Short answer
The Stateside dance is the TikTok routine set to PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson's “Stateside”: a bounce, both hands on top of the head, elbows out with a hip pop, quick hand flicks beside the face, a kick and a big arm raise to finish, all on the “boots, that's my ego boost” line. Most reels credit the choreography to the Los Angeles dancer Brandt Ski. One photo puts you in the routine, in your own clothes, with the song underneath.
Open the Stateside studioWhat is the Stateside dance?
Boots, that's my ego boost — and eight moves that everyone can describe and nobody can fake.
Updated 2026-11-05
The song
“Stateside” is by PinkPantheress with Zara Larsson. The remix came out on 10 October 2025 and the single followed on 16 January 2026. The line the routine lands on is “boots, that's my ego boost”, which is why the dance also travels as the boots dance or the ego boost dance.
The moves, step by step
| Time | What you do |
|---|---|
| 0 – 2 s | A small bounce on the spot, hands near the chest, then a step to the side with one arm swinging out |
| 2 – 4 s | Both hands on top of the head, elbows out, and the hips pop |
| 4 – 7 s | Quick hand flicks beside the face, shoulder bounces, stepping on the beat |
| 7 – 9 s | One hand goes to the head and the other arm lifts high |
| 9 – 11 s | A knee lift and a kick, then both arms open wide |
| 11 – 14 s | Steps and shoulder rolls, finishing with one arm raised high above the head |
The hand flicks are the part people get wrong. They are fast, they sit right beside the face, and they need the shoulders to keep time — which is why tutorials slow the routine down and mirror it.
Who made the choreography
Most reels carry the credit line “dc: brandt ski”, pointing at the Los Angeles dancer Brandt Ski. The song is PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson's; the moves are widely credited to Brandt Ski.
How it peaked, and why it came back
| Date | What happened |
|---|---|
| 2025-10-10 | “Stateside + Zara Larsson” remix released |
| 2025-12-18 | A tutorial passes 12.7 million views and the routine spreads |
| 2025-12-23 | The biggest solo reel passes 17.9 million views |
| 2026-01-19 | A duo version passes 15.3 million views |
| 2026-02 | Alysa Liu skates her Winter Olympics gala to the remix |
| 2026-02-23 | An AI golden puppy dances the routine and passes 2.5 million views |
| 2026-10-30 | AI template sites open one-photo Stateside templates and the routine comes back |
By early November 2026 the stateside tag held 105,000 TikTok videos and 2.7 billion views, while the dance-specific tag had about 1,700 videos. That gap is why the AI version has room: the song is everywhere, the dance is not.
What one photo changes
- Changes: the dancer. Face, hair, hair length, skin tone and build come from your photo and stay for all 14 seconds.
- Changes: the outfit. The clothes come from your photo; the original dancer's hoodie, sweatpants and trainers are discarded.
- Keeps: the room, the fixed phone camera at chest height and the head-to-shoes framing.
- Keeps: the choreography and the timing, move for move.
- Keeps: the song, muxed under the silent render.
How to make one
- 1Take a full-body photo, head to toes, standing, facing the camera, in the clothes you want to dance in.
- 2Pick a resolution: 480p to test, 720p to post, 1080p for the upscale.
- 3Generate, watch the hand flicks at 4-7 seconds, then post it 9:16 with the AI label on.
What it costs
Seven credits at 480p, sixteen at 720p, twenty-six at 1080p — per finished video, one photo. Each of those is exactly one pack: $6.99, $14.99 or $44.99.