# Catel Madatorricelli AI Dance: The Courtyard Dance From One Photo > The Catel Madatorricelli dance, also called the CATEL dance, is a short routine on a sunny courtyard with stone steps, set to the Romanian song "CATEL" by MADATORRICELLI: hip sways, a lean to a low phone camera, points, a hair touch and a lip-synced smile. Canonical: https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/catel-madatorricelli-ai-dance Updated: 2026-11-05 Published: 2026-11-05 Author: MakeViral Team (https://www.makeviral.ai/about) Publisher: MakeViral (https://www.makeviral.ai) The **Catel Madatorricelli** dance, also called the **CATEL dance**, is a short routine on a sunny courtyard with stone steps, set to the Romanian song "CATEL" by MADATORRICELLI: hip sways, a lean to a low phone camera, points, a hair touch and a lip-synced smile. Add one photo, and you or your pet dance it in the same courtyard. Hip sways, a lean to the camera, points and a hair touch on sunny stone steps, to "CATEL" by MADATORRICELLI. Add one photo, and you or your pet do the whole routine, with the song. Also called: Courtyard dance, Cățel courtyard dance, Sunlit garden dance trend. **Make it now:** [Make this video](https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/catel-madatorricelli-ai-dance/create). 1 photo · 11 s · 9:16 with sound · 168 credits, charged once · ready in up to several minutes · no prompt to write. Keyword: catel madatorricelli. 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On 9 December 2025 the lyric video by @dnlyyx put the hook in front of 1.4 million viewers, and the artist announced the release on 23 December 2025. The sound holds 26,400 TikTok videos, and a school parody from 6 September 2026 passed 1.6 million views. The dance came next. A woman films herself from a phone on the ground on a sunny courtyard with stone steps, ivy and flower pots and dances the chorus: she sways her hips, leans in to the camera, points, runs her hands through her hair and sings along. From 23 October 2026 AI template sites turned the clip into a photo template, and on 4 November one of them listed it as its most liked dance. The artist posted again on 15 October 2026 (283,000 views), and #madatorricelli holds 48.1 million views. ### Catel Dance AI trend timeline - **2025-12-09**: @dnlyyx posts a lyric video of "CATEL" tagged @MADATORRICELLI. It has 1.4 million views and 137,600 likes by 4 November 2026. Source: [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@dnlyyx/video/7581918764212456716). - **2025-12-23**: MADATORRICELLI announces "Madatorricelli - CATEL" for that afternoon; the post has 492,500 views by 4 November 2026. Source: [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@madatorricellii/video/7586998575968603414). - **2026-09-06**: A back-to-school parody of "Madatorricelli-Catel" by @sergiusmerea reaches 1.6 million views and 114,700 likes. Source: [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@sergiusmerea/video/7682466953658633494). - **2026-10-23**: AI template sites add the courtyard dance as a one-photo template, with the song kept. - **2026-11-04**: The sunny courtyard dance is the most liked dance template on one big AI video site (437 likes). The CATEL sound holds 26,400 TikTok videos and #madatorricelli 844 videos with 48.1 million views. Source: [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/madatorricelli). ## What the Catel Dance AI video looks like Made from the prompts on this page. The people and pets are AI-made, not real persons, and the sound is original. Your result will differ from run to run. - **Example 1** (11 s, 9:16 MP4 with sound): The CATEL dance: on a sunny courtyard with stone steps, a woman sways her hips, leans in to the low camera, points, runs her hands through her hair and sings along to the song. Human and Pet put you or your pet in her place. - Video: https://www.makeviral.ai/media/templates/catel-madatorricelli-ai-dance/original-main-v2.mp4 - Poster: https://www.makeviral.ai/media/templates/catel-madatorricelli-ai-dance/original-main-v1.jpg ## How to make the Catel Dance AI video on MakeViral Everything runs in the browser. No editing app, no watermark. ### The one-tap way (no prompt to write) 1. **Add your photo.** Press "Make yours" and add you, standing, face clear. Take it with the camera or pick it from your library. Start here: https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/catel-madatorricelli-ai-dance/create 2. **Press Generate.** The button shows the price. Seedance 2.5 puts your photos into the Catel dance trend clip and copies it shot by shot for 11 seconds, with the reel's original song. You write no prompt. 3. **Download or share.** The video is ready in up to several minutes as a 9:16 MP4. Download it, share it from your phone, or find it later in My videos. ### The by-hand way, with the exact prompts The one-tap flow runs this prompt for you. The video prompt animates your own photo directly. To change it, copy it and edit it in AI Video. #### Variant: Human Settings: 1 photo (you, standing, face clear) · Seedance 2.5 · 11 s · 720p · 9:16 · no sound · 168 credits in one tap. 1. The video prompt is filled in. Settings: Seedance 2.5, 11 s, 720p, 9:16, sound off. The video prompt: ```text Recreate the reference video [Video 1] shot for shot: the same sunny old courtyard with the rough stone wall covered in ivy, the tall weathered wooden door, the stone steps with flower pots on the right, the same bright sun and blue sky, the same low phone camera on the ground looking up a little, the same framing, timing and moves, one continuous take with no cuts. The ONLY change: the woman with the wavy blonde bob who dances in front of the camera is now the person in [Image 1]. [Image 1] replaces the woman in EVERY frame, also when she leans close to the lens: copy the exact face from [Image 1] (the face shape, eye color and eye shape, eyebrows, nose, mouth, skin tone, age, hair color, hair length and hairstyle, and any beard, moustache, glasses or freckles). They wear the clothes from [Image 1], with no logo, print or text on them. The same real person from the first second to the last, so their friends recognize them at once. Never morph, never drift back to the original woman's face. NO wavy blonde bob, no white crop top, no black shorts and no earrings unless [Image 1] shows them. The person reproduces the woman's full dance frame by frame with the same timing: every step, hip sway, lean, squat, arm move, point and hair touch, with her playful smile and the mouth shapes of singing along. Matching the reference second by second: 0-1 s: standing in the sun, full body in view, one hand at the hip, a small step toward the camera. 1-2.5 s: leaning in close to the low lens, both hands point and wave at the camera, a big smile. 2.5-3 s: one hand on the hip, a hip sway. 3-5 s: a low squat with the hips swung to the side, one arm stretched out. 5-6.5 s: both hands go up beside the head and run through the hair. 6.5-7.5 s: a turn to the side with one arm out, pointing. 7.5-9 s: facing the camera, a hip pop, then small fists at the waist and a sway. 9-11 s: a low squat, both hands flick forward and down in rhythm, singing along with a smile. The person keeps natural human anatomy: one head, two arms and two hands with five fingers each, even when they point at the lens. Exactly one person, no extra people. No dialogue throughout the entire video. No background music. No text, no captions or labels on screen, no logos, no watermark. ``` 2. Press Generate, then download the 9:16 MP4. One-tap version of this variant: https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/catel-madatorricelli-ai-dance/create #### Variant: Pet Settings: 1 photo (your pet) · Seedance 2.5 · 11 s · 720p · 9:16 · no sound · 168 credits in one tap. 1. The video prompt is filled in. Settings: Seedance 2.5, 11 s, 720p, 9:16, sound off. The video prompt: ```text Recreate the reference video [Video 1] shot for shot: the same sunny old courtyard with the rough stone wall covered in ivy, the tall weathered wooden door, the stone steps with flower pots on the right, the same bright sun and blue sky, the same low phone camera on the ground looking up a little, the same framing, timing and moves, one continuous take with no cuts. The ONLY change: the woman with the wavy blonde bob who dances in front of the camera is now the pet in [Image 1], standing upright on its hind legs. The dancer = the pet in [Image 1], in every frame: the same species and breed, head shape, muzzle, eyes, ears, fur colors, fur length, markings and body shape as in [Image 1], with the natural body volume and proportions of that animal: never flattened, squashed, stretched or merged with anything, so its owner instantly recognizes it, also when it leans close to the lens. It stands upright on its hind legs like a person the whole time. No human body, no human face, no blonde hair, no clothes, no crop top and no shorts. If [Image 1] shows a cat or another animal, that animal dances in the same place with the same moves. The pet reproduces the woman's full dance frame by frame with the same timing: every step, hip wiggle, lean, crouch, foreleg move and paw point, with a happy open mouth as if it sings along. Matching the reference second by second: 0-1 s: standing upright in the sun, whole body in view, one front paw at the hip, a small step toward the camera. 1-2.5 s: leaning in close to the low lens, both front paws point and wave at the camera. 2.5-3 s: one paw on the hip, a hip wiggle. 3-5 s: a low crouch with the hips swung to the side, one front leg stretched out. 5-6.5 s: both front paws go up to the head and over the ears. 6.5-7.5 s: a turn to the side with one front leg out, pointing with the paw. 7.5-9 s: facing the camera, a hip pop, then both paws at the waist and a wiggle. 9-11 s: a low crouch, both front paws flick forward and down in rhythm, mouth open as if singing. The pet keeps real animal anatomy: furry forelegs ending in round fluffy paws covered in its own fur, never human hands, no bare skin, no fingers, no jewelry, even when it points a paw at the lens. One head only, two hind legs and two front legs, its own tail. Exactly one animal, no people. No dialogue throughout the entire video. No background music. No text, no captions or labels on screen, no logos, no watermark. ``` 2. Press Generate, then download the 9:16 MP4. One-tap version of this variant: https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/catel-madatorricelli-ai-dance/create?variant=pet ### Which photo works best? Upload **one photo**: of yourself for Human, of your pet for Pet. - **Human:** one person, standing, head to knees in view, face to the camera, sharp and in daylight. The video takes your face, your hair and your clothes from the photo, so a fitted top and shorts or jeans look closest to the clip. - No sunglasses, no hat that hides the face, no beauty filter and no group photo. - **Pet:** one animal, the face and the body in view, eyes open, in good light. The fur colors, ears and markings come from your photo. A dog fits the joke best: cățel means "puppy". - Any background works: the courtyard, the steps, the sun and the low camera come from the clip. - Use your own photo, a friend who said yes, or your own pet. Never a celebrity or a stranger. ## How many credits does it cost? You pay per video in credits, and the create page shows the exact price on the Generate button before you spend anything. The one-tap price covers the scene photo and the video, charged once. The cheaper models are there if you run the prompts by hand in AI Video. | Video model | Settings | Credits | | --- | --- | --- | | Seedance 2.5 (this template) | 11 s, 720p, copies the trend clip, one tap | 168 | Credits come with a plan; see [pricing](https://www.makeviral.ai/pricing). A failed video gives its credits back. ## What happens in the CATEL dance video, second by second? Both versions copy the same clip, one continuous take from a phone on the ground, so the camera looks up a little. Your photo takes the dancer's place, and the courtyard stays: | Time | Human | Pet | |---|---|---| | 0 to 1 s | You stand in the sun, a hand at your hip, and step toward the camera. | Your pet stands up on its hind legs and steps in. | | 1 to 2.5 s | You lean in to the low lens and point at the camera with a big smile. | It leans in and points with a front paw. | | 2.5 to 5 s | A hip sway, then a low squat with your hips to the side and one arm out. | A hip wiggle and a low crouch, one paw out. | | 5 to 6.5 s | Both hands go up and through your hair. | Both paws go up to its head and ears. | | 6.5 to 9 s | A turn to the side with a point, a hip pop and small fists at the waist. | A turn, a paw point and a wiggle. | | 9 to 11 s | A low squat, both hands flick down in time, and you sing along. | A low crouch and paw flicks, mouth open as if it sings. | **How it works:** the best AI video models available edit the clip itself: they swap the dancer for the person or pet in your photo and keep the courtyard, the light and the camera. You get 11 seconds, vertical, at 720p, and the CATEL song goes back on after the run, so it plays over your video. The mouth follows the clip, so it is close to the words but not exact lip sync. A run takes 5 to 15 minutes, and the exact price shows on the Generate button before you spend anything. Every run is a new take, so results differ. ## Human or Pet: which one should you make? - **Human** puts you in the woman's place: your face, your hair and your clothes, her moves, the same sunny courtyard and the same low camera. - **Pet** puts your dog, cat or other pet in her place. It dances upright on its hind legs with real paws, no clothes. The song's title, cățel, is Romanian for "puppy", so a Catel dog dance is the obvious joke. **Caption ideas:** "Me when CATEL comes on", "My dog heard the word cățel", "POV: the sun is out and the song is on", "Romanian summer energy in November". Or write your own. More one-person dances: the [iPhone Kupi dance](https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/iphone-kupi-dance-ai-trend) and the [Bad Times dance](https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/bad-times-ai-trend). For pets, try the [AI dancing dog](https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/ai-dancing-dog-video). ## What goes wrong, and how do you fix it? | Problem | Fix | |---|---| | You get a wavy blonde bob, a white crop top or earrings (Human) | The dancer in the clip has them. The prompt bans them unless your photo shows them. Use a sharp photo where your hair is clear, then run it again. | | The face looks less like you when you lean in to the camera | That is the closest shot. A front-facing photo in daylight helps most. Run it again for a new take. | | The mouth moves a little off the words | The mouth follows the clip, and the song goes on after the run. Run it again for a new take. | | A paw looks like a hand (Pet) | The prompt asks for real furry paws. Run it again. | | Your pet looks stiff on its hind legs | Small dogs and cats stand up less naturally. A photo where the whole body shows helps. | | The model refuses a photo | Some photos get refused. The credits come back; try another photo. | ## Which sound, caption and hashtags should you post it with? Your clip comes with the song from the clip it copies, the same 11 seconds of "CATEL" by MADATORRICELLI, so it is ready to post. You can turn it off on the result screen. The song belongs to its owners, and MakeViral gives you no rights to it. Rules differ from platform to platform, so check them before you use the clip in an ad or a paid post. **Hashtags:** #madatorricelli (844 TikTok videos and 48.1 million views on 4 November 2026) and #catel (24,009 videos and 226.5 million views, a word Romanian TikTok also uses for puppies). Add the CATEL sound on TikTok, where most Catel Madatorricelli TikTok posts use it, and keep the platform's AI label on. **Keep it fun.** Make it with your own face, your own pet or a friend who said yes. Do not use it to make a stranger look like they danced it. ## Catel Dance AI trend questions ### What is the Catel Madatorricelli dance? It is a short TikTok dance to the chorus of "CATEL" by MADATORRICELLI: on a sunny courtyard with stone steps, a woman sways her hips, leans in to a low phone camera, points, runs her hands through her hair and sings along. From 23 October 2026 AI template sites turned it into a one-photo template, the Catel Madatorricelli trend this page makes. ### What does "catel" mean? Cățel is Romanian for "puppy" or "little dog". The catel meaning in the song is playful: the hook "îl țin în lesă, ți-l fac cățel" says roughly "I keep him on a leash, I make him your puppy" (people search it as "il tin in lesa til fac catel"). That is why the Pet version fits so well. ### What language is CATEL by Madatorricelli? Romanian. MADATORRICELLI is a Romanian artist, and the Catel Madatorricelli language is Romanian over a party beat. The sound holds 26,400 TikTok videos, and the dance travels without the words. ### Where can I find the Catel Madatorricelli lyrics, or the Catel Madatorricelli lyrics English translation? Search "catel versuri" (Romanian for lyrics) or open a lyric video on TikTok, such as the @dnlyyx clip with 1.4 million views. For English, the key line is the hook above: "I keep him on a leash, I make him your puppy". This page does not print the full lyrics: they belong to the artist. ### Who is Madatorricelli? MADATORRICELLI (also written Mada Torricelli) is a Romanian artist who posts on TikTok as @madatorricellii. "CATEL" came out on 23 December 2025, and #madatorricelli holds 48.1 million TikTok views. He is not in the dance clip, and this template never uses his face or his videos. ### Can my dog do the Catel dance? Yes. Pick Pet. Your dog, cat or other pet stands up on its hind legs on the sunny courtyard and does the same moves with real paws, to the same song. Use a sharp photo of one animal with the face and the body in view. A Catel dog dance is the joke the song's title asks for. ### How do I make the Catel AI dance with my photo? Press "Create your own", pick Human or Pet and add one clear photo. Press Generate; the button shows the price first. You get an 11-second Catel AI dance video with the song, and it waits in My videos when it is ready. You write no prompt. ### Which prompt does this template use? Nobody shared a prompt for the Catel dance AI trend: the template sites that have it ask for one photo and show no prompt. This template writes the clip's moves second by second and adds rules that keep your face from the photo, or your pet's fur, ears and markings, and that keep the courtyard and the camera of the clip. ### Is the woman from the clip in my video? No. The clip is only a hidden guide for the courtyard, the camera and the moves. Your face and clothes, or your pet, replace her in every frame. ### How long is the video and what format is it? 11 seconds as an MP4 at 720p, vertical 9:16 like the clip, with the CATEL song. It plays on TikTok, Reels and Shorts, and there is no watermark. ### Does the Catel dance video cost credits? Yes. Each video costs credits, and the create page shows the exact price on the Generate button before you spend anything. If a video fails, the credits come back. ### Is it the same as the Sunlit Garden Dance or the courtyard dance trend? Yes. Some AI apps call the Catel Madatorricelli dance the Sunlit Garden Dance, and others call it the courtyard dance trend. It is the same routine on sunny stone steps to the same song. Like most of the Catel AI trend clips on TikTok, it is a Romanian dance trend that spread far past Romania. ### Is the video real? No. The person or pet in the courtyard is put into the clip by AI from one still photo, and nobody filmed it. Keep the AI label on when you post it. ## Other AI video templates and tools - [iPhone Kupi Dance AI: Do the Win William Trend From One Photo](https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/iphone-kupi-dance-ai-trend): A dark hotel room at night, a foldable phone flipped open to the camera, then a wild dance and a tablet thrown in the air: the iPhone Kupi dance trend is the clip of October 2026. Add one photo and the dancer is you. - [Bad Times AI Trend: Argue With the Camera From One Photo](https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/bad-times-ai-trend): Hands on the head, a hand on the hip, stop palms and a long stare at whoever is filming: the viral routine to Imael Angel's "Bad Times". Add one photo of you or your pet and get the clip with the song. - [AI Dog Dancing Video: Make Your Pet Dance](https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/ai-dancing-dog-video): Your dog or cat stands up on its hind legs at home and does a happy, bouncy dance. One pet photo in, a 10-second clip with an original beat out. - [AI TikTok Video](https://www.makeviral.ai/tools/ai-tiktok-video-generator): Eight native TikTok formats, one prompt or product URL, a finished 9:16 video with captions burned in. - [AI photo generator](https://www.makeviral.ai/ai-photo-generator) - [All AI video templates](https://www.makeviral.ai/templates) ## Make your own Catel Dance AI video Add one photo and press Generate. No prompt to write. 168 credits, charged once. [Make this video](https://www.makeviral.ai/templates/catel-madatorricelli-ai-dance/create)