Puerto Rican Mami Dance AI
OriginalOriginal dance by @ocztjay on TikTok, with its original sound (tap for sound). Your video puts the person in your photo into these moves, with the same music.
original sound (Puerto Rican Mami beat), Baby On The Track
Your photo
1 person or pet. Full body works best.
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The Puerto Rican Mami dance is the October 2026 TikTok trend on the line "Is that what you tell your little Puerto Rican mami?": hands together at the chest, arms flung out wide with the palms up, a shoulder shimmy, a side lean with a knee lift and a slap on the knee. Upload one photo of a person and AI Dance makes them do the dance in an 11-second 9:16 video, ready in a few minutes.
Puerto Rican Mami key facts
Updated
- Sound: "original sound" by Baby On The Track, posted October 16, 2026 (2.4 million views).
- Trend: more than 15 posts on the sound passed 100,000 views in its first week.
- Moves: arms flung wide, a shoulder shimmy, a knee slap and the hands down to the knees.
- Takes one photo of one person, thighs-up or full body.
- Video: 11 seconds, 9:16 MP4, made for TikTok, Reels and Shorts.
- Cost: 1 credit per video. A failed video gives its credits back.
- Ready in a few minutes. Videos have no watermark.
What is the Puerto Rican Mami trend?
The line "Is that what you tell your little Puerto Rican mami?" comes from a scene of the sitcom Everybody Hates Chris that went around TikTok as a sound. On October 16, 2026 the producer Baby On The Track put the line on a beat ("Keep seeing ts on my fyp"), and that post passed 2.4 million views in ten days. It is the sound everyone dances to.
The next day, @_kenyaad and her friend posted the two-person routine they made to it (485,000 views), and within a week the dance was everywhere, mostly as a duo with friends or roommates. Solo takes followed: the clip on this page, by @ocztjay on October 20, 2026, has 588,000 views, and a take by @_hxldxn passed 739,000 views on October 23.
The clip on this page shows one person doing the routine in a stairwell, filmed from the thighs up. On AI Dance, the template copies the moves onto your own photo: your face, clothes and background stay, and your body follows the dance beat by beat.
The moves
A playful, bouncy routine on the beat: hands together at the chest, then the arms flung out wide with the palms up as if to ask "is that what you tell...?", hands up by the shoulders with a shoulder shimmy, the arms crossing in front, a side lean with a knee lift and a slap on the knee, the arms wide again and the hands down toward the knees at the end.
How to make the Puerto Rican Mami video
Everything runs in your browser. No editing app and nothing to film.
Step 1: Add your photo
Upload one clear photo of you or a friend, facing the camera, as much of the body in the frame as you can.
Step 2: Tap Make my video
The Puerto Rican Mami dance costs 1 credit. The AI copies the moves onto your photo while you wait, about a few minutes.
Step 3: Download and post
You get a 11 second 9:16 MP4. It comes with the dance's music. Post it on TikTok, Reels or Shorts, and swap the sound inside the app if you like.
Best photo for Puerto Rican Mami
The photo decides most of the result. These tips are for this dance.
Works well
- A photo from the thighs or knees up works, like the clip on this page, but a full-body photo with your feet in the frame gives the smoothest result.
- Leave space on both sides of you: the arms swing out wide.
- Stand facing the camera with your arms relaxed at your sides.
- A hallway, a stairwell or a plain room with even light works best.
- One person per photo. The AI animates the biggest person in the frame.
Gives weak results
- Group photos, or a second person cut off at the edge
- Faces turned away, covered or in deep shadow
- Blurry or very dark photos
- Heavy filters, stickers or text on the photo
Post it on TikTok, Reels or Shorts
- Your video comes with the dance's music. To use the trend sound, add the "original sound" by Baby On The Track in TikTok and turn the original sound down.
- Start the video right on "is that what you tell", where the arms go out.
- Use the trend tags people search for: #puertoricanmami, #everybodyhateschris and #2persondance.
- Made one of yourself and one of a friend? Post them side by side: the trend is a duo dance at heart.
Add original sound (Puerto Rican Mami beat) by Baby On The Track from the sound library of the app you post to, so your video uses the official track.
Puerto Rican Mami trend timeline
Baby On The Track posts the beat with the "Puerto Rican mami" line; 2.4 million views by October 25. Source
@_kenyaad and a friend post the two-person routine to the sound. Source
@ocztjay posts the solo take shown on this page (588,000 views). Source
"Learn this dance" tutorials of the routine pass 350,000 views. Source
A solo take by @_hxldxn passes 739,000 views. Source
Puerto Rican Mami questions
What is the Puerto Rican Mami dance?
The TikTok dance to the line "Is that what you tell your little Puerto Rican mami?": arms flung wide with the palms up, a shoulder shimmy, a knee lift with a knee slap and the hands down to the knees at the end.
What song is it?
A beat by the producer Baby On The Track, posted on TikTok on October 16, 2026, built around a line from the sitcom Everybody Hates Chris. On TikTok it is listed as "original sound - Baby On The Track".
Who made up the dance?
The routine is credited to @_kenyaad and her friend, who posted it as a two-person dance on October 17, 2026. Most copies on TikTok credit them.
Can I do it with a friend?
The trend is often a duo, but this template animates one person. Make a video of yourself and one of your friend, then post them side by side.
Is the Puerto Rican Mami AI dance free?
No, Puerto Rican Mami costs 1 credit per video, but you can earn a free video by inviting friends. Invite 3 friends with your link. When 3 friends join with Google sign-in, you get a free video (1 credit), up to 10 times. Credit packs start at $4.49 for 3 credits, and the weekly plan is $7.99 for 8 credits a week.
How long is the Puerto Rican Mami video, and how long does it take?
The video is about 11 seconds long, in 9:16 MP4 for TikTok, Reels and Shorts. It is ready in a few minutes, and it also appears in My videos, so you can leave the page.
Who made the dance video on this page?
The clip on this page is by @ocztjay on TikTok, shown with its original sound and a link to the original post. Your own video is made by AI from your photo, so you do not need to learn the steps.
Can I add the song?
Yes. Your video comes with the music of the Puerto Rican Mami dance clip, timed to the moves. To post with the official "Puerto Rican Mami" sound instead, add it in TikTok, Instagram Reels or YouTube Shorts and line up the first beat.
Make your Puerto Rican Mami video
One photo, 1 credit, ready in a few minutes.
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