Best TikTok dances in 2024: Top 20 ft. Apple dance, Bejeweled, Dance with Your Hands & more
TikTok: eliana.kalogeras, charlixcxWhen the platform first started to gain popularity, viral dances were all the hype on TikTok. But what are the most popular dances on the app in December 2024?
Dances have become a huge staple of TikTok culture. Whether it’s to the tune of new or old hits, users have been creating their own short dance routines on the app since the Musical.ly days.
Many of these routines even reach the most popular creators on the app, such as Charli and Dixie D’Amelio, but anyone can be in with a shot of their dance going viral, spawning dance tutorials and covers across TikTok.
Most viral TikTok dances
While some TikTok dances achieve a moderate level of fame for those who are familiar with the platform, these are the dances that even those who don’t frequent the app might be familiar with.
1. Apple dance
The choreography aligns perfectly with the lyrics from the song: “I think the apple’s rotten right to the core, from all the things passed down from all the apples coming before.”
The trend reached new heights when Charli XCX herself joined in along with Troye Sivan, posting her version of the dance, which garnered over 10.6 million views.
2. Da’ Dip – Freak Nasty
One of the first viral dance trends for 2024 is the Da’ Dip, which includes two or more people taking turns to start the synchronized dance before ending with all of them dancing together. The audio usually used has over 616,000 videos taking part in the viral dance.
3. WAP – Cardi B
TikTok: besperonThe dance to Cardi B’s ‘WAP,’ choreographed by Brian Esperon, was at the peak of its popularity back in August 2020. The bold dance set to an even bolder track was an instant hit among TikTok users, and it quickly spread across the platform. Stars like Addison Rae went viral for their take on Esperon’s dance, and it’s still referenced even now.
4. Savage – Megan Thee Stallion
TikTok: keke.janajahKeara Wilson’s choreography for ‘Savage’ became one of TikTok’s most iconic dances after she posted it in March 2020. As many new users joined the app at the time, for some this became the first dance they tried to learn, thanks to the moves that match the song perfectly.
5. Renegade – (Lottery – K Camp)
instagram: jalaiahThe Renegade is arguably one of the most famous TikTok dances and some also say it’s the most difficult one. While plenty of famous creators became well-known for doing the dance, the talent behind it all is Jalaiah Harmon.
She originally posted it to Funimate, and then Instagram with friend Kaliyah Davis. She even ended up collaborating with Addison Rae and Charli D’Amelio to teach them the original dance, and the choreography remains an iconic part of TikTok history.
Easy TikTok Dances
If you want to join in the TikTok dance fun but don’t feel like you can manage some of the complex choreography from the most viral dances, here are some slightly easier options.
7. Disco – Surf Curse
The song Disco by Surf Curse went viral on TikTok in August 2024 after a new dance trend took over the platform – and it’s really easy to recreate. Just find a dance partner and start grooving along to the song.
8. Taylor Swift – Bejeweled
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At the end of 2022, Taylor Swift fan Mikael Arellano made waves as he published his choreography of Taylor Swift’s song Bejewelled from her album Midnights. The dance became an instant hit with its simple yet fun choreography. The dance grew increasingly popular when Taylor was seen doing part of the choreography while performing the song on her ERAS tour.
9. Cha Cha Slide
The popular dance Cha Cha Slide has made its way over to TikTok, as Millenials teach Gen Z and Gen Alpha the iconic dance.
Popular TikTok Dances
TikTok dances come and go as all trends do, and these amazing dances may have you reminiscing over the times you’d see them pop up on your For You Page regularly.
10. Maps AKA Wait They Don’t Love You Like I Love You – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
The first content creator to propel the trend was TikToker @southernbellesuzie who posted herself doing the dance routine on October 15, 2024.
Her video amassed over 6.3 million plays and 2.5 million likes, with many left feeling inspired to recreate the dance themselves.
11. Whip Yo Hair – Willow Smith
Willow Smith’s 2011 hit song Whip My Hair has gained popularity on TikTok 13 years after the song was released, as users have choreographed a viral dance for the lyrics.
12. Paging Dr Beat – Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine
In the original TikTok, posted on June 12, Illtetotetoyou had several of their Roblox characters perform the ‘Sturdy Dance – Ice Spice’ emote with a remix of Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine’s ‘Dr. Beat’ played over the top.
This sparked a new trend which mixed the simple dancing trend with people showing off their fashion styles by cutting to them dancing in different outfits.
13. Bloody Mary (Dance with your hands) – Lady Gaga
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As Netflix’s series Wednesday, based on the Addams Family, grew incresingly popular in 2022, one of the most iconic scenes got turned into a TikTok trend as people recreated Wednesday Addams’ dancing skills. Using the Lady Gaga song Bloody Mary, people across the world brought out their inner goth as they danced with their hands, recreating actress Jenna Ortega’s choreography
14. Alibi – sevdaliza & Pabllo Viottar & Yseult
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This dance went hugely viral on TikTok in 2024 with thousands of people moving their hips in time with the music. The original sound now has over 6.8 million videos and has been recreated by men, women, and even pets all across the globe.
More TikTok Dances
TikTok dances are as popular now as they were before, and talented creators are constantly coming up with new routines for some of the newer songs to hit the charts. Here are some that have been popularized over the last year.
15. From Tha Back — lil eaarl
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This energetic song combined with avadeblassie’s matching dance was the perfect recipe for viral success when it was posted on TikTok, and thousands of people have since gone on to recreate the routine.
16. Woman — Doja Cat
TikTok: tracy.ojDoja Cat is constantly releasing hits that go insanely viral on TikTok, and her addictive song ‘Woman’ inspired Tracy Joseph to create her stunning dance that got millions of likes and views across the platform.
17. Not Around — Nova
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18. Yeah Yeah — Young Nudy
TikTok: officialjaydanmccauleyJayDan McCauley went viral with his perfect dance to this popular TikTok track, and many people even said that it had become their favorite TikTok dance to date.
19. Gimme More — Britney Spears
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This dance choreographed for two people by users karaleighcannella and jaedengomezz took TikTok by storm, and had countless people teaming up with their besties to perform.
20. Adele & Megan Thee Stallion
In November of 2021, TikTok was flooded with videos of people recreating this dance, to the tune of a mashup of Adele’s ‘Water Under the Bridge’ and Megan Thee Stallion’s ‘Body.’
The video originally emerged on Twitter, but thousands of people recreated the joke on TikTok as Adele’s ‘backup dancers,’ with thousands of people getting involved.
That’s only a portion of the huge number of iconic dances that have been popularized via TikTok—and there’s sure to be more viral choreography to come.
To learn more about what’s currently going viral on TikTok, check out our guides on the “losing your teenage features” TikTok trend, the chia seed ‘tadpole water’ trend, or the top 10 most watched videos on the app.