Hat-brim flick, sharp arms, side glide, knee pops and the lean. Do the Smooth Criminal routine alone, with a friend, or put your pet in the black fedora.
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The Smooth Criminal dance trend is people copying the sharp Michael Jackson routine: a flick at the hat brim, locked arms, a side glide, knee pops, kicks and the lean. Short clips of that choreography spread as a TikTok challenge, separate from the full music video.
On Smew, Solo follows a garage take, Duo follows two dancers on a tree-lined path, and Pet follows a living-room take where a small dog in a black fedora leads and a kitten in a white fedora stays. Each tab has its own clip and its own copy of the song. Wan 3.0 follows that clip, then the audio is added. You do not need the white suit.
Also called Smooth Criminal challenge · Smooth Criminal lean · MJ dance trend · Smooth Criminal TikTok dance
The sample on this page may show a smew.ai watermark. Your download has no watermark. Solo, Duo and Pet each have their own sample.
One dancer in a parking garage, camera low. The routine runs through a hat-brim flick, arm swings, side glides, knee pops, kicks and spins, and ends in a held pose. This is the Solo sample, associated with @austintaylorrrr.
Two dancers share the same routine on a paved path with a row of trees and a low fixed camera. Photo 1 takes the left dancer. Photo 2 takes the right. This sample is associated with @larosi.222.
Indoors, a small dog in a black fedora dances upright in front while a kitten in a white fedora stays behind. Pet replaces the dog and keeps the kitten. This sample is associated with @armasdogworld.
Pick Solo, Duo or Pet. The routine comes from the clip, not from a costume.
Solo is one photo in the garage. Duo is two photos on the path, left then right. Pet is one pet photo in the black-fedora role. The kitten stays.
Use a sharp, standing photo, face clear. Check the credit price on Generate. Wan 3.0 follows that tab’s clip, then the song is added.
The vertical MP4 is in your Library. Your download has no watermark. Post it as a Smooth Criminal challenge on TikTok, Reels or Shorts.
The lean and the kicks need a body, so full body or knees-up is better than a tight headshot. The face still has to be clear.
Smooth Criminal is Michael Jackson’s 1988 song and routine. The short-video trend is people, and then pets, copying a slice of that choreography rather than restaging the music video. The three samples here are separate takes: a garage solo associated with @austintaylorrrr, a duo on a tree-lined path associated with @larosi.222, and a living-room pet take associated with @armasdogworld. Each is about 15 seconds and keeps its own soundtrack from that clip.
Michael Jackson releases Smooth Criminal, with the hat flick, the glide and the anti-gravity lean.
Short garage, outdoor-duo and pet versions of the routine circulate as a dance challenge.
Smew adds Solo, Duo and Pet, each tied to its own clip and soundtrack.
You do not type these. Solo, Duo and Pet each send a fixed recipe with that tab’s silent clip. The song from the same clip is added after.
Replace only the solo dancer in the parking garage with the adult in [Image 1]. Keep the garage, the low camera, the framing and the routine: a flick at the hat brim, sharp arm swings, side glides, knee pops, kicks and spins, through the final pose. [Image 1] keeps the face, hair and clothes from the photo. Do not add a light grey cap, white T-shirt or baggy light blue jeans unless the photo shows them. Exactly one person. Never drift back to the original dancer's face. Edit [Video 1] in place. Use each uploaded image ONLY as the identity reference for its assigned role. A photo is not a room, pose, camera or lighting reference. Preserve the complete original performance, including frame order, duration, camera, lighting, location, body positions, timing and any on-screen text already in [Video 1]. Do not restage the clip or create new shots. Do not add new text, logos or a watermark. Produce a silent video; the original reference soundtrack is added separately. The reference video is about 15 seconds. Preserve its full action and timing without retiming, extending, adding or removing shots.
1110 charactersReplace the dancer on the left with the adult in [Image 1] and the dancer on the right with the adult in [Image 2]. Keep the paved path, the row of trees, the low fixed camera and the shared routine: hat-brim flick, arm swings, side glide, hip and knee pops, kick, spins and the end pose. Each person keeps the face, hair and clothes from their own photo and stays on their own side. Do not give [Image 1] a navy tank top or long brown hair, or [Image 2] a navy top or long blonde hair, unless that photo shows them. Exactly two people. Never swap or blend the two faces. Edit [Video 1] in place. Use each uploaded image ONLY as the identity reference for its assigned role. A photo is not a room, pose, camera or lighting reference. Preserve the complete original performance, including frame order, duration, camera, lighting, location, body positions, timing and any on-screen text already in [Video 1]. Do not restage the clip or create new shots. Do not add new text, logos or a watermark. Produce a silent video; the original reference soundtrack is added separately. The reference video is about 15 seconds. Preserve its full action and timing without retiming, extending, adding or removing shots.
1207 charactersReplace only the small dog in the black fedora, dancing upright in front, with the pet in [Image 1]. The small cat in the white fedora stays exactly as in [Video 1]. The lead pet keeps its species, face, ears, fur and markings, stands upright and does the hat tilt, the hat toss and the later paw swings with its own paws, never human hands. Keep the cozy living room, the low camera and the light changes. Exactly two animals. Do not drift back to the original dog's coat or ears unless the photo shows them. Edit [Video 1] in place. Use each uploaded image ONLY as the identity reference for its assigned role. A photo is not a room, pose, camera or lighting reference. Preserve the complete original performance, including frame order, duration, camera, lighting, location, body positions, timing and any on-screen text already in [Video 1]. Do not restage the clip or create new shots. Do not add new text, logos or a watermark. Produce a silent video; the original reference soundtrack is added separately. The reference video is about 15 seconds. Preserve its full action and timing without retiming, extending, adding or removing shots.
1145 charactersYou pay in credits. The Generate button shows this price before you spend anything. These are the options on this page.
| Option | Model | What you get | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solo | Wan 3.0 | 15 s · 480P · 9:16 | 180 |
| Duo | Wan 3.0 | 15 s · 480P · 9:16 | 180 |
| Pet | Wan 3.0 | 15 s · 480P · 9:16 | 180 |
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Solo stays in the garage: one dancer, low camera, the brim flick through the final pose. Duo stays on the path: two dancers, same counts, left and right. Pet stays in the room: your animal leads in the black fedora and the kitten in the white fedora remains. All three are about 15 seconds, 9:16, 480P, with the song from that clip. Wan 3.0 follows the performance. It is not a promise that every finger matches the source on every frame.
Solo is the one-photo version of the trend. Duo is for a friend who will share the counts with you. Pet is the joke version: your dog or cat in the lead hat, kitten unchanged. You do not need Michael Jackson in the video, and you do not need the white suit or the fedora unless your photo already has them.
The audio is Smooth Criminal from the clip that tab uses. Post the MP4 with the song already on it. Captions and tags people use are Smooth Criminal, Smooth Criminal challenge, Smooth Criminal dance and the lean. Your download has no watermark. TikTok, Reels and Shorts all take the 9:16 file.
| What you see | What to try |
|---|---|
| The lean looks soft | Use a full-body photo and run it again. Fast moves can differ between takes. |
| Duo put your friend on the wrong side | Photo 1 is left. Photo 2 is right. |
| The kitten changed | Pet should replace only the lead dog. If the kitten moved, run that tab again. |
| You got a white suit you did not ask for | Clothes come from the photo. Use a photo that shows the outfit you want. |
| A run fails | Credits come back. Try another photo. |
A short-video challenge built on the Smooth Criminal routine: hat flick, sharp arms, side glide, knee pops and the lean. People film it in garages, on paths and with pets, then post the clip with the song.
The choreography is Michael Jackson’s. The short challenge is a crowd of remakes, not one official post. The samples here follow a garage solo associated with @austintaylorrrr, a path duo associated with @larosi.222, and a pet take associated with @armasdogworld.
A flick at the hat brim, locked arm swings, a side glide, hip and knee pops, kicks, spins and the forward lean. The template follows those counts from the clip. You do not perform them yourself.
Choose Solo, Duo or Pet, add the photo or photos and press Generate. The credit price is on the button. Download the vertical MP4 from your Library when it is ready. Your download has no watermark, and you can post it on TikTok, Reels or Shorts.
Yes. Duo uses two photos. Photo 1 is the dancer on the left. Photo 2 is the dancer on the right. Both keep their own face and clothes and share the path routine.
Yes. Pet replaces the small dog in the black fedora. The kitten in the white fedora stays. Use one clear full-body photo of your animal. For other pet dances, see Single Ladies.
In the original routine the dancer leans far forward and holds it. This template asks Wan 3.0 to follow that moment in the clip. It is not a dance lesson, and a fast lean can look different from run to run. A full-body photo gives the model more of you to work with.
Tutorials exist if you want to learn the steps on camera. This page is the easy version in a different sense: one photo, no tutorial, the clip supplies the counts. Solo is the one-person take.
No. The dancer in the clip is replaced by the person or pet in your photo. Michael Jackson is not added as a second performer. The song on the video is Smooth Criminal.
Same routine and same song, made from a photo instead of a camera take. Download the 9:16 file and upload it to TikTok, Reels or Shorts. Label it as AI where the app asks you to.
No. The outfit comes from your photo. A suit or a hat helps it read as the challenge, but sneakers and a t-shirt still run. Pet uses your animal’s own fur, plus the fedora already in that clip.
The audio on these tabs is Smooth Criminal from each clip, not a separate remix edit. If a remix challenge uses different counts, this page will not match that remix. It matches the garage, path and pet routines shown above.
About 15 seconds, vertical 9:16, 480P MP4, with the song. All three tabs are the same length. Your download has no watermark. The price is in credits, shown on Generate, and a failed video returns its credits.
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