What is the Toc Toc dance trend?
The Toc Toc dance is a deadpan hopping dance to Patrick Sébastien's French party song, made famous by AI characters and a front-door parade. Here is where it came from, how it goes and how to make yours from photos.
By Toc Toc Dance AI · Last updated October 19, 2026
What the Toc Toc dance is
The Toc Toc dance is a short vertical video of about 10 seconds set to "Toc toc", a French party song by Patrick Sébastien. The moves are simple and silly: bounce in place lifting one knee at a time, keep the arms loose and out to the sides, and knock on an invisible door with your fist on the beat.
The joke is the deadpan delivery. The best-known versions star characters in big blond wigs, fur hats and vintage suits who dance completely straight-faced.
Where it came from
The dance spread in late September 2026 through AI-made characters such as Jean Phil (Jean Philanthrope) and French creator accounts, then everywhere: college dorms, offices, families and AI baby templates. The most-viewed posts we found passed 30 million views by mid-October.
The trend's history is still being written, and accounts differ on who danced it first. What is clear is that most popular versions, real or AI, use the same short cut of the song and the same hops.
The door version
The door version is the one people tag their friends in. A character in a blond bob wig opens a front door, then seven guests dance in one after another, each hopping right up to the camera, until the door swings shut on an empty hall. Captions like "You can name one friend, can't you?" invite viewers to tag the friend who would walk in.
With Toc Toc Dance AI you open the door yourself and pick which of the seven guests your friends replace. Any spot you leave empty gets one of our costumed characters, or your own crew walks in again.
The solo version
The solo version is one dancer in a plain white room doing the hops and turns. It is also the routine behind the AI baby template. Our solo dance follows it move for move with you, your kid or your pet: pets stand on their hind legs and dance with their own paws.
How to do the Toc Toc trend yourself
Pick the door or the solo version, add your photos and get a free 4-second preview. If you like it, unlock the full 11-second 9:16 video and add the Toc Toc sound in TikTok when you post.
Which sound to pick and where it starts: how to add the Toc Toc sound.
Toc Toc trend: questions
What is the Toc Toc dance?
A short hopping dance to "Toc toc" by the French singer Patrick Sébastien: bounce in place lifting one knee at a time, arms loose and out to the sides, with a knock-knock fist on the beat.
What song is the Toc Toc trend?
"Toc toc" by Patrick Sébastien, a French party song. On TikTok most videos use a short cut of its chorus, "original sound - noah_prvv_", which starts right on the knocking beat.
Who is Jean Phil?
Jean Phil, or Jean Philanthrope, is an AI-made character with a blond bob wig and a vintage suit who posted the dance in September 2026. Many people call the trend the Jean Phil dance, and lookalike AI characters fill most versions.
What is the Toc Toc door trend?
One person opens a front door and a line of costumed guests dances in one after another, right up to the camera, before the door closes on an empty hall. It is usually captioned with a tag-a-friend line such as "You can name one friend, can't you?".
Is Toc Toc the same as Kicékéla?
People use both names for the same hopping dance. Kicékéla is a nickname some international viewers gave it; the song on most videos is Patrick Sébastien's "Toc toc".
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