How to make the Shan Shen Bu meme with your own photo

Updated 2026-10-19 · Shanshenbu Dance

Sign in, upload one photo of yourself standing head to feet, make a 5, 10 or 15-second MP4 with credits. A few minutes later you get a vertical video that starts from your photo: you stand stiff, lunge sideways in a flash and snap back, left and right, then drop into a crouching back kick and stare into the camera.

The photo — One generation from this photo, shown as it came out.

Step by step

Sign in with Google or your email. No password, no app.
Choose one photo. One person standing, whole body from head to feet, facing the camera, in good light, with room on both sides: the video keeps your photo's place and framing.
Upload it on the home page, pick the length (5 to 15 seconds), quality and format, and tick the box: Photos of yourself, or of adults who agreed to have their photo used for this.
Make the video with credits: a 10-second 720p video uses 40 credits; credits from $6.99 for 50, or a monthly plan.
Wait 2 to 5 minutes. The video shows up in My videos when it's ready.
Download the MP4 (on iPhone, Save to Photos) and post it, labelled as AI-generated.

What you get

A 5 to 15-second MP4 (9:16, 16:9) up to 720p, with a drum and gong beat the AI makes, or no sound if you turn it off (pick the trend's original sound in TikTok when you post), no watermark.
You stand stiff, feet together, arms at your sides
A sudden wide lunge to one side, snapped straight back, then the other side
A crouching back kick with hands up, and a deadpan stare into the camera

Photos that don't work well

Sitting, lying down or cut off at the knees: the lunge needs your legs.
Two or more people: it takes one person per video.
Dark or blurry photos, sunglasses, a mask or a heavy beauty filter.
Photos of yourself, or of adults who agreed to have their photo used for this.
Never anyone under 18, and no public figures or celebrities.

Post it like the meme

In China the joke is dodging: people say the flash step gets them out of extra work and onto a rush-hour train. Caption what you're dodging.

Me when someone says "quick favor"
Getting onto the 8:15 train like
Dodging Monday with intangible cultural heritage

If something goes wrong

If a video fails to generate, its credits go back to your balance automatically and you can try again. If you're not happy with your first paid video, you get a full refund within 7 days. You can delete your photos and videos from My videos at any time.