What is the Bow Bow Bow dance trend and how do you make one?

Rift makes the dance as one clip of up to 15 seconds from a full-body photo of you; the beat cuts and the song come in your posting app. Name the dance, or share the clip and have Spark copy the moves.

How the format works

• The dance. A short routine built around the song’s repeated line.
• The montage. Many short clips of different people or places, cut to the beat.
• The look. Bright, close and quick, with each shot over in a moment.
• The ending. The last clip often lands on the final beat.

Why it works

Every clip is short, so there is always something new on screen, and a montage gives every person in a group their own moment. It also rewards a viewer for watching to the end.

Make your own in Rift

1. Open Rift and add a clear full-body photo of one person.
2. Share the dance video you like to Rift so Spark can follow the moves.
3. Tell Spark: “Me doing this dance outside a shop, full body, camera still, bright daylight.”
4. Check the Draft and tap Make.
5. Repeat with other photos, then join the clips and add the sound in your posting app.

Rift makes one shot of up to 15 seconds at a time. For the dance step, see group dance video from one photo.

Ideas for a new take

• One clip each for you, a friend, a pet and a toy.
• A row of matching outfits in a car park.
• A birthday group, one person per clip.
• A shop team, one shot at each counter.

Keep it fun

Ask before you use a friend’s photo, and keep it clear it is made for fun.