Bby Wow Dance AI Tutorial: Become the Meme Guy From 1 Photo

AI Photo Animator TeamReviewed by Underwood5 min read

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  • — Published after our own Wan 3.0 test, which worked on the first try.
Our test: a bearded guy in a navy suit becomes the Bby Wow dancing guy. Wan 3.0, 9 seconds, 480P, with sound.

The Bby Wow dance AI trend takes the party clip of a guy chewing a snack and staring straight into the camera, set to Karol G's "Bby Wow", and puts someone else's face on him. Search "bby wow meme" and you mostly get TikToks and Reels that show the result, not how it was made.

So we made one and wrote down everything: model, settings, the exact prompt, the cost and how long it took.

What is the Bby Wow meme?

The sound is Bby Wow, a 2026 song by Karol G with Judeline and Rusowsky. The clip: a man in a black tee walks across a purple-lit banquet hall, takes a bite of a snack and stares down the lens without a hint of a smile. Spanish-speaking TikTok calls the same meme Dime Dime Baby, after the song's first line.

Frame from the Bby Wow meme clip: a man in a black t-shirt holding a snack to his mouth and staring at the camera in a purple-lit banquet hall
The trend: the snack, the stare, the purple lights.

Our test

Our run
PhotoOne man, full body, curly hair and beard, navy suit, pink tie
ModelWan 3.0, video to video
Settings9s · 480P · aspect ratio auto · audio on
Credits180
Time to finishAbout 7.5 minutes
ResultSuccess, first try
A frame from our Bby Wow dance AI video: a bearded man with curly hair in a navy suit and pink tie holding a snack and staring at the camera in a purple-lit hall
A frame from the result. Face, hair, build and suit come from our photo; the hall, the guests and the snack bite come from the clip.

What carried over well: the curly hair, the beard, the suit and tie, and a heavier build than the original dancer. The kids and guests in the background stayed put, so the scene still reads as the same party. The one thing to watch is the hand holding the snack; a photo where both hands are visible helps.

Method 1: Make it yourself with Wan 3.0

Step 1: Save the Bby Wow clip

Find a clean version of the party clip where the guy in black is clearly visible, and save about 9 seconds as an MP4. Cut off end cards and watermarks first.

Step 2: Pick your photo

One person, face visible, head to hips or full body. The model copies build and outfit too, so a full-body photo gives you the most control over how "your" version looks.

Step 3: Set up video to video

Open Photo to Video AI, switch to the Video tab, add the clip under Source clip and your photo under Reference images. Pick Wan 3.0, then set 9s, 480P, aspect ratio auto and keep Audio on.

Step 4: Paste the prompt

This is the exact prompt from our run. The first sentence names the person to replace ("the man in the black outfit"); keep that wording if you use the same clip.

Prompt

Replace the man in the black outfit with the person from Image 1. Match the person's face, hairstyle, skin tone, body build and outfit to Image 1. Keep everything else from the source video: the dance moves and their timing, body poses, hand gestures, camera movement, framing, the background, lighting and the other people. The person's face and outfit stay the same in every frame. Make the person fit the scene's lighting and shadows naturally. The clothing should move with the body. No face morphing, no flicker, no extra limbs, no blurry hands.

Press Generate. Ours took about seven and a half minutes and cost 180 credits. The video lands in My Videos, so you can close the tab.

Method 2: Use the one-photo template

We saved this exact setup as a template, so you only bring the photo.

  1. Open the Bby Wow Dance AI generator.
  2. Upload one photo of one person.
  3. Press Generate. The cost is shown on the button before you start.
  4. Download the vertical MP4 (no watermark) and post it.

Photos that work, and ones that don't

  • Works: one person, facing the camera, full body or head to hips, even light.
  • Works well for the joke: someone dressed up and serious, like a wedding guest in a suit.
  • Risky: group photos. The model may blend faces.
  • Risky: sunglasses or a hand covering the face.
  • Risky: face-only selfies. The outfit and build get guessed instead of copied.

FAQ

How do you make the Bby Wow dance guy meme with AI?

With video-to-video AI: the Bby Wow clip, one photo and a prompt that replaces the guy in black. Or with a one-photo template like our Bby Wow Dance AI generator.

What song is the Bby Wow meme?

"Bby Wow" by Karol G with Judeline and Rusowsky, from 2026.

Is Bby Wow the same as Dime Dime Baby?

Yes, it's the same meme under two names. We wrote a separate Dime Dime Baby AI tutorial with a different test.

Which AI model did you use?

Wan 3.0, video to video, 9 seconds at 480P with audio on.

How much does it cost?

Our run cost 180 credits. New accounts get free credits, downloads have no watermark, and failed renders are refunded.

Can I use someone else's photo?

Only with their permission. Don't use photos of celebrities or strangers.

More dance trends we tested: Dime Dime Baby, Toc Toc, Smalltown Boy and the AI moonwalk.

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