The strongest rising dance search on TikTok in the 7 days to 26 October 2026 was “cute kpop dances”: up 244% to 334,932 searches, with 1,018 videos matched.

Key takeaways
  • Every row is a dance topic TikTok's search index returned for 12 dance searches, ranked by TikTok's 7-day search figure.
  • A dance with lots of searches and few matched videos is still open: a clear tutorial for it gets found.
  • Topics TikTok names itself pool many related searches, so they sit in their own table.

TokConnect tracks trending TikTok dances by what people type into TikTok's search bar: every week it runs 12 dance searches, from "dance challenge" and "easy dance" to "kpop dance" and "wedding dance", and lists each dance topic with its 7-day search count, videos matched and fastest risers. A dance with lots of searches and few videos still has room for a clear tutorial.

Dance topics people are searching on TikTok this week

#Search topic7-day searches7-day trendVideos
1dances for 2person easy2.3M ▼ -40%711
2Judas Dance Challenge1.4M ▲ 45%592
3pray for me dance challenge1.0M ▲ 4%650
42026 Dance Trend583.7K ▼ -93%1.2K
5cute kpop dances334.9K ▲ 244%1.0K
6old kpop dances297.9K ▲ 10%771
7top dances on tiktok292.9K ▲ 41%1.1K
8Line dances to learn287.8K ▲ 27%933
9line dance tutorial279.0K flat811
10mood dances260.5K ▲ 121%1.9K
11Kpop dance trend238.9K ▲ 90%1.1K
12rap dances220.1K ▲ 18%1.1K
13best kpop dances218.2K ▼ -13%1.0K
14Kpop gg dances138.0K ▲ >1,000%779

Source: TikTok Creator Search Insights, 26 October 2026. Open the snapshot.

Fastest risers

Searches whose figure grew most across the seven days, from a first reading of at least 5,000 a day.

#Search topic7-day searches7-day trend
1cute kpop dances334.9K ▲ 244%
2mood dances260.5K ▲ 121%
3Kpop dance trend238.9K ▲ 90%
4Judas Dance Challenge1.4M ▲ 45%
5top dances on tiktok292.9K ▲ 41%
6Line dances to learn287.8K ▲ 27%
7rap dances220.1K ▲ 18%
8old kpop dances297.9K ▲ 10%

What TikTok returns for each seed search, top topics first.

dance

  1. 60s dance · 257.9K* · 1.1K videos

dance challenge

  1. Judas Dance Challenge · 1.4M searches · 592 videos
  2. pray for me dance challenge · 1.0M searches · 650 videos
  3. Senegal dance challenge trend · 4.6M* · 613 videos
  4. dance challenge tutorial video · 2.7M* · 541 videos
  5. Please Please Please dance challenge · 2.1M* · 579 videos

tiktok dance

  1. top dances on tiktok · 292.9K searches · 1.1K videos
  2. TikTok dance trends and ideas · 4.1M* · 861 videos
  3. TikTok dance move tutorials · 3.9M* · 529 videos
  4. TikTok dance steps and moves · 3.5M* · 575 videos
  5. bend tiktok dances · 426.0K* · 0 videos

easy dance

  1. dances for 2person easy · 2.3M searches · 711 videos
  2. easy bend dances · 267.9K* · 0 videos
  3. cute easy dances · 254.3K* · 1.1K videos
  4. dances very easy · 253.9K* · 0 videos

dance trend

  1. 2026 Dance Trend · 583.7K searches · 1.2K videos
  2. Say Say Say dance trend · 4.4M* · 614 videos
  3. trending dance performances · 3.7M* · 978 videos
  4. Just Like Dat dance trend · 3.7M* · 861 videos
  5. 2010 viral dance trends · 3.4M* · 574 videos

dance tutorial

  1. new dance trends tutorials · 4.4M* · 746 videos
  2. short dance tutorial trend · 4.1M* · 0 videos
  3. fast viral dance tutorial · 3.3M* · 493 videos
  4. Mini Mini dance tutorial · 2.3M* · 0 videos
  5. dance tutorial video steps · 2.0M* · 558 videos

wedding dance

  1. mood dances · 260.5K searches · 1.9K videos
  2. wedding dance choreography · 300.8K* · 877 videos
  3. wedding dance choreography ideas · 300.2K* · 595 videos
  4. wedding dance performances and entrance videos · 180.2K* · 0 videos

kpop dance

  1. cute kpop dances · 334.9K searches · 1.0K videos
  2. old kpop dances · 297.9K searches · 771 videos
  3. Kpop dance trend · 238.9K searches · 1.1K videos
  4. best kpop dances · 218.2K searches · 1.0K videos
  5. Kpop gg dances · 138.0K searches · 779 videos

line dance

  1. Line dances to learn · 287.8K searches · 933 videos
  2. line dance tutorial · 279.0K searches · 811 videos
  3. line dance and line tricks · 3.4M* · 370 videos
  4. line dances miami · 277.4K* · 0 videos
  5. LineDancer · 257.3K* · 938 videos

hip hop dance

  1. rap dances · 220.1K searches · 1.1K videos
  2. hip hop viral trends · 4.3M* · 984 videos
  3. dance songs with hip movements · 2.2M* · 277 videos
  4. hip hop lifts for dances · 289.8K* · 0 videos
  5. hip hop dance routines and moves · 200.4K* · 0 videos

dance moves

  1. footwork dance tutorial moves · 4.3M* · 176 videos
  2. advanced dance and acrobatic moves · 4.2M* · 465 videos
  3. solo dance ideas and moves · 4.1M* · 398 videos
  4. dance move rhythm patterns · 4.1M* · 801 videos
  5. hand transition dance moves · 4.1M* · 124 videos

viral dance

  1. dance performance for viral songs · 4.3M* · 636 videos
  2. viral dance video ideas · 3.9M* · 872 videos
  3. viral roll dance meme · 3.8M* · 0 videos
  4. viral dance trends with flips · 3.6M* · 140 videos

* A topic TikTok names itself. Its figure covers many related searches.

Dance topics TikTok names itself

TikTok names these topics itself and folds many related searches into each one, so the figure is the size of the topic, not the number of people typing that exact phrase. Compare them with each other, not with the typed searches above.

#TopicTikTok's pooled figureVideos
1Senegal dance challenge trend4.6M613
2new dance trends tutorials14.4M746
3dance performance for viral songs4.3M636
4hip hop viral trends4.3M984
5footwork dance tutorial moves4.3M176
6advanced dance and acrobatic moves4.2M465
7solo dance ideas and moves24.1M398
8short dance tutorial trend34.1M0
9viral dance video ideas3.9M872
10TikTok dance move tutorials3.9M529
11viral roll dance meme3.8M0
12trending dance performances3.7M978
13Just Like Dat dance trend3.7M861
14viral dance trends with flips3.6M140
15TikTok dance steps and moves3.5M575
  1. new dance trends tutorials: 2 topics share this figure. Also worded: Say Say Say dance trend.
  2. solo dance ideas and moves: 2 topics share this figure. Also worded: dance move rhythm patterns.
  3. short dance tutorial trend: 3 topics share this figure. Also worded: TikTok dance trends and ideas; hand transition dance moves.

Key statistics

  1. "dances for 2person easy" was the biggest typed dance search on TikTok in the 7 days to 26 October 2026, with 2,299,129 searches and 711 videos matched.

    TikTok Creator Search Insights via TokConnect, 26 October 2026#

  2. "cute kpop dances" rose 244% across the 7 days to 26 October 2026, to 334,932 TikTok searches.

    TikTok Creator Search Insights via TokConnect, 26 October 2026#

How we measured

Every row is a typed search TikTok's search index returned for 12 dance searches on 26 October 2026, ranked by TikTok's 7-day search figure, with the videos TikTok matched to it. Fastest risers compare the first and last day of that week. 74% of the 53 topics TikTok returned were topic labels it names itself, which pool many searches, so they sit in their own table instead of the ranking (the top 15 are shown there).

Frequently asked questions

What TikTok dances are trending right now?

The first table lists the dance topics TikTok's search index returns for 12 searches such as "dance challenge", "easy dance" and "kpop dance", ranked by 7-day searches. It is refreshed weekly from a snapshot you can open.

How do I find the song for a dance?

Search the dance name on TikTok and open a video; the sound is named under the caption. The music promotion guide explains how to check how many videos already use a sound. Today's most used sounds are on trending TikTok songs, and the sound checker shows how many videos use one.

Is it too late to post a dance once it is trending?

Check the videos matched column. If a dance has millions of searches and only a few hundred matched videos, a tutorial or a clean version still gets found. If it has tens of thousands of videos, you are competing with all of them.

Sources and data