A raccoon that went viral on TikTok dancing to an EDM version of the song “Pedro,” has sparked a humorous trend with the meme now viral
Animal videos are a content genre that always manages to garner attention of viewers. You never know what animal the internet will get hooked with next, from the fake blue smurf cat that became popular as a meme on the app in 2023 to the dog Dobby that became famous for being able to solve Harry Potter spells. Now a racoon went viral for its Pedro trend video.
Explained what is the Pedro raccoon dancing trend on TikTok and how to do it as meme goes viral
With over 14 million views on its original video, a young raccoon has become a trendsetter on TikTok after starting Pedro trend. The video, which was first uploaded in September 2023, quickly gained popularity on TikTok in March 2024 and expanded to YouTube and Instagram.
Ginger the raccoon is pulled into the shot and manipulated as if it’s dancing to the background song in the video, which uses a spinning circle format camera. The song is an EDM remix of Raffaella Carrà’s song “Pedro.”
The music has been used to make over two million films, the majority of which feature users performing their own rendition of Pedro’s dance at home with their pets.
The phenomenon has amassed over 569,300 videos on TikTok with the hashtag “Pedro.” Among the several creatures that tried out the craze was Josephine, a dog who amassed over 145 million views on her video.
Ginger the raccoon’s dancing video went viral on phone screens and quickly spread to nearly every platform, much like the Josh Hutcherson movement from 2023.
One user even set the dancing raccoon as a live background on their smartwatch. It was posted on April 12 and their TikTok video has received 14 million views and 1.3 million likes.
Pedro 🙌🏻🦝🙌🏻
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— WiTCHX 위치스 (@WiTCHX_twt) May 28, 2024
How to join Pedro trend?
If you haven’t already, download the TikTok app.
After downloading TikTok, open the camera on the app.
To find “rotating circle,” click the effects button and search for it.
After choosing the effect, begin dancing to the music with your pet. As soon as you select the effect, the song will start playing automatically.