# 24K Magic AI Dance: The Cruise Deck Collar-Tug Dance From One Photo > From one photo, you grin, tug your collar and dance alone across a sunny cruise ship deck while your friend watches from the corridor: the viral 24K Magic AI dance trend. - URL: https://soracai.com/ai-24k-magic-dance - Canonical: https://soracai.com/ai-24k-magic-dance - Model: Google Nano Banana 2 (Gemini image model) builds the start frame, then Google Gemini Omni Flash 1.1 (reference images to video with sound) - Type: video effect - Category: Dance (https://soracai.com/effects/dance) - Cost: 140 credits per run (packs from $0.99; pricing: https://soracai.com/pricing.md) - Inputs: Your photo – One adult, head to toe if you can, face clear and toward the camera. You are the one who dances.; The friend who watches (optional) (optional) – One adult who agreed to it, face clear. Leave empty and a friend in the corridor stays in the background. - Time: 1–3 minutes - Watermark: none - Example result: https://soracai.com/media/templates/ai-24k-magic-dance/poster.avif - Updated: 2026-11-03 ## What is the 24K Magic AI Dance: The Cruise Deck Collar-Tug Dance From One Photo? The 24K Magic AI dance is the cruise-deck dance trend of October and November 2026: someone grins, tugs their collar and dances alone across a sunny cruise ship deck while a friend watches from a corridor, frozen. Upload one photo and this template makes you the dancer; add a second photo and your friend is the one who watches. The scene comes from the 2018 animated film Hotel Transylvania 3, where Dracula dances on a cruise deck to "24K Magic". It came back on TikTok on 11 October 2026, when a phone clip of it passed 6.7 million views. A day later an AI creator posted a live-action AI remake, shot for shot, with two real-looking young men on a real cruise deck: 5.1 million views, 958,000 likes and a long comment fight over whether it is AI or CGI. On 31 October an Argentine AI remake passed 900,000 views, a CapCut template for the dance went out, and "how I made the 24K Magic AI dance" tutorials followed the same day. Spanish speakers call it Dracula bailando en el crucero. The template runs in two steps: an image model puts you on the deck in a sharp black suit with a popped collar, then a video model plays an 8-second solo funk dance with an original retro groove. The trend videos on this page are credited to their creators; the poster image is AI-generated. ## What happens in the video 0-1.5 s: a close-up of you grinning and tugging your collar. 1.5-6 s: you dance alone across the cruise deck, shoulder pops, a knee pop, a slide and a spin, while your friend peeks out of the corridor. 6-8 s: a sharp final pose and a point at the camera. ## Where did the 24K Magic dance trend come from? It is a scene from Hotel Transylvania 3 (2018), where Dracula dances on the deck of a cruise ship to Bruno Mars' "24K Magic". The scene went viral again on TikTok in October 2026, and an AI live-action remake with two real-looking men turned it into an AI trend. This template keeps the setup, the deck, the collar tug and the solo dance, with your own face and an original groove. ## Which photos to use One adult per photo, head to toe if you can, face clear and toward the camera. Any background works: the ship and the suit come from the template. Use your own photo and one of a friend who said yes, never a celebrity or a stranger. ## How to use it 1. Open https://soracai.com/ai-24k-magic-dance and upload the photos (Your photo, The friend who watches (optional)). 2. Press Generate (140 credits, shown on the button before you run it). 3. Wait one to three minutes; the result is also saved to My Creations. 4. Download the MP4 without a watermark. Failed runs are refunded automatically. ## Examples - Example result: https://soracai.com/media/templates/ai-24k-magic-dance/poster.avif ## This trend on Instagram & TikTok - @theraguler (Trend video), TikTok, 2026-10-12: The live-action AI cruise deck remake: 5.1M. 5,120,848 views, 957,779 likes. Original: https://www.tiktok.com/@theraguler/video/7695580335483981087 - @niquito89 (Trend video), TikTok, 2026-10-31: The Argentine AI remake: 912K. 912,166 views, 211,312 likes. Original: https://www.tiktok.com/@niquito89/video/7702630099358682376 ## Tips - Use a head-to-toe photo so the knee pops and slides look right. - Face the camera and skip the sunglasses: the clip opens on your grin and the collar tug. - Add a friend's photo for the full scene, with them watching from the corridor. - Caption it "24K Magic AI dance" or "is this AI or CGI?" and keep the AI label on. - The clip comes with an original funky groove; add the trending sound in TikTok if you want. ## Use cases - Your own live-action 24K Magic deck dance without a cruise ticket. - A duo post where your friend is the one who catches you dancing. - A funny reply video or a birthday "looking good" clip. ## FAQ ### How do I make the 24K Magic AI dance? Upload one clear photo of yourself (and one of a friend, if you like) and press Generate. You get an 8-second vertical clip of you dancing across a cruise ship deck in a sharp suit. ### Is it free? Video templates use paid credits. New accounts get free credits for photo templates only. The exact cost is shown on the Generate button before you confirm. ### Does it use the 24K Magic song? No. The clip comes with an original funky retro groove, no existing song. Add the trending sound in TikTok or CapCut when you post. ### Will I look like Dracula? No. You keep your own face and get a sharp black suit with a popped collar on a cruise deck. The template does not draw the cartoon character. ### Can I add a friend? Yes. Add their photo in the second box and they peek out of the corridor and watch you dance. ### Is this affiliated with Hotel Transylvania, Sony, Bruno Mars or TikTok? No. Soracai is not affiliated with Hotel Transylvania, Sony Pictures, Bruno Mars, CapCut, TikTok or any creator shown on this page. "24K Magic" and "Hotel Transylvania" are used only as the trend's search names. ### Is there a watermark? No watermark is added to the video. ### Where is my photo stored? Uploads are stored in Firebase Storage (Google Cloud) under your account so the run can happen and the result appears in Creations. They are not public, and you can email support to request deletion. 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