How to make the Alors on danse AI trend (Stromae and Jamel)

The Alors on danse AI trend recasts a 2010 comedy sketch in which Stromae plays a mini keyboard in a bare white studio while Jamel Debbouze dances, points at the lens and claims he wrote the song, with two new people in their places. To make it with AI, paste a TikTok of the sketch into Video › Replace in eroq, @mention two characters of your own, and eroq Replace Pro rebuilds both performers while the moves, the lip movement, the cuts and the song stay.

The AI versions started at the end of September 2026 and are still at their peak on TikTok in the second week of November.

The original: a sketch, not a making-of

"Alors on danse" is Stromae's breakout single, released in Belgium in September 2009 and across Europe in February 2010, from the album Cheese. It reached number one in about nineteen countries and was the most-played French-language single in the world in 2010.

The clip is a scripted sketch from Made in Jamel, the 2010 DVD of the French comedian Jamel Debbouze. Jamel walks into Stromae's session, "helps", and ends up taking credit for the hit. White walls, a white table, a laptop, a mini keyboard: Stromae stays at the keys, nodding along, while Jamel points, claps on the beat and comes at the camera. The full bit runs about six minutes, and its ending has been reposted for years as the real story of the song. It isn't: every line is written.

Not to be confused with the 2021 TikTok trend, where a slowed-down version of the song carried group dance videos.

How it became an AI trend

The first AI recasts appeared at the end of September 2026, made with tools that rebuild each person in a clip from one photo. Racing drivers, footballers, Gandalf and Frodo, couples, goats and parrots took the roles. A version with Sam Altman at the keyboard and Dario Amodei giving beat advice circulated on X, and Fast Company wrote about it on 7 October 2026.

It has not slowed down: on 4 November a daily TikTok trend chart counted nearly a thousand new videos a day on the sound, and on 10 November about 1,400, still marked at its peak.

Why this clip works so well as a trend

• Two roles anyone gets. One person works, the other takes the credit. Any duo fits.
• An empty white set. Nothing competes with the faces.
• A joke without words. You don't need French to get the man hyping the keyboard player.
• The hook. The synth line is recognizable in a second, so the viewer knows the clip before they notice who is in it.

Make it in eroq

There is no ready template for this one: the clip comes in by link.

1. Make your two characters. Create each one from a few photos or a description; its identity sheet holds the face through the clip.
2. Bring the clip. Copy the link of a TikTok post of the sketch. In Video › Replace, paste it in Paste a TikTok link and click Import: public videos up to sixty seconds land in your Storage.
3. Choose how much. A part renders one window of up to ten seconds: drag the handles onto the moment you want. Every shot takes the whole clip: the studio finds its cuts and packs them into renders of up to ten seconds, so no seam falls in the middle of a shot.
4. Cast the two roles. @mention your characters left to right, as the two people stand in the frame, and choose what each one wears: their own outfit, the one in the clip, or one you describe.
5. Click Replace. It takes a few minutes and lands in Creations with the original sound under it. With Every shot, Open in the Editor puts the pieces back together over the clip's own sound; export it reframed to 9:16 for TikTok or Reels.

A note that keeps the performance:

@Nova replaces the man at the keyboard, @Rex replaces the man dancing and pointing at the camera. Same moves, same lip movement, same framing and cuts. Keep the white studio, the table, the laptop and the keyboard.

Getting a good result

• Two faces that differ. Lookalike characters blur together in a wide shot; contrast in hair, build or outfit makes the swap read.
• Sharp photos. A clear front view in plain light builds a better identity sheet. Consistent characters in AI video explains why.
• One character twice works. Cast the same character in both roles and they fight themselves for the credit.

What it costs

eroq Replace Pro is priced per second of clip, shown on the button before you click: 30 credits a second in 768p, 300 credits for ten seconds (600 in HD 1080p), plus 10 credits per character for the picture of them in their outfit, made first. Every shot on a fifteen-second clip comes to about 450 credits. The 40 free credits of a new account don't cover a render: the credits come from a pack or a plan. A failed render refunds itself.

Who can take the keyboard

The most shared versions star famous faces. On eroq you cast characters you made: an original one, yourself, or a friend who agreed. The acceptable-use policy: fiction only; nothing involving minors, no real identifiable people without consent, nothing illegal, every character 18 or older. The sketch and the song belong to Jamel Debbouze and Stromae, so post yours as a fan remix that credits the original.

More formats people are remaking: AI video trends this week. The method in depth: how to put yourself into any viral video.

FAQ

What is the Alors on danse AI trend?

A remix of a 2010 sketch from Jamel Debbouze's DVD Made in Jamel, where Stromae plays "Alors on danse" on a mini keyboard in a white studio while Jamel dances and takes credit for the song. The AI versions replace both men and keep the moves, the cuts and the song.

Is the Stromae and Jamel video the real making-of?

No. It is a scripted comedy sketch, often reposted as a making-of. Jamel did not write the song.

When did the Alors on danse AI trend start?

At the end of September 2026. Fast Company covered it on 7 October, and it was still at its peak on TikTok in the second week of November.

Can I make it from a TikTok link?

Yes. Paste the link in Video › Replace and click Import: public videos up to sixty seconds. Every shot recasts the whole clip, cut on its own cuts.

Can I put myself or a friend in it?

Yes: create a character from your own photos, or a friend's with their consent. Real, identifiable people who did not agree are not allowed.

How much does it cost?

30 credits per second of clip in 768p, 300 credits for ten seconds, shown before you click. A failed render is refunded.