Chipmunks Dance Meme Maker

Your faces. Their song.

Cast your court trio

One person per photo. An empty side spot becomes an invented friend.

Middle (required)
Left (optional)
Right (optional)
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$4.32. Any credits work. No watermark. Refund if it fails. The $4.99 trial pack is too small for one.

  • 15 seconds
  • 9:16
  • Sound included

Watch the court routine

Three friends on the sunset basketball court: hops, spins, swaps and two rushes to the camera, with the sped-up song.

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The original trend routine

Three friends in sweats on the sunset court, with the sound: the moves every video copies. 15 seconds, vertical.

Updated

Memevy is a chipmunks dance meme maker for friend groups who want the October 2026 TikTok trio with their own faces. Add one to three photos to get a 10 or 15 second vertical video with the trend sound and no watermark, on Seedance 2.5 or MiniMax H3 at 480p to 1080p, from $2.86 a video; no sign-up gift is running right now.

What is the chipmunks dance meme?

The chipmunks dance meme is the three-person TikTok routine that took off in October 2026. Three friends stand in a row on a basketball court at sunset, hop, swap places, take turns spinning up front and rush the camera to a sped-up, chipmunk-voiced cover of “You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)”. No cartoon chipmunks appear: the name comes from the squeaky voice. As a meme it usually carries one line of text that turns the dance into a joke about the group.

Memevy makes the dance with your own photos; the line goes on when you post it.

How do you make a chipmunks dance meme with your friends’ faces?

Add a photo of the person for the middle spot, and photos for the left and right spots if you have them. Pick 10 or 15 seconds and a model: Seedance 2.5 (480p to 1080p) or MiniMax H3 (720p, the cheapest). The model makes those people dance the original routine move for move on the same court, and the trend sound goes under it. On Seedance 2.5 the photos pass a quick safety check first. A video usually takes 3–8 minutes; you can leave the page and it shows up in your account.

Separate selfies work, so friends who live apart can still dance together. An empty left or right spot is danced by an invented friend, and one, two or three photos cost the same. Use photos of adults who agreed to be in it.

How do you add a caption to the chipmunks dance meme?

When the video is ready, download the MP4 and add the text with the text tool in TikTok, Instagram or CapCut. The usual format is a setup line over the opening line-up and a punchline when someone rushes the camera. The table below shows where text stays clear of faces and when to time it.

The video in your account stays clean, so you can post it again with another joke.

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Where to put the caption and when to time it, per length
LengthKeep text hereSetup lineBig momentsEnd
10 secondsTop third: the sky and the hoop0–2.5 s, the line-upFirst swap to the front at 2.5–5 s; the middle dancer rushes the lens at 7.5–10 sUp close at the lens, 8–10 s
15 secondsTop third: the sky and the hoop0–2.5 s, the line-upSwap at 2.5–5 s; first rush to the lens at 7.5–12.5 sThe left dancer strides up to the lens, 12.5–15 s

Which chipmunks dance video length and model should the meme use?

Use 15 seconds for the full chipmunks dance video, with both rushes to the camera, and 10 seconds for a quick reaction meme that ends on the first close-up. Both are the same sunset-court routine, vertical 9:16. Seedance 2.5 is the default and goes up to 1080p; MiniMax H3 is the cheapest, at 720p only. A 10-second MiniMax H3 video is 286 credits; the generator starts on Seedance 2.5, 15 seconds, 480p, at 432 credits.

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Chipmunks dance video lengths and models
ChoiceWhat you getFrom
10 secondsThe line-up, the first spins, the first swap of places and one rush to the camera286 credits ($2.86)
15 secondsThe whole routine, up to both close-ups at the lens429 credits ($4.29)
Seedance 2.5The default: 480p, 720p or 1080p. Photos pass a quick safety check first288 credits for 10 s at 480p
MiniMax H3The cheapest; 720p only286 credits for 10 s

Chipmunks dance examples

The same sunset-court routine and song every time: the original trend video, then three AI versions. Your video follows the same moves with your faces and outfits, 10 or 15 seconds long.

The original trend routineOriginal · 15 sThree friends in sweats on the sunset court, with the sound: the moves every video copies. 15 seconds, vertical.
Red shirt, green dress, red dressAI version · 13 sAI version: three friends on the sunset court, same moves and the sped-up song. 13 seconds, vertical.
Yellow sweater, grey hoodie, red shirtAI version · 13 sAI version: two guys and a friend, same spins and swaps, with the song. 13 seconds, vertical.
Yellow tee, red shirt, red dressAI version · 13 sAI version: a mixed trio doing the routine, with the song. 13 seconds, vertical.

What song is in the chipmunks dance meme?

The trend dances to a sped-up, high-pitched cover of Dead or Alive’s 1984 hit “You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)”, which is why people call it the chipmunks dance. Every video here carries that track from the original routine, in sync with the moves, for its 10 or 15 seconds. To pick the trend sound inside TikTok or Reels instead, download the Silent copy.

How much does a chipmunks dance meme cost?

One video costs 286 to 2,400 credits, which is $2.86 to $24.00 at the lowest credit price. The price follows the model, the length and the resolution, not the number of photos. Any credits pay for it, sign-up credits included: no sign-up gift is running right now, and the $4.99 trial pack (56 credits) is too small for one. Credits come in one-time packs with no subscription, last 12 months, and come back if a video fails. There is no watermark.

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Credits per chipmunks dance video
Model, length and qualityCreditsAt $0.01 a credit
Seedance 2.5, 10 s, 480p288$2.88
Seedance 2.5, 10 s, 720p648$6.48
Seedance 2.5, 10 s, 1080p1,600$16.00
Seedance 2.5, 15 s, 480p432$4.32
Seedance 2.5, 15 s, 720p972$9.72
Seedance 2.5, 15 s, 1080p2,400$24.00
MiniMax H3, 10 s, 720p286$2.86
MiniMax H3, 15 s, 720p429$4.29

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What each credit pack makes
PackPriceCredits10 s, MiniMax H3 720p15 s, Seedance 2.5 480p
Trial$4.9956Not enough for oneNot enough for one
Starter$9.909003 videos2 videos
Creator$24.902,4008 videos5 videos
Pro$49.904,99017 videos11 videos

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Free credits, watermark and refunds
QuestionAnswer
Free creditsAny credits pay, sign-up credits included: no sign-up gift is running right now
Trial pack$4.99, 56 credits: too small for one
WatermarkNone
SubscriptionNone: one-time packs, credits last 12 months
Failed videoCredits come back automatically

How does Memevy compare with other chipmunks dance AI tools?

Clico, MakeViral and MimicZip make the same three-person routine as 15-second videos from three photos or one group photo. Memevy makes 10 or 15 seconds from one to three photos, lets you pick the model, and gives a Silent copy for adding sound in the app. The figures below are from each site’s public pages as recorded on 2026-11-03; anything a site does not publish says so.

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Chipmunks dance AI tools compared
ToolPhotosLengthPriceFree creditsWatermark
Memevy1 to 3 photos10 or 15 s$2.86 to $24.00 a video in credits, packs from $9.90 that cover oneNo sign-up gift right nowNone
Clico3 separate photos15 sVideo needs the Pro plan, from $19.90 a month. Per-video credits not publishedNot publishedNot published
MakeViral3 photos15 s228 credits a video. Smallest pack that covers one: $39.99Not publishedNot published
MimicZip1 group photo15 s$4.98 a videoNot publishedNot published

What can’t the chipmunks dance meme maker do?

It makes one routine with three real people, 10 or 15 seconds long. A failed video refunds its credits automatically, but a finished one you do not like is not refunded.

  • Exactly three dancers, one person per photo. A photo with several people in it confuses which face goes where.
  • One routine on one court: no other dance, song or background, and no video of your own as the moves.
  • No cartoon chipmunks and no chipmunk voice on your own speech.
  • Faces can drift during the fast spins, or two people swap for a moment. Clear, front-facing photos with different hair and outfits help most.
  • A head-and-shoulders photo leaves the model to guess the rest of the outfit, so that dancer may end up in grey trousers. A photo down to the knees avoids it.
  • People only. Photos of pets do not dance this routine.
  • Photos of children, well-known people or anyone who has not agreed are not allowed.
  • The video keeps the model’s own size and frame rate, with no text, trimming or GIF export on Memevy; add text in the app you post from.

Where did the chipmunks dance trend come from?

The chipmunks dance trend, also searched as the Alvin and the Chipmunks dance trend or the chipmunk dance trend, started on TikTok in October 2026, when a filmed trio routine to the chipmunk-voiced “You Spin Me Round” spread and groups of friends everywhere copied it. It is not a scene from the Alvin and the Chipmunks films: the Chipwrecked dance-off and dance-battle clips that show up in searches are different. AI versions like this one copy the filmed routine move for move with new faces.

FAQ

Will the caption cover our faces?

It can if it sits over the dancers, because they rush toward the camera. Keep text in the sky at the top of the frame, above the hoop. Lines of three to six words read best.

Does the meme keep the song?

Yes. The MP4 comes with the trend song in sync with the moves. To add the sound inside TikTok or Reels instead, download the Silent copy.

Can I make the chipmunks dance with one or two people?

Yes. The middle photo is required. Leave the left or right spot empty and the AI fills it with an invented friend, so the video always has three dancers. The price is the same.

Is the Alvin “I need a gf” meme the same thing?

No. That is a separate single-person Alvin meme. The chipmunks dance meme is the three-person routine with real people and no cartoon characters.

Can I use my free sign-up credits?

Yes, any credits work on both models. A video starts at 286 credits (10 seconds on MiniMax H3); no sign-up gift is running right now. The Starter pack ($9.90, 900 credits) covers several.

Do I need to label it as AI on TikTok or Reels?

Nobody in the video really danced, so turn the label on. TikTok asks creators to mark realistic AI-generated video with its AI label, and Instagram and YouTube have similar disclosure settings.

More formats on the meme video templates page, and every pack on pricing.

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