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How to Do the Tip Toe Dance: 5-Move Meme Tutorial

Learn the tip toe dance from the viral meme in five moves: shush, grin, rise, step and sway. Timing with the Riff Raff song, filming tips and the NFL version.

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How to do the tip toe dance: shush, grin and tip toe steps

You saw the imp creep through the straw, or you saw Jacksonville Jaguars players do it in the end zone at Wembley, and now you want to try the tip toe dance yourself. Good news: it is one of the easiest meme dances ever. There is no tricky footwork. The whole thing is a shush, a grin, and small, smug steps on your toes.

This tutorial breaks the tip toe dance into five moves, shows how to film it for TikTok or Reels, and covers the mistakes that make it look like normal walking.

How to do the tip toe dance, step by step

The tip toe dance comes from an AI-generated video first posted on Instagram on August 27, 2026. In it, a small Rumpelstiltskin-like imp dances for a crying woman in a barn full of straw. In late September, TikTok users paired the clip with Riff Raff's 2014 song "Tip Toe Wing In My Jawwdinz", and the dance became a trend.

Every version follows the same order. Learn it in this order too.

Move 1: the shush

Start low. Bend your knees a little, lean toward the camera, and press one finger to your lips. Hold it for a full beat. The shush sets up the joke: you are about to do something sneaky.

Move 2: the grin

Now smile. Not a normal smile: a wide, closed-mouth, too-happy grin, with your eyebrows up. Hold it a beat longer than feels comfortable. The grin is what makes the tip toe dance creepy instead of cute.

Move 3: rise onto your toes

Push up as high on the balls of your feet as you can. Keep your heels off the floor for the rest of the dance. If you wobble, that is fine. A little wobble reads as sneaking.

Move 4: small, quick steps

Take short, light steps forward, about half your normal stride. Let your arms float out to the sides, elbows soft, as if you are keeping your balance on a narrow beam. Your upper body stays proud and still while your feet do all the work.

Move 5: the sway

As you step, lean gently from side to side with the beat. Keep the grin on the whole time. End by stopping on your toes and looking straight at the camera.

That is the full tip toe dance. Most people get it right on the second try.

Tip toe dance timing with the song

The meme uses the hook of "Tip Toe Wing In My Jawwdinz", where Riff Raff drawls the line people hear as "tip toeing in my Jordans". The song came out as a single on June 10, 2014, and is on his album Neon Icon. You do not need to count beats. A simple plan works:

Part of the clip What you do Rough length
Intro Shush at the camera 1 to 2 beats
Before the hook Grin, rise onto your toes 1 to 2 beats
The hook Small steps forward, sway The full line
End Freeze on your toes, stare 1 beat

Want the full story of the track and why it is spelled "Jawwdinz"? See the Riff Raff song explained.

How to film the tip toe dance for TikTok and Reels

The original clip looks like an old fantasy film, so a little staging goes a long way.

  1. Shoot vertical (9:16) and frame your whole body. Your feet are the star.
  2. Use warm, low light. A lamp to one side looks closer to the candlelit barn than a ceiling light.
  3. Add a prop. A handful of straw, a blanket or a pile of laundry stands in for the hay.
  4. Get one close-up of your feet. A second shot of your toes stepping is what most good versions have.
  5. Add the sound in the app. Pick "Tip Toe Wing In My Jawwdinz" from the TikTok or Instagram music library, so your video lands on the trend's sound page.

Dressing up for it? Our tip toeing in my Jordans costume guide covers the tailcoat, the pointed shoes and a 30-minute last-minute version.

When the tip toe dance went mainstream

The dance spread far past TikTok. On October 18, 2026, Jaguars running back Bhayshul Tuten scored his second touchdown against the Houston Texans at Wembley Stadium in London, then gathered teammates in the end zone for the tip toe celebration. Bleacher Report and Total Pro Sports both covered it, and Know Your Meme logged a fresh wave of reposts that day.

So if someone tells you the tip toe dance is "the Jaguars celebration", they are not wrong. It just started with an AI imp a few weeks earlier. The full timeline is in our Rumpelstiltskin meme explainer.

Common tip toe dance mistakes

  • Heels touching down. The moment your heels hit the floor, it looks like normal walking. Stay up.
  • Big steps. Long strides kill the sneaky feel. Think tiny.
  • No grin. Without the held, slightly wrong smile, the joke does not land.
  • Rushing the shush. Give the opening a full beat. It is the setup.
  • Cropping your feet. Film the whole body, or nobody can see the tip toe.

Can't do the tip toe dance? Let AI do it

Bad knees, no space, or you just want your dog to do it? Our tip toe dance meme generator puts one photo into the actual barn scene. You get a free instant preview of your photo on the dancer right away. It is a mock-up, not the AI result. Then render a 12-second clip in 9:16 or 16:9. A render takes about 10 to 20 minutes.

From our own test renders: a full-length photo works best when you want your own clothes to show, and you can add a second photo for the person who watches. Renders usually keep the meme's music, but that is not guaranteed, so add the trend sound when you post.

Tip toe dance FAQ

What song is the tip toe dance to?

"Tip Toe Wing In My Jawwdinz" by Riff Raff, released as a single on June 10, 2014. The hook sounds like "tip toeing in my Jordans", which gave the meme its name.

Where did the tip toe dance come from?

From an AI-generated video of a Rumpelstiltskin-like imp, first posted on Instagram on August 27, 2026. It is not from a real movie. People added the Riff Raff song in late September 2026.

Who did the tip toe dance in the NFL?

Jacksonville Jaguars running back Bhayshul Tuten, with teammates, after a touchdown against the Houston Texans in London on October 18, 2026.

Is the tip toe dance hard?

No. It is five simple moves: shush, grin, rise onto your toes, small quick steps, and a sway. The only hard part is keeping a straight face.

Try the tip toe dance today

Five moves, one song, and a phone. Film your tip toe dance, or skip the practice and make a tip toe dance video from your photo. Need ideas for who should dance? See our tip toeing in my Jordans meme examples.

Sources

This site is an independent fan tool. It is not affiliated with Riff Raff, the NFL, the Jacksonville Jaguars, or the artists behind the AI clip.

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