Smalltown Boy Cat Dance: Your Two Cats, Screaming in Sync
Your two cats, one screaming into the lens after the other, then both up on their back legs: your Smalltown Boy cat dance, and the family chat will know exactly whose cats they are.
The cat version is the one everyone is posting this week. Get yours up while it is.
Smalltown Boy cat dance examples from TikTok and Instagram
Three cat pairs: two posted on Instagram, one made from a single photo of the pair. Each is a template above: tap it and swap in your own cats.
A long-hair on a leash and a white cat
What is the Smalltown Boy cat dance?
The Smalltown Boy cat dance is the cat version of the AI meme set to Bronski Beat's "Smalltown Boy": one cat stands up in front of the camera, clutches its head and screams, a second cat takes its turn, and then the pair dance side by side on their hind legs before rushing the lens. Most clips on TikTok are cats, so this is the version people search for by name.
Upload a clear photo of each cat, keep the default red fence or tap one of three cat templates, and the four beats are already written: the first scream, the second, the dance, the lunge. If one of your two is a dog, the Smalltown Boy AI homepage has a kitten-and-shiba version ready; for two dogs, use the Smalltown Boy dog dance.
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What you get for one clip
Your two cat photos become dancer one and dancer two in a 12-second vertical clip. One clip is $9.99, three are $19.99 ($6.66 a clip) and five are $29.99 (about $6 a clip), paid once. A failed run doesn't use up a clip.
The long-hair's turn
Both paws on the head, eyes wide, mouth open on the high note. A photo that shows your cat's whole face gets you this close-up.
The ginger goes first
Slot one owns the opening scream, so put the loud one there. The quiet one gets its moment right after.
By the red fence
The fence take: a white calico screams with its eyes shut while a grey cat stands up behind it, waiting for its turn.
How to make the Smalltown Boy cat dance
Two cat photos and a few minutes for your own Smalltown Boy cat dance.
Pick a photo of each cat
A face you can see clearly, ears and markings in the shot. Sitting, lying or mid-yawn all work; the dance stands them up.
Decide who screams first
Slot one opens the clip with the big scream. Slot two answers it. Then tap a template: the long-hair on a leash, the calico pair or the ginger and cream.
Post it with the sound
Download the clip, open TikTok or Reels and pick the Smalltown Boy sound. Line the first scream up with the falsetto.
Which cats to put in your Smalltown Boy cat dance
Pick the pair your family chat already jokes about.
The old cat and the new kitten
The one who has not forgiven you for the kitten, now dancing shoulder to shoulder with it.
The cat who never moves
The sofa loaf, suddenly up on its back legs doing 80s arm swings. Put it in slot one.
Your cat and your sister's cat
Grab her cat's photo from the family chat and send the clip back to the same chat.
The cat who is no longer here
An old photo of a cat you miss, dancing with the one you have now.
Smalltown Boy cat dance FAQ
The song, the cats and how to make the Smalltown Boy cat dance with yours.
The song is "Smalltown Boy" by Bronski Beat, released in 1984. Your clip comes back with its own 80s synth beat instead of the recording, so add the Smalltown Boy sound in TikTok or Reels when you post.
Yes: upload one photo of each cat and those two are the dancers. Each cat keeps its own fur, markings and face, so the clip is clearly your two and not the cats from the video you saw.
Paws: every prompt here asks for real cat anatomy and paws, not fingers, for the head clutch.
Twelve seconds, vertical 9:16. That fits both screams, the side-by-side dance and the lunge at the camera, which is the whole routine in the clips you have seen.
$9.99 for one clip, $19.99 for three and $29.99 for five. Paid once with no subscription, and a run that fails gives the clip back.
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Make your Smalltown Boy cat dance now
Two cat photos, a few minutes, and your pair is the one screaming into the lens and dancing side by side. Post it while the cat version is still all over the feed.