Pocoyo Dance

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About

The Pocoyo Dance, also known as Pocoyo Dancing, refers to a viral dance trend, mostly done on TikTok, based on an animation of the Spanish-language children's show character Pocoyo. Wearing a blue hat and clothes, Pocoyo is seen squatting while shifting his extended arms up and down in opposite directions and spanking his behind, among other moves. The dance went viral on TikTok in 2025 and inspired memes, particularly when paired with the song "Muevelou" by Vad Boyz.

Origin

On October 10th, 2022, TikToker^[1] @kiinkyy.pocoyo shared a video edit, using clips of the animated character Pocoyo dancing. The video is currently the oldest discovered viral memetic use of Pocoyo dancing. Over three years, it gained over 1.8 million plays and 234,100 likes.

The video, and others like it shared online in the following years, compiled several clips from official Pocoyo episodes, shared by accounts on YouTube^[10]^[11] and TikTok,^[12]^[13]^[14] including the TikTok account @pocoyo_oficial.

Spread

TikToker @kiinkyy.pocoyo shared several video edits of Pocoyo dancing in the following years. For instance, on June 29th, 2024, @kiinkyy.pocoyo shared a TikTok^[2] set to a Brazilian baile song, gaining over 2.2 million likes in a year.

On March 25th, 2025, TikToker^[3] @hassanwrld0 shared a video of himself recreating some of Pocoyo's dance moves, paired with a text overlay caption, reading, "Me learning Pocoyo emotes in 2025." Over eight months, the video received over 739,800 likes.

@hassanwrld0 shared several videos about learning Pocoyo's dance moves heading into 2025. For instance, on October 1st, he shared a TikTok^[4] that received over 1.1 million likes in a month.

"Muevelou" By Vad Boyz Edits

On October 18th, 2025, TikToker^[5] @jennuh80 shared a video edit using clips of Pocoyo dancing, set to the song "Muevelou" by Vad Boyz.^[6] Over one month, the video received over 23.7 million plays and 3 million likes.

Also on October 18th, TikToker^[15] @ponjy34 shared an edit of Pocoyo dancing, which also used the song "Muevelou" by Vad Boyz. Over one month, the video received over 14.7 million plays and 2.3 million likes. It's unclear which TikToker shared their video first on that day.

In the following weeks, the song's TikTok sound^[7] amassed viral use as the predominant audio for Pocoyo Dance videos. For instance, on October 25th, 2025, TikToker^[8] @whynulss22 shared a Why You So Quiet? What's On Your Mind? meme that showed Pocoyo dancing in the template's subject's head. Over 18 days, the video received over 250,900 likes.

On November 9th, TikToker^[9] @neafeas shared a video of their kid performing the dance next to a green screen of Pocoyo. Over three days, the video gained over 1.8 million likes.