmunks dance trend, chipmunk dance trend, chipmunk trend, chipmunk dance, alvin and the chipmunks dance trend, alvin and the chipmunks dance, you spin me round chipmunks dance, spin me right round dance, chipettes dance, #chipmunksdancetrend
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Chipmunks Dance Videos to Remix

Sixteen chipmunks dance posts, the most-watched first: siblings, sisters, boys, a dad, dancers, cheerleaders, Indian outfits and the Halloween Alvin, Simon and Theodore costumes. Most are trios, a few are duos or groups of four. Pick the one that looks like your crew.

22.7Mplays on TikTok

Dancing runs in the family

@athenaa_c on TikTok
9.2Mplays on TikTok

Sisters on the court

@bopieandjo on TikTok
10.4Mplays on TikTok

Three boys after dark

@jamestanner9 on TikTok
8Mplays on TikTok

Alvin, Simon and Theodore costumes

@kimberlykimpena on TikTok
7.3Mplays on TikTok

IRL Chipettes

@feta.legend on TikTok
6.4Mplays on TikTok

All in black

@reese.bokelman on TikTok
6.2Mplays on TikTok

Living-room duo

@aubriesmith24 on TikTok
5.9Mplays on TikTok

Sleepover crew

@rhyenbell on TikTok
5.5Mplays on TikTok

Dancers under a big sky

@pipthechip on TikTok
4.9Mplays on TikTok

Chipettes for Halloween

@wenersisters on TikTok
4.1Mplays on TikTok

Sunglasses on the checkered floor

@kcstauffer on TikTok
2.2Mplays on TikTok

Letter shirts at night

@chill.laxin on TikTok
2.1Mplays on TikTok

In Indian outfits

@raasibomma on TikTok
2Mplays on TikTok

The early one, with Dad

@katiejacobson_ on TikTok
609.7Kplays on TikTok

Dad steals the show

@lyza.bull on TikTok
89.5Kplays on TikTok

NFL cheerleaders on gameday

@sarahdidmyhair_ on TikTok

What Is the Chipmunks Dance Trend?

The chipmunks dance is a short routine for three people, sometimes two or four, done side by side to a squeaky, sped-up song. The song is a mashup: the Chipmunks’ cover of You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) from the Alvin and the Chipmunks movies, laid over Big and Chunky from Madagascar 2. That is where the name comes from: the voices are the chipmunks, and three dancers look like Alvin, Simon and Theodore.

It is not a dance from the movies. It is a TikTok routine friends taught each other: hands on hips, arms pumping overhead, a shimmy, a spin on “you spin me right round”, a bouncy side step and everyone rushing the camera at the end. Siblings, sisters, college dance teams, cheerleaders and dads all posted the chipmunks dance, and in late October it became a Halloween trio costume.

This page makes the chipmunks dance with AI. Pick the post that looks like your crew, add a photo of each dancer, and the model redraws your people doing every move of that clip, in its room, with its camera and its sound. It is a quick way to put friends who live far apart, a grandparent or three pets into the chipmunks dance trend.

Timeline

  1. An earlier wave: triplets dance to the Chipmunks’ own You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) and reach 30.5M plays, keeping the song alive on TikTok.

  2. @keiford98 posts the mashup, the Chipmunks’ You Spin Me Round over will.i.am’s Big and Chunky from Madagascar 2 (2.8M plays).

  3. @spotifyremixes_ posts its cut of the same mashup; it becomes the sound most chipmunks dance posts use, 58K videos by November.

  4. The earliest big dance post: @katiejacobson_ and two friends do the routine, credited to @Georgia (2M plays).

  5. The biggest one: @athenaa_c and her siblings, 22.7M plays and 4M likes, after a week of million-play trios.

  6. Halloween turns it into a costume trend (Alvin, Simon and Theodore, 8M plays), and CapCut “chipmunks dance trend” tutorials make it from one photo.

How to Make a Chipmunks Dance AI Video

  1. 1

    Pick a chipmunks dance clip

    Every clip is the first fifteen seconds of a real post. Most are trios; Living-room duo is two people and a few have four. Pick one with as many dancers as you have photos, or more: dancers without a photo stay as they are.

  2. 2

    Add a photo of each dancer, left to right

    Photo 1 replaces the dancer on the left, photo 2 the middle, photo 3 the right. Use clear, full-length photos with faces in the light; the chipmunks dance has a lot of jumping and turning, so the model needs to see the whole person.

  3. 3

    Create it and post it with the sound

    You get a chipmunks dance AI video at the clip’s length with the mashup already on it. Post it with #chipmunksdancetrend or #alvinandchipmunks and tag your two chipmunks.

Tips for a Better Chipmunks Dance AI Video

Match the count

Pick a clip with the same number of dancers as your photos. Three photos on a trio clip is the cleanest chipmunks dance; on a four-person clip the fourth dancer stays as posted.

Full-length photos

The chipmunks dance shows the whole body: kicks, spins, jumps. Head-to-toe photos keep the clothes and the build right; a selfie leaves the model guessing below the shoulders.

Keep the order

Photo order is left to right. Put the tallest friend where the tallest dancer stands in the clip and the result looks natural.

Dress as the chipmunks

For the Halloween version, use photos of you in red, blue and green, or pick the Chipmunk costumes prompt and the model dresses the three of you as Alvin, Simon and Theodore.

Faces in the light

The finish is everyone rushing the camera, so faces fill the frame for the last seconds. Use sharp photos with no sunglasses or beauty filter.

Pricing

Each chipmunks dance AI video is one use (700 credits), whether you pick 15 seconds. The price is on the button before you start, and nothing else is added.

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        • Only upload photos of yourself, of people who said yes, or of your own pets.
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        Frequently Asked Questions

        What is the chipmunks dance trend?

        A TikTok dance for three people, done side by side to a sped-up mashup of You Spin Me Round and Big and Chunky. It started in early October 2026, the biggest post has 22.7M plays, and it became a Halloween costume trend as Alvin, Simon and Theodore.

        What song is the chipmunks dance?

        A mashup: the Chipmunks’ cover of You Spin Me Round (Like a Record), the Dead or Alive song, over will.i.am’s Big and Chunky from Madagascar 2. On TikTok it is usually “original sound - spotifyremixes_” or “original sound - keiford98”.

        Is the chipmunks dance from the Alvin and the Chipmunks movie?

        The song is, the dance is not. The Chipmunks sing You Spin Me Round in the Squeakquel, but the routine is a 2026 TikTok dance made by friends; the earliest big post we found credits it to @Georgia. The name comes from the voices and the three dancers.

        How many people do the chipmunks dance?

        Three is the classic, one dancer for each chipmunk. TikTok also searches for the chipmunks dance with 2 people and 4 people, and this page has duos and groups of four too. Add up to three photos; dancers without a photo stay as they are in the clip.

        Can I do the chipmunks dance with one photo?

        Yes. Add one photo and it replaces the dancer on the left, or use one group photo. CapCut tutorials call this the chipmunks dance trend from one photo; here you also choose which of sixteen posts your photo dances in.

        Is there a chipmunks dance tutorial?

        TikTok has step-by-step tutorials for the moves, slowed down and mirrored. If you would rather not learn it, the three steps above make the chipmunks dance from photos: pick a clip, add the photos left to right, and create it.

        How do I do the chipmunks dance costume?

        Alvin wears red with a yellow A, Simon blue with glasses, Theodore green; the Chipettes are pink, purple and green. Pick the costume clips on this page, or the Chipmunk costumes prompt, and the model dresses your trio for you.

        Can I make it with pets?

        Yes. Add a photo of each pet and pick the Pet trio prompt: the three stand up on their back legs and do the chipmunks dance, fur and markings kept from the photos. Cats, dogs and hamsters all work; one clear photo each.

        How long is the video?

        Fifteen seconds: every clip here is the first fifteen seconds of the original post, the opening half of the chipmunks dance routine, and your video runs the same length with the mashup on it. The price is one use, whichever clip you pick.

        What is the Chipmunks Dance AI prompt?

        The clip you pick prompt is in the AI Prompts section below. It starts: "Image 1, Image 2 and Image 3 are the three dancers, left to right, each with the face, hair, build and clothes from their photo, dancing the chipmunks dance routine in unison: hands on hips for the opening beat, arms pumping and waving overhead, a shoulder shimmy and a hip bounce, a quick spin on 'you spin me right round', hands up to the head, a bouncy step side to side, and the big finish where everyone rushes the camera laughing." Paste the rest into any AI video tool that accepts your photos.

        Get Your Three Chipmunks Dancing

        Three photos, one routine, the squeaky mashup: your chipmunks dance AI video, ready to post with the sound on.

        Make my chipmunks dance

        Chipmunks Dance AI Prompts

        The prompts behind the versions on this page: the clip you pick, Alvin, Simon and Theodore costumes, a two-person version and a pet trio. Each works in any image-to-video model that takes reference photos and a reference clip, and each keeps the routine and its timing as the clip has them.

        Clip you pick

        Image 1, Image 2 and Image 3 are the three dancers, left to right, each with the face, hair, build and clothes from their photo, dancing the chipmunks dance routine in unison: hands on hips for the opening beat, arms pumping and waving overhead, a shoulder shimmy and a hip bounce, a quick spin on "you spin me right round", hands up to the head, a bouncy step side to side, and the big finish where everyone rushes the camera laughing. They never swap places. Keep the location, the light, the camera position, the framing, the number of dancers and every move and its timing exactly as in the reference clip. Only who is dancing changes. Audio: the reference clip's original sound, the You Spin Me Round x Big and Chunky mashup.

        Other versions: Chipmunk costumes · Two people · Pet trio