The Wednesday dance: learn the moves or make it with your face

By ReelMe team · Updated 2026-11-01

There are two ways to get the Wednesday dance: learn the moves yourself, or let AI put you in the scene. For the second, open ReelMe's Wednesday Dance template, upload a photo of yourself (or your kid, or a friend) and pay $3.99; in about a minute you'll have the Rave'N clip with your face, braids and black dress included, and the original audio. If you want to learn it for real, the step breakdown is below.

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The dance is from episode four of Netflix's Wednesday (2022). At the school's Rave'N dance, Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) walks onto the floor and does a stiff, wide-eyed, unsmiling routine to The Cramps' "Goo Goo Muck". Ortega has said she choreographed it herself in a short time, borrowing from archive footage of goth club dancing, Siouxsie Sioux and Bob Fosse's "Rich Man's Frug", and that she filmed it while she had COVID. The scene went viral within days of the show's release.

On TikTok, though, most people dance it to Lady Gaga's "Bloody Mary", usually sped up. That pairing came from fans, and Gaga later posted her own version of the dance. So if you're searching "wednesday dance song", the answer depends on what you saw: "Goo Goo Muck" in the show, "Bloody Mary" in most TikToks. The "wednesday dance meme" variations, such as Monday or Thursday dance memes, are jokes built on the same clip.

How to do it step by step: keep your face blank and your eyes wide the whole time; that's half the routine. Start with straight, rigid arms swinging up and down from the shoulder like a puppet. Add a sharp head tilt and stiff side steps. Move into the claw hands framing your face, then a jerky shimmy with your shoulders. There's a bent-knee kick and a stamp, followed by wild, flailing arms that end in a sudden freeze. Practise in front of a mirror at half speed before adding the music, and don't smile.

For the AI version, use a front-facing photo with the whole face visible and a straight expression, which matches Wednesday's stare. The template supplies the black braids, bangs and ruffled dress, so hair and outfit in your photo don't matter. It's especially popular around Halloween for kids' and pets-dressed-as-Wednesday posts, though a pet photo works best on our dog and cat templates.

ReelMe at a glance

What it is: ReelMe is a web app with ready-made viral video templates. You upload a photo and the AI puts you, your partner or your pet in place of the person or animal in the clip.
Price: $3.99 per video, one-time payment. No subscription, no credits, no free tier.
Account: None. No sign-up, no app to install; works in any modern phone or desktop browser.
Input: One clear photo per person or pet (JPG, PNG or WebP). Some templates have 2 or 3 spots.
Output: An MP4 of the template clip with the original audio and no watermark, on a private link kept for 30 days.
Speed: Usually about one minute after payment.
Templates: 56 trends: dances, music video scenes, movie and TV moments, memes, couple and pet trends.
Refunds: Automatic full refund if generation fails; refund on request within 14 days.
Limits: You cannot upload your own motion video or write a prompt; only the listed templates are available. Results depend on the photo, and one video is generated per payment.

FAQ

What song is the Wednesday dance?

In the show it's "Goo Goo Muck" by The Cramps (1981). The viral TikTok version uses Lady Gaga's "Bloody Mary", usually sped up.

Who choreographed the Wednesday dance?

Jenna Ortega came up with it herself, drawing on old footage of goth dancers, Siouxsie Sioux and Bob Fosse's "Rich Man's Frug".

What episode is the Wednesday dance in?

Season 1, episode 4, during the Rave'N dance at Nevermore Academy.

Is the Wednesday dance hard to learn?

Not really. The moves are simple and stiff on purpose; the difficult part is keeping a completely blank face. Learn it in sections at half speed, then put it together with the song.

Can I make a Wednesday dance video without dancing?

Yes. Upload a photo to the Wednesday Dance template and the AI generates the scene with you as Wednesday. It costs $3.99 once, no app or sign-up, and takes about a minute.