Rasputin Dance AI

1 credit · 11 s video · 9:16

Original

Original dance by @juliakbarni on TikTok, with its original sound (tap for sound). Your video puts the person in your photo into these moves, with the same music.

Rasputin, Boney M.

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1 person or pet. Full body works best.

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The Rasputin dance is the TikTok routine to Boney M.'s disco hit that keeps coming back: quick kicks to the front, little hops, a jacket flicked off the shoulders, a strut and sharp poses on the beat. Upload one full-body photo of a person and AI Dance makes them do the dance in an 11-second 9:16 video, with the song, ready in a few minutes.

Rasputin key facts

Updated 2026-10-24

Song: "Rasputin" by Boney M. (1978); TikTok versions often use the 2021 Majestic remix.
Routine: made by Julia K Barni in 2021; her Paris take (May 21, 2026) passed 1 million views.
Moves: kicks, hops, jacket flicks, a strut and sharp poses.
Takes one full-body photo of one person.
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 Rasputin trend?

"Rasputin" is the disco hit Boney M. released on August 28, 1978. It found new life on TikTok in late 2020 and early 2021 with the Rasputin dance challenge.

The best-known routine of that challenge was made by the Brazilian dancer and dance teacher Julia K Barni. In 2021 she made it up in her head on the bus to work and posted it as soon as she got home, to a 2021 Majestic remix of the song. Thousands of creators copied it and credited her: @happykelli's version at colorful street murals (May 4, 2023) has 4 million views. On May 21, 2026, Julia K Barni danced her routine again in front of the Eiffel Tower, a post that passed 1 million views.

In 2026 the routine became an AI video trend. AI clips put famous faces on the dance (it is often called the "Patrick Swayze dance" after one of them), and one-photo templates of it spread through tutorials from August; a tutorial of October 19 showed the template with over 240,000 uses.

The clip on this page is Julia K Barni's own Paris take, with its original sound. 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 bold street solo in front of the Eiffel Tower, in a varsity jacket, shorts and boots: quick kicks to the front, hops from foot to foot, the jacket flicked off the shoulders and pulled back on, a strut forward with swinging arms, a hip pop, a turn, and sharp arm poses landing on the "Ra Ra Rasputin" beats.

How to make the Rasputin 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 Rasputin 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 Rasputin

The photo decides most of the result. These tips are for this dance.

Works well

Use a full-body photo, standing, facing the camera, with your feet in the frame.
Leave space above your head and around you: the routine has kicks and wide arm swings.
A jacket and boots look closest to the original clip, and a jacket makes the shoulder flicks show.
An open street 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 a different version, turn the original sound down when you post and add "Rasputin" by Boney M. or the "Majestic x Boney M Rasputin 2021 remix" in TikTok or Reels.
Start the video on the first beat of the chorus, so the kicks land on the music.
Use the trend tags people search for: #rasputin, #rasputinchallenge and #rasputindance.
Credit the routine to Julia K Barni in your caption, like the original challenge posts do.

Add Rasputin by Boney M. from the sound library of the app you post to, so your video uses the official track.

Rasputin trend timeline

1978-08-28
Boney M. release "Rasputin" as the second single from Nightflight to Venus. Source
2021-01
The song finds new viral life on TikTok with the Rasputin dance challenge. Source
2023-05-04
@happykelli dances Julia K Barni's routine at street murals: 4 million views. Source
2026-05-21
Julia K Barni dances her own routine in front of the Eiffel Tower, the clip on this page: 1 million views. Source
2026-10-19
A one-photo template tutorial shows the routine with over 240,000 template uses (576,000 views). Source

Rasputin questions

What is the Rasputin dance?

A TikTok dance routine to Boney M.'s "Rasputin": quick kicks, hops, jacket flicks, a strut and sharp poses. The best-known version was made by the Brazilian dancer Julia K Barni in 2021.

What song is it?

"Rasputin" by Boney M. (1978). Many TikTok versions use the 2021 Majestic remix of the song.

Why is it called the Patrick Swayze dance?

In 2026 AI clips put famous faces on the routine, and one of them gave the dance that nickname in template tutorials. The routine itself is Julia K Barni's Rasputin dance; this page has no link to any actor.

Can I do it without a jacket?

Yes. The AI keeps the clothes from your photo, so the moves still work; a jacket just makes the shoulder flicks easier to see.

Is the Rasputin AI dance free?

No, Rasputin 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 Rasputin 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 Julia K Barni (@juliakbarni) on TikTok, who made the routine; it is 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 Rasputin dance clip, timed to the moves. To post with the official "Rasputin" sound instead, add it in TikTok, Instagram Reels or YouTube Shorts and line up the first beat.