Upload one photo of up to three people and get a video of each of you dancing as a Christmas elf, or with Santa, with your own face in a new festive scene.
PNG / JPG / WebP · up to 10 MB · at least 512px on the short side
0/1 photos
1 to 3 people in one photo, every face clear and turned to the camera.
Video settings
No prompt needed. Only upload photos of yourself or people who agreed to be featured; celebrity photos and film stills aren't allowed.
A Christmas portrait from one selfie, your face unchanged
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A hat, antlers or elf ears on every head
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Be Santa, an elf or a snowman in one photo
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A Christmas photo that looks shot in the 80s
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Santa in your own room, porch or family photo
Try itAn AI elf dance video is a short AI Christmas dance clip in which the people from one photo come back as elves, each with their own face, dancing in a brand-new festive scene. Your photo is the reference for faces, not the opening frame, so the room behind you is replaced and the costume, scene and moves come from the style you pick. The styles with an example clip are shown below; the others are in the generator.
Default style
The classic choice: the full elf outfit and a cheerful routine of side steps, high kicks and a twirl, set in a hall piled with presents. The generator opens on this style, so it is the quickest way to a first video.
Bigger moves
For the friend who always ends up in the middle of the dance floor: a punchier routine of wide-stance bounces, crossed-arm hits and arms thrown up on the beat, on a stage under spotlights.
Outdoors
Takes the dance outside: snow underfoot and string lights at night, with raised arms, quick kicks and a hands-on-hips finish. Pick it when the video should feel like a winter evening rather than a party.
Make an elf dance videoNot quite. Face-on-an-elf e-cards have been around for nearly two decades, and phone video templates still paste a cut-out face onto a cartoon elf body. Here the whole person is generated as the elf, so face, body and costume move together.
| What you get | Face cut-out e-card | AI elf dance video |
|---|---|---|
| Your face | A flat cut-out on a cartoon head | Part of the elf, moving with it |
| Body and costume | One cartoon elf body for everyone | An elf costume on each person |
| Dance moves | One fixed routine per dance | New moves on every run |
| Scene | A drawn backdrop | A new festive scene per style |
You need one photo with everyone who should dance in it, up to three people. A solo selfie gives you one elf; a photo with your partner, your kids or two friends becomes a duo or a trio of elves.
Your photo1–3 dancers
Everyone in the photo dances: each person becomes one elf with their own face, age and skin tone, in the costume and scene the style adds. In Dance with Santa they keep their own clothes and Santa joins in.
Works well
Clear faces looking at the camera
Head to waist is plenty; the costume is added for you
An everyday photo without beauty filtersAvoid
Sunglasses, low caps or hands over faces
Faces turned to the side
People tiny in the frame, or a photo under 512 px on the short side
Cartoon filters or stickers on facesAdd your photo and a style
Upload the photo with your dancers, then pick a style chip; each style brings its own scene and moves.
Click Generate
Change the length, shape or quality under Video settings if you like; the Generate button shows the exact price before anything runs.
Download and share
Save the MP4 for the family chat, or post it as a Reel, Short or TikTok; it already has its own sleigh-bell music. When you share it publicly, switch on the platform's AI-generated label.
It runs on credits rather than being free: a 6-second 768p video costs 72 credits, and prices range from 50 to 480 depending on the length and quality you pick. New accounts get 10 credits on sign-up, and the Generate button shows the exact price before you start.
Up to three, all in the same photo. Each person becomes one elf, so a solo photo gives you one dancer and a photo of three gives you a trio; Dance with Santa adds Santa as one more. Bigger groups aren't supported, so crop the photo down to the three people you want.
Yes. Kids can dance alone or with you, and the template keeps them child-like: playful, age-appropriate moves in a full elf costume, nothing suggestive. In Dance with Santa they keep their own clothes, and Santa dances beside them without holding or touching them. Only upload photos of children you are the parent or guardian of, or have permission to use.
Yes. Pick Dance with Santa: everyone in your photo keeps their own clothes and dances with Santa at a cozy Christmas party, by a lit tree and fairy lights, with a simple swing step, a twirl and a laugh. He is the classic storybook Santa and the only character added, not one from a film or an ad.
Usually, but likeness varies more than in a photo edit, because the template draws everyone again in a new scene from your photo instead of moving the photo itself. Sharp, well-lit faces turned to the camera hold up best; if someone looks off, try a clearer photo or run it again.
Yes. The sound is generated with the video: the template asks for an upbeat, original Christmas instrumental with sleigh bells and no lyrics rather than a well-known song. To dance to a particular track, add it in TikTok, Instagram or your video editor before posting.
It is 9:16 by default, the vertical shape TikTok, Reels and Shorts use. Under Video settings you can switch to 21:9, 16:9, 4:3, 1:1, 3:4, or Auto and set a length from 5 to 15 seconds before you generate.
No. It works in the browser on your phone or computer: upload the photo, generate and download the MP4. There is nothing to install.
No. This template is made for people: it dresses each person as an elf and gives them dance moves, and it isn't set up for animals. For a festive picture of your dog or cat, use the AI Christmas Pet Photo template instead.
Choose a dance style, add your photo and generate your AI Christmas dance video.
