# Parking Lot Dance AI > Parking Lot Dance is an 18-second street routine with body rolls, kicks and a hair flip, the kind of dance people film at night in an empty parking lot. Canonical: https://danceaiapp.com/templates/parking-lot-dance Updated: 2026-10-07 Publisher: AI Dance (https://danceaiapp.com), by Applax Pte. Ltd. Parking Lot Dance is an 18-second street routine with body rolls, kicks and a hair flip, the kind of dance people film at night in an empty parking lot. Upload one photo of a person and AI Dance makes them do the whole routine in a 9:16 video for TikTok, Reels or Shorts, ready in a few minutes. ## Facts - Price: 2 credits per video. A failed video gives its credits back. - Output: 18 second 9:16 MP4, ready in a few minutes. - Works with photos of: person. - Trend status: Steady (checked 2026-10-07). - Example video: https://danceaiapp.com/media/t/parking-lot-dance/parking-lot-dance-adult.mp4 (made with an AI-made subject). ## What is the Parking Lot Dance trend? Dancing in a parking lot at night is its own little genre on TikTok. The space is open, wide and flat, the street lights act like stage lights, and a phone propped on the ground is enough to make a video that looks like a music clip. Parking Lot Dance is our template in that style. We added it to AI Dance in October 2026. It is a longer routine than most of our dances, about 18 seconds, with real choreography in it: sharp arm swings, kicks, body rolls, steps from side to side, pointing, a hair flip and a final pose with one hand by the face. The beat is a slowed-down Jersey club track, so the moves feel heavy and confident instead of rushed. Because it has so many moves, it is a good template for showing off. A friend who never dances, a parent, a coworker in a suit: the more unexpected the person, the better the reveal, as long as they said yes. Your video keeps the background of your own photo, so a night photo outside gives you the full parking lot look, and a living room photo gives you a living room dance party. ### The moves Sharp arm swings and leg kicks to start, then body rolls with alternating arm swings and steps from side to side on the beat. A pointing move, a hair flip, and a final pose with one hand near the face. Energetic and precise. ## How to make the Parking Lot Dance video 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. 2. **Tap Make my video.** The Parking Lot Dance dance costs 2 credits. The AI copies the moves onto your photo while you wait, about a few minutes. 3. **Download and post.** You get a 18 second 9:16 MP4. Post it on TikTok, Reels or Shorts and add the sound inside the app. ## Best photo for Parking Lot Dance - Use a full-body photo, head to shoes. The kicks need the legs in the frame. - A photo taken outside at night under street lights matches the mood of the dance. - Make sure your face and body are well lit, even at night. A dark, grainy photo gives a blurry video. - Stand facing the camera with your arms a little away from your body. - Long hair is fine and makes the hair flip land. Hats can hide it. - One person only. The AI animates the biggest person in the frame. Avoid: - 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 without music. Pick a slowed Jersey club or hip hop sound in TikTok or Reels; the moves are built on a slow, heavy beat. - Post the still photo first, then the full 18 seconds. Long routines keep people watching to the end. - Tag the place if the photo was taken somewhere people know. Caption idea: Parking lot, midnight, no rehearsal. Hashtags: #parkinglotdance #nightdance #dancechallenge #aidance #dancetrend ## More dances like this - [She Did It Again](https://danceaiapp.com/templates/she-did-it-again-dance): 1 credit, 12 s, for person. - [Copines](https://danceaiapp.com/templates/copines-dance): 2 credits, 14 s, for person. - [Calm Step](https://danceaiapp.com/templates/calm-step-dance): 2 credits, 15 s, for person. - [C-Walk](https://danceaiapp.com/templates/c-walk): 2 credits, 20 s, for kid. - [Stateside](https://danceaiapp.com/templates/stateside-dance): 2 credits, 21 s, for person. ## Frequently asked questions ### What is the Parking Lot Dance? It is an 18-second street routine on AI Dance with arm swings, kicks, body rolls and a hair flip, in the style of the night-time parking lot dance videos on TikTok. ### What song goes with the Parking Lot Dance? There is no single official song. The routine was built on a slowed-down Jersey club beat, so any slow, heavy Jersey club or hip hop sound fits. AI Dance does not add music, so you pick the sound when you post. ### Do I need a photo taken in a parking lot? No. Your video keeps the background of your own photo. A night photo outside gives the classic look, but any full-body photo works. ### Is the Parking Lot Dance AI dance free? No, Parking Lot Dance costs 2 credits per video, because it is one of the longer dances. You can earn credits 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. Each invite reward is 1 credit, so one Parking Lot Dance video takes 2 of them. 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 video? About 18 seconds, one of our longer dances, in 9:16 for TikTok, Reels and Shorts. It is ready in a few minutes. ### Why is my video blurry? Night photos are often dark and grainy. Pick a photo where you are well lit by a street light or a flash, and the dance comes out sharper.