Quick answer
The Toc Toc dance is free to do yourself: prop your phone on the floor at the end of a hallway, tilted up, and run the moves in one take. March in with high knees, hop back, knock twice on the air, shrug, strut with a back kick, finish with a ta-da. A few practice runs is all it takes. The AI version, for a pet or anyone camera-shy, is 100 credits on Toc Toc AI.
This is one of the easier dance trends to copy, because it’s short, there’s no partner, and the funny part is the camera angle rather than technique. Most of the work is the setup. Get the phone low and the hallway clear, and the dance looks right even if your knocks are a bit early.
Set up the shot first
- 1Find the longest straight bit of floor you have: a hallway, a corridor, the gap between bed and wardrobe.
- 2Lay the phone at one end, vertical, propped against a shoe so the lens tilts up toward the ceiling a little.
- 3Start recording, walk to the far end, and check the playback: your whole body should fit at the back, your knees should fill the frame up close.
- 4Put a strip of tape on the floor where the march stops, so you don’t kick the phone over.
The moves, in order
- 1The march. From the far end, walk toward the phone lifting each knee to hip height. Lean in at the end so your face is close to the lens.
- 2The hop back. Spring backwards a few steps on both feet, then kick one foot out in front.
- 3The knocks. Hop on one foot and knock twice in the air with a loose fist, as if on a door at head height. This is the “toc toc”.
- 4The shrug. Both palms up, shoulders up, eyebrows up: “who’s there?”
- 5The strut. Turn side-on and bounce on the spot, flicking one heel up behind you on each beat.
- 6The ta-da. Spin back to the camera, throw your arms wide and hold the grin for a second.
Getting it on the beat
- Use the knocks as your anchor. Learn where they fall in the song first, then fit everything else around them.
- Hop on your stronger foot. Wobbly hops are the most common reason a take gets binned.
- Socks slide on wood. Trainers or bare feet give you better landings.
- Watch the trend a few times at reduced speed before your first take; the strut is quicker than it looks.
Post with the sound picked inside TikTok, not one from your camera roll, so your take shows up with the others.
When the star won’t dance
The trend’s pet versions are where filming it for free stops working; no dog hops on one leg on cue. Toc Toc AI makes the routine from one standing photo of you or your pet, in the same floor-level hallway, for 100 credits (the smallest pack is up to 2 videos for $9.90).
- 1Open Toc Toc AI and pick you or your pet.
- 2Add a head-to-toe photo and check the button: 100 credits.
- 3Make it, download the MP4 from Assets and add the song in TikTok.
New accounts get one photo trend free (2 images), no card needed. Anime Style is a fun first one.
Common problems
My face is cut off in the close-up
Tilt the phone up more, or crouch slightly at the end of the march so your face drops into frame.
The whole video looks small and far away
The phone is too far from where you stop. Move it closer to your tape mark.
Free AI tools film it at eye level
Start your prompt with “shot from floor level, angled upward”. The angle is the trend.
FAQ
How do you do the Toc Toc dance?
From a phone on the floor: march in with high knees, hop back, knock twice on the air on one foot, shrug, strut side-on with a heel flick, and finish with arms wide.
Who started the Toc Toc trend?
A TikTok creator paired Patrick Sébastien’s 2015 song with the hop and the knocks, and it spread from France in September 2026.
Do I need a hallway?
Any long, clear stretch of floor works. The hallway just makes the march toward the lens look longer.
Is Toc Toc AI free?
No, the video is 100 credits. The free sign-up credit is for a photo trend.
Make your first one
Toc Toc AI: Knock knock, ta-da.
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