Squabble Up AI Dance
AI-made
squabble up, Kendrick Lamar
Your photo
1 person or pet. Full body works best.
Squabble Up1 credit1 credit · ready in a few minutes
Squabble Up is our AI dance to Kendrick Lamar's 2024 hit "squabble up": a point, a little hop, stomps on the beat and a deep squat. Upload one photo of your baby, a kid, yourself or your dog, and AI Dance makes them dance it in a 10-second video, ready in a few minutes.
Squabble Up key facts
Updated
- Song: "squabble up" by Kendrick Lamar, from GNX (November 2024).
- Moves: a point, a hop, stomps, a deep squat.
- Video: 10 seconds, 9:16 MP4, made for TikTok, Reels and Shorts.
- Cost: 1 credit per video. A failed video gives its credits back.
- Real examples on this page: babies and dogs.
- Ready in a few minutes. Videos have no watermark.
Squabble Up examples
Made with this dance from one photo each (baby, dog). The photos are AI-made, and every result differs a little.
Babies
- Baby
BabyA baby photo with Squabble Up swagger.
Pets
DogDogThe same dance on a dog, from one photo.
What is the Squabble Up trend?
"squabble up" opens Kendrick Lamar's sixth album, GNX, which came out in November 2024. Built on a funky West Coast groove that samples Debbie Deb's 1984 track "When I Hear Music", it became his fifth No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and he performed it at the Super Bowl LIX halftime show on February 9, 2025.
In the AI Dance app this template was first called "Kendick", and it has been one of our baby dances since January 2026. If you know it by that name, this is the same dance.
The routine is short and full of swagger. It starts with a point and the hands brought up to the chest and face, then a small jump off the floor. Next come stomps in place with bent arms swinging up and down, a quick drop into a deep squat and a pop back up, still bouncing. On a baby it looks like pure confidence, and it works on a dog standing on its hind legs too.
The moves
A point, then the hands come up to the chest and face. A small, energetic jump, then stomps in place with bent arms swinging up and down. A quick drop into a deep squat, back up, and more bouncing to the end.
How to make the Squabble Up video
Everything runs in your browser. No editing app and nothing to film.
Step 1: Add your photo
Upload one clear photo of a baby or a dog, facing the camera, as much of the body in the frame as you can.
Step 2: Tap Make my video
The Squabble Up 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 10 second 9:16 MP4. Post it on TikTok, Reels or Shorts and add the sound inside the app.
Best photo for Squabble Up
The photo decides most of the result. These tips are for this dance.
Works well
- Use a photo where your baby stands or sits on their own, with the whole body in view.
- Avoid photos where an adult holds the baby: the AI animates the biggest person in the photo, which would be the adult.
- Pick a sharp photo with the face toward the camera and both eyes visible.
- Soft daylight and a plain background give the cleanest result.
- Leave space around the feet. The jump and the squat need the whole legs in the photo.
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 without music. Add Kendrick Lamar's "squabble up" sound in TikTok or Reels.
- Start on the first beat so the jump lands on the hit.
- A tiny dancer with big swagger is the joke, so keep the caption deadpan.
Add squabble up by Kendrick Lamar from the sound library of the app you post to, so your video uses the official track.
Squabble Up questions
What song is the Squabble Up dance?
"squabble up" by Kendrick Lamar, the opening track of his 2024 album GNX.
Is this the Kendick template from the app?
Yes. The dance was called "Kendick" in the AI Dance app. On the website we use the song's name, Squabble Up.
Can my baby do the Squabble Up dance?
Yes. Use a photo of your baby standing on their own with the whole body in view, and AI Dance makes the video in a few minutes.
Is the Squabble Up AI dance free?
No, Squabble Up 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 Squabble Up video, and how long does it take?
The video is about 10 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.
Can my dog do it?
Yes. A clear photo of your dog standing or sitting, facing the camera, works. Our dog page has more pet dances.
Does the video include the song?
No. AI Dance does not add music to your video. Add the "squabble up" sound in TikTok, Instagram Reels or YouTube Shorts when you post, and line up the first beat.
Make your Squabble Up video
One photo, 1 credit, ready in a few minutes.
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The Squabble Up dance is also in the app for iPhone and Android:App StoreGoogle Play