# Thriller Dance AI Video: Put Your Group in Formation > Make a Thriller dance AI video from one solo or group photo: cast the center lead, check the supporting dancers and share it honestly. - URL: https://trendai.video/blog/thriller-dance-ai-video-group-guide - Published: 2026-10-09 - Category: Creator Growth - Tags: AI video, thriller dance ai video - Author: Trendai.video A Thriller dance AI video can put you in front of a foggy-street zombie troupe, or recast several dancers from one group photo. The [Trendai Thriller Dance template](https://trendai.video/trends/thriller-dance-ai-video) has one upload slot, not a separate slot for each friend. Center position in your photo matters: that's the lead in the roughly 10-second vertical performance. ## One upload can mean two different posts The reference shows a lead in red ahead of dancers in black, all moving in step on a misty night street. This is a character-recast motion reference, not the original music video, and not a finished clip starring your friends. The [template page](https://trendai.video/trends/thriller-dance-ai-video) says a single-person photo replaces only that front dancer. The rest of the troupe stays from the reference. A group photo changes the assignment. Position is casting. The person in the center becomes the lead; people beside them map to supporting dancers by where they stand. If there are more dancers in the scene than people in your photo, the unmatched dancers keep their original appearance. Nobody gets duplicated to fill the row. That's a useful creative choice: solo casting makes a clear main character, while a small group photo makes the dance feel like a shared costume bit. Don't use two separate headshots expecting the app to combine them. One frame, one upload. There is only one required upload. If you want two people in this particular edit, take one photo of them standing side by side with the person you want leading at the center. It's a formation problem before it's a video problem. ## Stage the group before the edit For a solo, choose a well-lit photo that shows your face and enough of your body to read your outfit. The reference lead wears red, but your uploaded clothing replaces that look. Want the red-jacket nod? Wear red in the input photo. Want the joke to be an office team doing zombie choreography in work clothes? Keep those clothes visible instead. The fog and street come from the template, not your kitchen wall. For a group, stand everyone in one row facing the camera. Make room. Leave a little space between shoulders and keep faces out of shadow. Place the intended lead in the middle rather than at the edge, even if the edge position makes for a nicer selfie. Someone half-hidden behind another person may map unpredictably when the camera switches angles. A compact group is easier to read on a phone than a crowded reunion photo with tiny faces. Get permission from every recognizable person before uploading or posting. Make the caption clear that the group performance is an AI edit, especially if you're using a friend's image. The point can still be a Halloween joke. You don't need to pretend the whole group learned synchronized choreography overnight, though it would be a decent party trick. ## Generate, then watch for the actual lead The [live form](https://trendai.video/trends/thriller-dance-ai-video) keeps the length at about 10 seconds and the aspect ratio at 9:16. Your output resolution is selectable at 480p or 720p. The template follows the reference choreography, formation and camera timing, with source audio requested; whether that audio arrives in your export can depend on the generation. Check the file rather than assuming the preview is your soundtrack. 1. Upload one clear photo, either of a solo lead or a group standing side by side. Confirm the person intended as lead is centered in a group photo. 2. Select a resolution after checking the cost shown on the page and generate the clip. There is no second upload for a backup dancer and no prompt box for changing the routine. 3. Play the exported clip at normal speed, then pause on the synchronized arm movements. Compare the lead's face to your photo, look for a supporting dancer changing identity and inspect hands and feet at the quick turns. The [template's group guidance](https://trendai.video/trends/thriller-dance-ai-video) warns that crowded photos and fast movement can cause identity drift or imperfect synchronization. If someone vanishes into the back line, try a photo with fewer people and larger faces. If just one dancer's face fails, changing the whole concept won't fix bad source lighting. Use a clearer group shot first. ## Post the formation, not a false claim The opening frame has a ready-made visual hierarchy: center lead first, surrounding troupe second. Use that in your caption. “Who did we accidentally put in charge of the zombie parade?” gives viewers a reason to spot the center person, while a tagged group post gives each friend a reason to find themselves. Confirm that each tagged friend agreed to the upload and the public post. Don't label the reference as an official Michael Jackson video or claim the music is automatically licensed for your post. The [template explicitly calls it a character-recast reference](https://trendai.video/trends/thriller-dance-ai-video). If you're adding a track in a social app, use music that app makes available for your use case and review the exported sound first. If you want a different Halloween story rather than a dance, the [Choice Zombie Love Story guide](https://trendai.video/blog/choice-zombie-love-story-ai-video-guide) deals with two distinct character roles, not a center-led troupe. Keep captions out of the middle of the screen. Protect that space. That's where the lead's face and the formation change are easiest to see. A short line near the top lets viewers catch the shoulder move, then replay to identify who ended up where.