Drone dancing becomes TikTok's top video of 2021 - DroneDJ

The No. 1 video on TikTok this year is David Allen dancing to Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber's "Stay," filmed with a drone. DronedancingbecomesTikTok’stopvideoof2021 IshveenaSingh - Dec.7th20215:54amPT Twittericon @IshveenaSingh TikTok Comments We’reattheendoftheyear,whichmeanssocialnetworkingplatformTikTokisreadywithitslistoftopvideosthatmakeupsomeof2021’sbiggestmoments.AndsittingprettyatNo.1isDavidAllen’sviraldancevideotoKidLAROIandJustinBieber’s“Stay,”filmedwithaDJIMavicProPlatinumdrone. ThevideoshowsAllen,aTexas-basedphotographer,shakinghisbutttothepopmusicsoundtrackwhilethedronecirclesaroundhim.ThissimplebutfantasticideaofdancingwithadronehasgottenAllen,whosehandleis@totouchanemu,around314millionviewsand44millionlikessincethevideowasfirstuploadedtoTikTokonJuly28. DronedancingmayhavemadeAllenaTikToksuperstarwithmorethan8millionfollowers,butthecontentcreatorsayshedoesn’treallyunderstandwhythevideoexplodedinthewaythatitdid. Alsoread:All-starteamofrobotscelebratingChristmasisthebestthingyou’llseetoday Allensaysoneofhisfavoritecontentformatsistofindapopularvideoandreplicateitinhisownuniquestyle.Thisvideowasnodifferent,withthedanceoriginallymadepopularbycreator@maxtaylorlifts. @totouchanemuImaynothave@maxtaylorliftsdumpybutIdohaveadrone.♬STAY–TheKidLAROI&JustinBieber “It’snotthefirsttimeI’vedonethat,butit’sdefinitelythefirsttimeithasgoneviral,”Allenquips. The32-year-oldsaysthecreditshouldgotothecool,sweepingdroneshotandtherelatabilityofaregularol’guydoinganincrediblyfundancewithpanache.“Andobviouslythesongwasareallybighittoo.So,allthosethingscombinedreallyhelpedout.” Allenhassincerecreatedtheviralvideoseveraltimesatdifferentplacesandwithdifferentsocialmediainfluencerswhilewearinghisstatementbluebutton-upshirtandwhiteover-the-earheadphones.He’salsoupgradedhisdronetothenewMavic3,tellingDJIinacomment: Assoonasy’allenablethetrackingfeaturesintheapp,it’sgameon! Related:5fantasticfeaturesMavic3won’tgetuntilJanuary2022 Readmore:DJIMavicMinireceivesnewfirmwareupdate FTC:DroneDJisreadersupported,wemayearnincomeonaffiliatelinks SubscribetoDroneDJonYouTubeforexclusivevideos Guides TikTok AbouttheAuthor IshveenaSingh Twittericon @IshveenaSingh IshveenaSinghisaversatilejournalistandwriterwithapassionfordronesandlocationtechnologies.Shehasbeennamedasoneofthe50RisingStarsofthegeospatialindustryfortheyear2021byGeospatialWorldmagazine. DroneDJWeekly:NewParrotdrone,DJIupdates,andmore... DJI,SkyPixelannounce2021creativevideocontestwinn... UKcompanybidstoprotectwomenfromstreetassaultsw... BRINC’sBlakeResnicktakesheatforimmigrant-ta... DJIMavicMinireceivesnewfirmwareupdate All-starteamofrobotscelebratingChristmasisthebe... DJI’sannualSkyPixeldronephoto&videoco... Dogownerspendsnearly$16Kondronestocelebratepoo... ShowMoreComments