Bakar Lonyo AI Dance

Your photo takes the lead at the centre of the playground crowd in Bakar's Lonyo! music video, the pupils dancing around you under the same rooftop camera.

  • One click · no prompt
  • Lead the crew or go solo
  • Lonyo! song kept
Example · Solo
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PNG / JPG / WebP · up to 10 MB · at least 512px on the short side

0/1 photos

One photo of whoever takes the lead, a person or a pet, ideally head to toe. Face and hair come from the photo; the school uniform comes from the clip.

Video settings

No prompt needed. Upload yourself, someone who agreed to be in it (a parent agrees for a child) or your own pet; celebrity photos and film stills aren't allowed.

What is the Lonyo dance?

The Lonyo dance is the playground choreography in the music video for Lonyo!, a 2025 single by the London singer Bakar: in a London school playground, pupils in white shirts and red striped ties dance in small crews, solos and one big formation while a camera on the school roof swings from group to group.

Tom Emmerson directed it with a long lens from the rooftop, Joe Grey Adams, Jordan J Funk and Aisha Amuah choreographed the routines, and the idea came from a clip of South African pupils dancing in uniform in their playground. This template puts your photo at the centre of the crowd scene that opens the dance, and offers a solo version too.

Three names that get mixed up

  1. DJ Loonyo, with two o's, is a Filipino dancer and DJ known for the Ignition dance challenge. A different person and a different dance.

  2. Bakar's Lonyo! is the song and video this page uses: the crowd scene and the solo both come from it.

  3. Layoo is Killa Moe's crew dance, a separate TikTok and AI trend that this template doesn't make.

Credits from the official video's description; the director's inspiration from It's Nice That, September 2025; the location via Dance Policy.

Why is Bakar's song called Lonyo?

Lonyo is a person: Lonyo Engele, the London singer and DJ whose UK garage single Summer of Love reached number 8 in the UK in 2000. Bakar samples that record in his song and named the track after him.

The word LONYO! in big multicoloured letters over a London school and a tower block, from the video's title card

The chain goes one step further back: Summer of Love is itself built on Cruel Desilusión, a 1978 recording by La Critica, Oscar D'León's band. So the 2025 song carries a 2000 garage hit, which carries a 1978 record.

Bakar has described the song as London summers: his cousins coming home from garage raves in Moschino with stories, then going into school on Monday still feeling the party. David Reviews called the video "the best back to school commercial that's not a back to school commercial".

From Summer of Love to AI templates

  1. Lonyo releases Summer of Love, featuring MC Onyx Stone.

  2. Bakar releases Lonyo!, with Tom Emmerson's playground video out the same day.

  3. The video wins the first Best Casting in a Video award at the UK Music Video Awards and is nominated for Best Choreography and for best UK alternative video.

  4. Creative Review names it one of the music videos of 2025, calling it "the epitome of summer fun".

  5. The first Lonyo AI dance template goes online.

Sources: UK chart position via Wikipedia; the sample via WhoSampled; UK Music Video Awards 2025 results; Creative Review, December 2025; David Reviews, August 2025; Bakar's comments via Dance Policy.

What happens in the Lonyo music video crowd scene?

The Crew version is the 7-second close-up at 0:26 in the official video, where the camera first drops into the playground crowd and holds on one boy in the middle. Your photo dances his part; these are his six moves, in order.

  1. Boy with a black backpack side-stepping with one arm swung out in front of him10:00

    Side step across the front

    He side-steps across the front of the crowd with one arm swinging out.

  2. Boy bouncing low with his knees bent and elbows at his sides20:01

    Low elbow bounce

    Knees bent and elbows tucked in, he bounces low on the spot.

  3. Boy in a white shirt and striped tie with one arm raised above his head30:02

    One arm up

    He throws one arm up over his head and keeps the other low.

  4. Boy with both arms stretched out wide to the sides in the middle of the crowd40:03

    Arms flung wide

    The pose that stands out: both arms flung out to the sides at shoulder height, tie hanging straight.

  5. Boy bouncing with his hands at his hips and elbows pushed out wide50:04

    Elbows out

    Hands drop to the hips and the elbows push out wide as he bounces.

  6. Boy mid-jump with his chin tipped up, pupils dancing around him60:07

    Chin-up jump

    He finishes with a jump, chin tipped up to the sky.

The Solo version is the 10-second stretch at 1:21 in the official video, where a boy dances alone on the court; choose Solo in the generator at the top of the page.

How do you put your photo into a Lonyo AI dance video?

  1. The lead dancer in a white shirt, striped tie and backpack, at the centre of the playground crowd

    Photo 1Lead dancer

    Takes the lead at the centre of the crowd in the Crew version, or dances alone in the Solo version. Face, hair and build come from your photo; the white shirt, striped tie, black trousers and backpack stay from the clip, and every other pupil stays as filmed.

    • Arms in view, not in pockets: most of the dance is arm moves.
    • Nothing over the head: the camera looks down from above, so caps and hoods hide the face.

Photos for a rooftop camera

Use

  • Woman in a denim jacket and jeans standing, seen head to shoesStanding straight on, head to shoes, face clear
  • Shiba Inu sitting and facing the camera, whole body visibleA dog or cat with its whole body in view

Avoid

  • Close selfie of a woman on a street showing only her faceA face-only selfie: the body would have to be guessed
  • Two men side by side in one photo at a cafeTwo people in one photo
  • Man seated on a sofa holding a mug, hidden from the waist downSitting down with the legs hidden

One upload, one playground dance

  1. Add one photo

    Put it in the Lead dancer slot at the top of the page.

  2. Pick a version and generate

    Choose Crew or Solo and 720p or 1080p. The Generate button shows the exact price before anything is charged.

  3. Post the clip

    Download the MP4 and post it to Reels, TikTok or Shorts as it is.

How long is the Lonyo AI dance video, and what does it cost?

How long is the Lonyo AI dance video, and what does it cost?
Photos
1, for the lead dancer
Photo files
PNG / JPG / WebP, up to 10 MB, short side at least 512 px
Length
7 seconds for Crew or 10 seconds for Solo, the length of each scene
Frame
4:3 landscape, cropped from the rooftop shot
Resolution
720p or 1080p; 720p by default
Sound
Lonyo! as it plays under each scene in the official video
Credits
Crew: 268 credits at 720p or 402 credits at 1080p. Solo: 392 credits at 720p or 588 credits at 1080p.
Privacy
Results from this template stay private on every plan
If it fails
Credits for a failed video go back to your balance automatically

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FAQ

Song, crowd, kids and pets: Bakar Lonyo AI dance FAQ

Is the Bakar Lonyo AI dance free?+

No, each video uses credits. New accounts get 10 credits when they sign up. The price changes with the resolution you pick, and the Generate button shows it before anything is charged.

Does the video keep Bakar's song?+

Yes. Each version carries the part of Lonyo! that plays under that scene in the official video, so your result comes with the song already on it.

Can I lead the Lonyo group dance, or bring friends along?+

You can lead it: the default Crew version puts you at the centre of the playground crowd, and the pupils around you keep dancing as in the video. Friends can't join, because the template takes a single photo; the Solo version has you alone on the court instead.

Why might I look younger or smaller than in my photo?+

The lead in the clip is a schoolboy filmed from above, and the model sometimes pulls a grown-up toward his size and age; faces are also small in this shot. A straight-on, full-body photo helps, 1080p keeps more of the face, and you can run it again.

Can I use a photo of my dog, or of my child?+

Yes to both. A dog or cat takes the lead standing up in the shirt and tie. Results from this template are always private, and a child's photo should be uploaded by a parent or with a parent's OK.

Is the Lonyo dance a big TikTok trend?+

Not a big one. A clip Bakar posted on TikTok in August 2025 has about 650,000 views, the official video about 560,000 on YouTube, and the song's TikTok sound around 300 videos, all as of October 31, 2026. The first AI template for the dance appeared in October 2026.

Who are the dancers in the Lonyo video?+

A cast of London schoolchildren picked by casting director Selma Nicholls; that casting won Best Casting in a Video at the 2025 UK Music Video Awards.

What genre is Bakar's Lonyo?+

A dance track with UK garage roots: it is built on a sample of Lonyo's 2000 garage single Summer of Love, and some reviews call it pop-house.

Is this made with Bakar or the video's makers?+

No. Oeneo AI isn't affiliated with Bakar, his label, Tom Emmerson or the school in the video; the template simply lets you take the lead in one of its scenes.

One photo, front and centre

Turn one photo into your Lonyo AI dance

Upload a full-body photo, generate, and post yourself leading the playground crowd from Bakar's video.

Create my Lonyo AI danceSee the six moves